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Live In 3⅔/4 Time
By Jaki Byard
Label: Pacific Jazz
Released: 2000
Track listing: Shelley's Manne Hole; Barnum's Revenge; Upstart; Thetis; The Pacific Jazz Festival; Orientation; Angel Eyes; Freedom Dance;
Jaki Byard: Solo/Strings
by Derek Taylor
Jazz history is rife with piano geniuses: Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Cecil Taylor, Herbie Nichols, and so many others. But aside from the monolithic figure of Art Tatum few if any have succeeded in blending virtuosity, imagination and a complete command of the instrument like Jaki Byard did. His senseless murder last year marked the demise ...
Jaki Byard: Family Man
by Jim Santella
Named for his family members, several movements from Jaki Byard’s “Family Suite" relate the deep affection the pianist harbored for his home and family. Byard made his decision early on in his career to work close to home rather than travel. Recorded in 1978, long out of print, but reissued last month for the first time ...
Jaki Byard: On the Spot!
by Derek Taylor
When Jaki Byard was murdered early in 1999 it was a blow to jazz music felt by many, but one that is softened slightly when one considers the incredible legacy and eclectic body of work the man left behind as an outcome of his nearly seven decades behind the keys. Over the last several years Prestige ...
Jaki Byard: On the Spot!
by C. Andrew Hovan
It is without exaggeration to suggest that the late Jaki Byard was probably one of the most complete pianists that jazz has seen or will likely ever see again. For this iconoclast, everything from the stride of James P. Johnson to the thundering cacophony of Cecil Taylor was fair game for further maturation and he managed ...
Jaki Byard: On the Spot!
by AAJ Staff
Jaki Byard was an encyclopedia unto himself; in a French concert it’s said he went “from James P. Johnson to Cecil Taylor." You hear that in his albums, even in the same song; with Mingus he would take explosions and follow them with classical beauty. On this date there’s more variety than ever: studio and live ...
The Complete United Artists Sessions
By Jaki Byard
Label: Blue Note
Released: 1997
Track listing: Miss Ann; Lois Marie; Chittlin's And Cavyah; Permanentity; Tip Top; Kaijee; Reflections; Say What; 96.5; Arisin'; Laura; Speak Low; Cosmos; Sendai; Undulation; Turbospacey; Bootsie; New Time; Naomi; Someday; Mercedes;
Standards On Impulse!
By Jaki Byard
Label: Impulse!
Released: 1996
Track listing: Summertime; In A Sentimental Mood; I Concentrate On You; Body & Soul; Sister Sadie; Unforgettable; Oh, Lady Be Good; Mood Indigo; Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words); What's New; Satin Doll; Stardust; Cherokee; Do Nothin' 'Till You Hear From Me; Solitude; The Girl From Ipanema;
Sophisticated Swing: The Emarcy Small-Group Sessions
Label: Verve Records
Released: 1995
Track listing: Bimini; Sermonette; Hoppin' John; Hayseed; Ratler's Groove; Jackleg; Room #251; The Fat Man; Yesterdays; Sam's Tune; Sam's Tune; The Nearness Of You; Spectacular; Miss Jackie's Delight; Tribute To Brownie; Cobbweb; 18th Century Ballroom; Lover Man; A Foggy Day; Hoppin' John; Jeannie; The Way You Look Tonight; Porky; Another Kind Of Soul; Spring Is Here; That Funky Train; Edie McLin; Our Delight; Jubilation; What's New; Straight, No Chaser; If I Love Again; I'll Remember April; Fuller Bop Man [Long Version]; Fuller Bop Man [Short Version]; Stay On It;
