Family Man (Jaki Byard album)

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Family Man
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Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedApril 28 and May 1, 1978
CI Recording, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length41:14
Label Muse
MR 5173
Producer Frederick Seibert
Jaki Byard chronology
There'll Be Some Changes Made
(1972)
Family Man
(1979)
Improvisations
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Family Man is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1978 and released on the Muse label. [3]

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with a review stating, "A typically stimulating and eclectic program of music by Jaki Byard". [1]

Track listing

All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated

  1. "Just Rollin' Along" - 8:07
  2. "Mood Indigo / Chelsea Bridge" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills / Billy Strayhorn) - 6:41
  3. "L.H. Gatewalk Rag" - 4:07
  4. "Ballad to Louise" - 4:37
  5. "Prelude #16" - 3:36
  6. "Gaeta" - 4:36
  7. "Garr" - 3:21
  8. "Emil" - 3:14
  9. "John Arthur" - 2:55

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed July 30, 2012
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 34. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. Muse Records discography accessed July 30, 2012