Released March 1968 Release date 1967 | Length 40:36 | |
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Blackjack is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring performances by Byrd with Sonny Red, Hank Mobley, Cedar Walton, Walter Booker, and Billy Higgins recorded in 1967 and released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4259. The CD reissue included one bonus track recorded in 1963.
Contents
Blackjack donald byrd
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "One can sense that Byrd wanted to break through the boundaries and rules of hard bop but had not yet decided on his future directions".
Track listing
All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated- "Blackjack" - 6:16
- "West of Pecos" (Sonny Red) - 5:29
- "Loki" (Red) - 5:53
- "Eldorado" (Mitch Farber) - 8:00
- "Beale Street" (Red) - 5:25
- "Pentatonic" - 4:59
- "All Members" (Heath) - 4:34 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
Tracks 1-6
Track 7
Songs
1Blackjack6:17
2West of the Pecos5:21
3Loki5:56
References
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