Byrd in Hand is an album by American jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded on May 31, 1959 and released on Blue Note later that year.[4][5]

Byrd in Hand
Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedMay 31, 1959
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreHard Bop
Length39:54
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4019
ProducerAlfred Lion
Donald Byrd chronology
Off to the Races
(1958)
Byrd in Hand
(1959)
Fuego
(1959)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
DownBeat[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

Reception

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the recording as a "typical Blue Note blowing session".[3]

The AllMusic reviewer wrote that "Although none of the new tunes caught on, the group [...] plays consistently creative and spirited solos in the hard bop idiom."[1]

Track listing

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All compositions by Donald Byrd, except as noted.

Side 1

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  1. "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 8:29
  2. "Here I Am" – 8:25
  3. "Devil Whip" – 4:42

Side 2

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  1. "Bronze Dance" (Walter Davis, Jr.) – 6:42
  2. "Clarion Calls" (Walter Davis, Jr.) – 5:41
  3. "The Injuns" – 6:13

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott (2011). "Byrd in Hand - Donald Byrd | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  2. ^ DeMichael, Don (17 March 1960). "Donald Byrd: Byrd in Hand". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 6. pp. 33–34.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. pp. 170–171. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
  4. ^ Tamarkin, Jeff (26 April 2019). "Donald Byrd Dies at 80". JazzTimes.
  5. ^ Morton, Brian; Cook, Richard (November 4, 2010). The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums. Penguin UK. ISBN 9780141959009 – via Google Books.