Family Man (Jaki Byard album)

Family Man
Studio album by Jaki Byard
Released	1979
Recorded	April 28 and May 1, 1978 CI Recording, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:14
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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
DownBeat	[3]

Family Man is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1978 and released on the Muse label. ^[4]

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

• Jaki Byard - piano, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
• Major Holley - bass, electric bass, tuba
• J. R. Mitchell - drums, timpani, vibraphone
• Warren Smith - drums (tracks 5–9)

References

1. 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. Sohmer, Jack (May 17, 1979). "Record Reviews". DownBeat . 46 (10): 28–29.
4. Muse Records discography accessed July 30, 2012