Byrd in Hand

Byrd in Hand
Byrd in Hand
Studio album by Donald Byrd
Released	1959
Recorded	May 31, 1959
Studio	Van Gelder Studio; Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Hard Bop
Length	39:54
Label	Blue Note; BLP 4019
Producer	Alfred Lion
Donald Byrd chronology

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
DownBeat	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[3]

Reception

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

All compositions by Donald Byrd, except as noted.

Side 1

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

Side 2

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

Personnel

Musicians

Donald Byrd – trumpet
Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Walter Davis Jr. – piano
Sam Jones – bass
Art Taylor – drums

Technical personnel

Alfred Lion – production
Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Ira Gitler – liner notes

References

^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott (2011). "Byrd in Hand - Donald Byrd | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
^ DeMichael, Don (17 March 1960). "Donald Byrd: Byrd in Hand". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 6. pp. 33–34.
^ ^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.
^ Tamarkin, Jeff (26 April 2019). "Donald Byrd Dies at 80". JazzTimes.
^ 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.

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[AM-1] 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.

[Penguin1-3] 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.

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