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Chant (Donald Byrd album)

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Released
  
1979

Length
  
44:57

Artist
  
Donald Byrd

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
April 17, 1961

Chant (1961)
  
The Cat Walk (1961)

Release date
  
1979

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Studio
  
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
Donald Byrd albums, Jazz albums

Chant is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1961 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1979.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars and the review by Scott Yanow states, "This is superior hard bop from the early '60s".

Track listing

  1. "I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande" (Mercer) – 7:39
  2. "You're Next" (Byrd) – 7:25
  3. "Chant" (Pearson) – 8:50
  4. "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Haymes) – 9:33
  5. "Great God" (Byrd) – 6:58
  6. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mills, Parish) – 4:32

Personnel

  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Eddy Robinson – drums
  • Songs

    1I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande7:39
    2You're Next7:25
    3Chant8:50

    References

    Chant (Donald Byrd album) Wikipedia