Released October 1967 Artist Donald Byrd Producer Alfred Lion Genre Jazz | Mustang!
(1966) Blackjack
(1967) Release date 1966 Label Blue Note Records | |
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Recorded June 24, 1966
November 18, 1964 (Bonus tracks)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs Length 39:59 original LP
56:17 CD reissue Similar Donald Byrd albums, Jazz albums | ||
Mustang! is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring performances by Byrd with Sonny Red, Hank Mobley, McCoy Tyner, Walter Booker, and Freddie Waits recorded in 1966 and released on the Blue Note label in 1967 as BLP 4238. The CD reissue included two bonus tracks recorded in 1964.
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Byrd performs high-quality straight-ahead jazz that fits the modern mainstream of the era".
Track listing
All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated- "Mustang" (Sonny Red Kyner) - 8:30
- "Fly Little Bird Fly" - 5:27
- "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:54
- "Dixie Lee" - 6:43
- "On the Trail" (Ferde Grofé) - 7:44
- "I'm So Excited by You" - 5:41
- "Gingerbread Boy" (Jimmy Heath) - 9:01 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "I'm So Excited by You" [First Version] - 7:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
Recorded on November 18, 1964 (tracks 7-8) and June 24, 1966 (tracks 1-6).
Personnel
Tracks 1-6
Tracks 7-8
Songs
1Mustang8:28
2Fly Little Bird Fly5:28
3I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good5:55
References
Mustang! (Donald Byrd album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA