| Byrd in Hand | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | May 31, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Hard Bop | |||
| Length | 39:54 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 4019 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Donald Byrd chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| DownBeat | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
Byrd in Hand is an album by American jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded on May 31, 1959 and released on Blue Note later that year.[4][5]
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Reception
The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the recording as a "typical Blue Note blowing session".[3]
The AllMusic reviewer wrote that "Although none of the new tunes caught on, the group [...] plays consistently creative and spirited solos in the hard bop idiom."[1]
Track listing
All compositions by Donald Byrd, except as noted.
Side 1
- "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 8:29
- "Here I Am" – 8:25
- "Devil Whip" – 4:42
Side 2
- "Bronze Dance" (Walter Davis, Jr.) – 6:42
- "Clarion Calls" (Walter Davis, Jr.) – 5:41
- "The Injuns" – 6:13
Personnel
Musicians
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Walter Davis Jr. – piano
- Sam Jones – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – production
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
References
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott (2011). "Byrd in Hand - Donald Byrd | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ DeMichael, Don (17 March 1960). "Donald Byrd: Byrd in Hand". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 6. pp. 33–34.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. pp. 170–171. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
- ^ Tamarkin, Jeff (26 April 2019). "Donald Byrd Dies at 80". JazzTimes.
- ^ Morton, Brian; Cook, Richard (November 4, 2010). The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums. Penguin UK. ISBN 9780141959009 – via Google Books.
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