| Solo Piano | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | July 31, 1969 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7686 | |||
| Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
| Jaki Byard chronology | ||||
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Solo Piano is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
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Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Ken Dryden[better source needed] stating, "Jaki Byard is always an enjoyable pianist in any group, but he is at his best as a soloist. His second solo outing has a good deal of New Orleans influences".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated
- "New Orleans Strut" - 5:56
- "Spanish Tinge No. 2" - 5:26
- "Top of the Gate Rag" - 3:08
- "A Basin Street Ballad" - 4:04
- "The Hollis Stomp" - 2:27
- "Hello, Young Lovers" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 4:45
- "Seasons" - 3:46
- "Medley: I Know a Place / Let the Good Times Roll" (Tony Hatch / Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee) - 3:33
- "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" (Louis Alter, Eddie DeLange) - 4:59
Personnel
References
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed July 27, 2012
- ^ a b Dryden, K. Allmusic Review, accessed July 27, 2012
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 35. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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