Blues for Smoke
1988 studio album by Jaki Byard
Blues for Smoke | ||||
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Studio album by Jaki Byard | ||||
Released | 1988 (US)[1] | |||
Recorded | December 16, 1960 | |||
Studio | Nola Penthouse Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:50 | |||
Label | Candid CJS 9018 | |||
Producer | Alan Bates | |||
Jaki Byard chronology | ||||
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Blues for Smoke is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1960 and released on the Candid label.[2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "A highly recommended outing from a very underrated pianist".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Jaki Byard
- "Journey/Hollis Stomp/Milan to Lyon" - 5:57
- "Aluminum Baby" - 4:32
- "Pete and Thomas (Tribute to the Ticklers)" - 3:41
- "Spanish Tinge No 1" - 4:12
- "Flight of the Fly" - 5:44
- "Blues for Smoke" - 4:52
- "Jaki's Blues Next" - 2:07
- "Diane's Melody" - 5:05
- "One Two Five" - 2:40
Personnel
- Jaki Byard - piano
References
- ^ Scott Yanow "Blues for Smoke", All Music Guide
- ^ Candid Records discography accessed July 30, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed July 27, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- v
- t
- e
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except in most cases where this was long delayed
or
co-leader
- Here's Jaki (1961)
- Hi-Fly (1962)
- Out Front! (1964)
- Jaki Byard Quartet Live! (1965)
- The Last from Lennie's (1965 [2003])
- Freedom Together! (1966)
- On the Spot! (1967)
- Sunshine of My Soul (1967)
- Jaki Byard with Strings! (1968)
- The Jaki Byard Experience (1968)
- Live at the Jazz'Inn (1971)
- Duet! (1972)
- Family Man (1978)
- Improvisations (1981)
- The Magic of 2 (1982 [2013])
- Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1984)
- Phantasies (1984)
- Phantasies II (1988)
- Foolin' Myself (1988)
- The Changes of Life (1996)
- This Happening (1997)
- Night Leaves (1997)
- July in Paris (1998)
piano
- Blues for Smoke (1960 [1988])
- Solo Piano (1969)
- Parisian Solos (1971)
- The Entertainer (1972)
- There'll Be Some Changes Made (1972)
- Flight of the Fly (1976)
- Sunshine of My Soul: Live at the Keystone Korner (1978 [2007])
- A Matter of Black and White (1978–79 [2011])
- The Late Show: An Evening with Jaki Byard (1979 [2014])
- To Them – To Us (1982)
- Jaki Byard at Maybeck (1991)
Charles
Mingus
- The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962)
- The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963)
- Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963)
- Town Hall Concert (1964)
- The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964)
- Mingus in Europe Volume I (1964)
- Mingus in Europe Volume II (1964)
- Mingus at Monterey (1964)
- Astral Weeks (1964)
- Cornell 1964 (1964)
- Revenge! (1964)
- Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session (1970)
- Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970)
others
- Live in '65 (Art Blakey DVD, 1965)
- Body and Soul (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, 1973)
- Double Exposure (Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson), 196061)
- Far Cry (Eric Dolphy, 1961)
- Outward Bound (Eric Dolphy, 1961)
- How Time Passes (Don Ellis, 1960)
- New Ideas (Don Ellis, 1961)
- The Freedom Book (Booker Ervin, 1963)
- The Space Book (Booker Ervin, 1964)
- Groovin' High (Booker Ervin, 1963–64)
- The Trance (Booker Ervin, 1965)
- Setting the Pace (Dexter Gordon & Booker Ervin, 1965)
- Heavy!!! (Booker Ervin, 1966)
- Newport Suite (Maynard Ferguson, 1960)
- Let's Face the Music and Dance (Maynard Ferguson, 1960)
- Maynard '61 (Maynard Ferguson, 1960–61)
- Two's Company (Maynard Ferguson and Chris Connor, 1960–61)
- "Straightaway" Jazz Themes (Maynard Ferguson, 1961)
- Maynard '64 (Maynard Ferguson, 1961)
- Manhattan Plaza (Ricky Ford, 1978)
- Manhattan Blues (Ricky Ford, 1989)
- Ebony Rhapsody (Ricky Ford, 1990)
- American-African Blues (Ricky Ford, 1991)
- Honi Gordon Sings (Honi Gordon, 1962)
- Smackwater Jack (Quincy Jones, 1971)
- Five on Eight (Rufus "Speedy" Jones, 1964)
- Dr. Chicago (Clifford Jordan, 1984)
- Rip, Rig and Panic (Roland Kirk, 1965)
- Here Comes the Whistleman (Roland Kirk, 1966)
- Grits & Gravy (Eric Kloss, 1966)
- Sky Shadows (Eric Kloss, 1968)
- In the Land of the Giants (Eric Kloss, 1969)
- Involution (Michael Marcus, 1998)
- Charlie Mariano with His Jazz Group (Charlie Mariano, 1950)
- Modern Saxophone Stylings of Charlie Mariano (Charlie Mariano, 1951)
- Year of the Iron Sheep (Ken McIntyre, 1962)
- Home (Ken McIntyre, 1975)
- Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 1 (Mingus Dynasty, 1988)
- Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2, 1988)
- Body and Soul (Ray Nance, 1969)
- Life Is a Many Splendored Gig (Herb Pomeroy, 1957)
- "In" Jazz for the Culture Set (Dannie Richmond, 1965)
- Fuchsia Swing Song (Sam Rivers, 1964)
- Rhythm Is Our Business (Jordan Sandke, 1985)
- Lady Bird (Archie Shepp, 1978)
- Amarcord Nino Rota (Hal Willner, 1981)
- Musique du Bois (Phil Woods, 1974)