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Family Man (Jaki Byard album)

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Released
  
1979

Producer
  
Frederick Seibert

Artist
  
Jaki Byard

Label
  
Muse Records

Length
  
41:14

Family Man (1978)
  
Improvisations (1981)

Release date
  
1979

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
April 28 and May 1, 1978 CI Recording, New York City

Similar
  
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Family Man is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1978 and released on the Muse label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with a review stating, "A typically stimulating and eclectic program of music by Jaki Byard".

Track listing

All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated

  1. "Just Rollin' Along" - 8:07
  2. "Mood Indigo / Chelsea Bridge" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills / Billy Strayhorn) - 6:41
  3. "L.H. Gatewalk Rag" - 4:07
  4. "Ballad to Louise" - 4:37
  5. "Prelude #16" - 3:36
  6. "Gaeta" - 4:36
  7. "Garr" - 3:21
  8. "Emil" - 3:14
  9. "John Arthur" - 2:55

Personnel

  • Jaki Byard - piano, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
  • Major Holley - bass, electric bass, tuba
  • J. R. Mitchell - drums, timpani, vibraphone
  • Warren Smith - drums (tracks 5-9)
  • Songs

    1Just Rollin' Along8:05
    2Mood Indigo/Chelsea Bridge (medley)6:36
    3LH Gatewalk Rag4:05

    References

    Family Man (Jaki Byard album) Wikipedia