| Mustang! | ||||
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| Released | October 1967[1] | |||
| Recorded | June 24, 1966 November 18, 1964 (Bonus tracks) | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:59original LP 56:17 CD reissue | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 4238 BST 84238 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1967 Vinyl release of Blackjack on Discogs. This 1967 release marks one of Donald Byrd's last hard bop sessions before the innovative trumpeter would embrace modern sounds, influences and instruments. Byrd is accompanied on Blackjack by a sensational band featuring Hank Mobley and Sonny Red on saxophones, Cedar Walton on piano, Walter Booker on bass and Billy Higgins on drums. 73 issue, blue with white 'b' and the van gelder stamp, my pressing sounds great and its a solid Byrd date, classic blue note date, funky,excellet solos all around and a great recording! This 1967 release marks one of Donald Byrd's last hard bop sessions before the innovative trumpeter would embrace modern sounds, influences and instruments. Byrd is accompanied on Blackjack by a sensational band featuring Hank Mobley and Sonny Red on saxophones, Cedar Walton on piano, Walter Booker on bass and Billy Higgins on drums. More by Donald Byrd. Black Byrd 1973 Places & Spaces 1975 The Best of Donald Byrd 1992 Love Byrd 1981 A New Perspective 1963 Street Lady 1974 Byrd In.
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.[2] The CD reissue included two bonus tracks recorded in 1964.
Reception[edit]
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'.[3]
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| Allmusic | [3] |
Blackjack Donald Byrd
Track listing[edit]
- 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[edit]
Tracks 1-6
- Donald Byrd - trumpet
- Sonny Red - alto saxophone - except track 3
- Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner - piano
- Walter Booker - bass
- Freddie Waits - drums
Tracks 7-8
- Donald Byrd - trumpet
- McCoy Tyner - piano
- Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone
- Walter Booker - bass
- Joe Chambers - drums
References[edit]
- ^Billboard Nov 4, 1967
- ^Donald Byrd discography accessed September 2, 2010
- ^ abYanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 2, 2010
Blackjack Donald Byrd Jr.
Title: Blackjack
Year Of Release: 1967 / 2015
Label: Blue Note Records
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks) [192kHz/24bit]
Total Time: 35:53
Total Size: 1.37 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Blackjack (6:17)
Blackjack Donald Byrd Wife
2. West Of The Pecos (5:19)
3. Loki (5:52)
4. Eldorado (8:00)
Donald Byrd Blackjack Lp
5. Beale Street (5:26)
6. Pentatonic (4:59)
Donald Byrd, trumpet
Sonny Red, alto saxophone
Hank Mobley, tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton, piano
Walter Booker, bass
Billy Higgins, drums
Recorded on January 9, 1967 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Alfred Lion
Digitally remastered
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