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Released
  
1956

Byrd's Word (1955)
  
Byrd's Eye View (1955)

Release date
  
1956

Label
  
Savoy Records

Length
  
36:52

Artist
  
Donald Byrd

Producer
  
Ozzie Cadena

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
September 29, 1955 New York City

Similar
  
Donald Byrd albums, Jazz albums

Byrd's Word is an album by trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1955 and released on the Savoy label.

Contents

Reception

In his review for Allmusic, Stephen Cook stated "While not on par with Byrd's much more polished efforts for Blue Note, Byrd's Word is fine for fans in the mood for some loose '50s hard bop".

Track listing

  1. "Winterset" (Frank Foster) - 7:14
  2. "Gotcha Goin' n' Comin'" (Donald Byrd) - 9:53
  3. "Long Green" (Donald Byrd) - 4:32
  4. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 7:49
  5. "Someone to Watch Over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 7:38

Personnel

  • Donald Byrd - trumpet
  • Frank Foster - tenor saxophone
  • Hank Jones - piano
  • Paul Chambers - bass
  • Kenny Clarke - drums
  • Songs

    1Winterset7:16
    2Gotcha Goin' n Comin'9:55
    3Long Green4:33

    References

    Byrd's Word Wikipedia