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On the Spot!

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Released
  
1967

Length
  
39:45

Producer
  
Don Schlitten

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Prestige PR 7524

Recorded
  
February 16, 1967 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

On the Spot! is an album by the pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1967 apart from one track from the 1965 live recordings that produced Jaki Byard Quartet Live!. It was released on the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "the music serves as a perfect outlet for Jaki Byard's eclectic talents".

Track listing

All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated

  1. "A-Toodle-Oo, Toodle-Oo" - 3:51
  2. "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 2:31
  3. "Olean Visit" - 5:58
  4. "Spanish Tinge" - 6:17
  5. "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (Irving Berlin) - 2:34
  6. "On the Spot" - 3:22
  7. "GEB Piano Roll" - 2:42
  8. "Second Balcony Jump" (Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine) - 6:57
  9. "P.C. Blues" - 2:19
  10. "Snow Flakes" - 3:14
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on February 16, 1967, except track 4 which was recorded live at Lennie's on the Turnpike in West Peabody, Massachusetts, on April 15, 1965.

    • Personnel

  • Jaki Byard - piano, alto saxophone
  • Jimmy Owens - trumpet, flugelhorn, tambourine
  • Paul Chambers (tracks 1-3 & 5-10), George Tucker (track 4) - double bass
  • Alan Dawson (track 4), Billy Higgins (tracks 1-3 & 5-10) - drums

    • References

    On the Spot! Wikipedia
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