Hi-Fly (Jaki Byard album)

Hi-Fly
Studio album by Jaki Byard
Released	1962
Recorded	January 30, 1962
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:46
Label	New Jazz NJLP 8273
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Jaki Byard chronology
Here's Jaki (1960) Hi-Fly (1962) Out Front! (1964)

Hi-Fly is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1962 and released on the New Jazz label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Robert Taylor stating, "it would be virtually impossible, and futile, to try and duplicate the individual genius of Jaki Byard. This stands as one of his best". ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jaki Byard except where noted

1. "Hi-Fly" (Randy Weston) – 3:58
2. "Tillie Butterball" – 5:13
3. "Excerpts from "Yamecraw"" (James P. Johnson) – 4:36
4. "There Are Many Worlds" – 5:27
5. "Here to Hear" – 7:44
6. "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) – 3:22
7. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:56
8. "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) – 4:28

Personnel

Musicians

• Jaki Byard – piano
• Ron Carter – bass
• Pete La Roca – drums

Production

• Esmond Edwards – production
• Nat Hentoff – liner notes

References

1. Prestige Records New Jazz catalogue discography accessed July 24, 2012
2. Down Beat: February 14, 1963 Vol. 30, No. 4
3. Taylor, R. Allmusic Review, accessed July 24, 2012
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 208. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.