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Released
  
1956

Byrd Jazz(1955)
  
Byrd's Word(1955)

Release date
  
1956

Label
  
Transition

Length
  
55:27

Artist
  
Donald Byrd

Producer
  
Tom Wilson

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
August 23, 1955New World Stage Theatre, Detroit, Michigan

Similar
  
Donald Byrd albums, Jazz albums

Byrd Jazz is an album by trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in Detroit in 1955 and originally released on Tom Wilson's Transition label. The album contains Byrd's first recordings as a leader (although the sessions that comprised Byrd's Eye View were released first), and was later re-released as First Flight on the Delmark label.

Contents

Reception

In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow stated "all of the music is straightahead and swinging. A fine beginning for the very interesting career of Donald Byrd".

Track listing

All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated

  1. "Blues" - 6:15
  2. "Tortion Level" - 6:26
  3. "Woody 'N You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 7:32
  4. "Dancing in the Dark" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 7:37
  5. "Parisian Thoroughfare" (Bud Powell) - 14:26
  6. "Yusef" (Barry Harris) - 5:36
  7. "Shaw 'Nuff" (Ray Brown, Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:50

Personnel

  • Donald Byrd - trumpet
  • Bernard McKinney - euphonium
  • Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone
  • Barry Harris - piano
  • Alvin Jackson - bass
  • Frank Gant- drums

    • Songs

    1Blues6:15
    2Tortion Level6:26
    3Woody 'n You7:32

    References

    Byrd Jazz Wikipedia
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