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Jazz Eyes

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Released
  
1957

Label
  
Regent MG 6056

Artists
  
John Jenkins, Donald Byrd

Producer
  
Ozzie Cadena

Length
  
37:36

Jazz Eyes (1957)
  
Byrd in Paris (1958)

Release date
  
1957

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
September 10, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Similar
  
John Jenkins albums, Jazz albums

Jazz Eyes is an album by saxophonist John Jenkins and trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1957 and released on Regent Records (a subsidiary of Savoy Records). Savoy issued it again later with the alternate title Star Eyes.

Contents

Reception

Brandon Burke of Allmusic reviewed the album noting that "In keeping with much of Regent and Savoy's output at the time, all four tunes are based upon very relaxed, mid-tempo bop heads. As compositions, they aren't entirely memorable, but that shouldn't take anything away from the sublime groove maintained throughout the LP. Recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by John Jenkins except as indicated

  1. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 10:00
  2. "Orpheus" - 8:20
  3. "Honeylike" - 9:15
  4. "Rockaway" - 10:00

Personnel

  • John Jenkins - alto saxophone
  • Donald Byrd - trumpet
  • Curtis Fuller - trombone
  • Tommy Flanagan - piano
  • Doug Watkins - bass
  • Art Taylor - drums

    • Production

  • Ozzie Cadena - producer
  • Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

    • References

    Jazz Eyes Wikipedia
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