Jaki Byard - On The Spot! (1967)

Jaki Byard - On The Spot! (1967)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 235MB

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Allmusic:
This album mostly features pianist Jaki Byard (who plays alto on "A-Toodle-oo, Toodle-oo") with a quartet comprised of trumpeter Jimmy Owens, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Billy Higgins in 1967. With a repertoire stretching from "I Fall In Love Too Easily" and the boppish "Second Balcony Jump" to "GEB Piano Roll" and even "Alexander's Ragtime Band," the music serves as a perfect outlet for Jaki Byard's eclectic talents; a highlight is the Byard-Chambers duet "P.C. Blues." The recording is rounded off by a leftover track ("Spanish Tinge") from a 1965 live session featuring Byard, bassist George Tucker and drummer Alan Dawson.

Tracks
-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) - bass
* Alan Dawson (track 4), Billy Higgins (tracks 1-3 & 5-10) - drums

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