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Released
  
1961

Here's Jaki (1961)
  
Hi-Fly (1962)

Release date
  
1961

Label
  
New Jazz Records

Length
  
38:58

Artist
  
Jaki Byard

Producer
  
Esmond Edwards

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
March 14, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Similar
  
Jaki Byard albums, Jazz albums

Here's Jaki is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label.

Contents

Music

"Cinco y Quatro" is a calypso in 5/4 time. "Garnerin' a Bit" is a tribute to pianist Erroll Garner.

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars, stating "This is no standard trio; they're a collective who romps through these seven selections with a surprise or more a minute".

Track listing

All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated

  1. "Cinco y Quatro" – 6:26
  2. "Mellow Septet" – 5:38
  3. "Garnerin' a Bit" – 5:49
  4. "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) – 2:22
  5. "Bess, You Is My Woman Now/It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 9:53
  6. "To My Wife" – 5:13
  7. "D.D.L.J." – 3:50

Personnel

  • Jaki Byard – piano, alto saxophone
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

    • Songs

    1Cinco y quatro6:26
    2Mellow Septet5:38
    3Garnerin' a Bit5:49

    References

    Here's Jaki Wikipedia
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