My Mother's Eyes (Jaki Byard album)

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My Mother's Eyes
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Studio album by
Jaki Byard and the Apollo Stompers
Released2000
RecordedMarch 1998
Genre Jazz

My Mother's Eyes is an album by jazz pianist Jaki Byard with the Apollo Stompers.

Contents

Background

This was pianist Jaki Byard's third album with the Apollo Stompers. [1] The previous two were Phantasies and Phantasies II .

Music and recording

The album was recorded in March 1998. [2] Six of the tracks are Byard originals. [2]

Releases

The album was unreleased at the time of Byard's apparent murder in 1999. [1] It was reissued on January 16, 2013, by M&I. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Garr"
  2. "My Mother's Eyes"
  3. "St. Thomas"
  4. "La Rosita"
  5. "With a Song in My Heart / Once in a While"
  6. "Spanish Tinge"
  7. "More Than You Know"
  8. "Out Front, Out Back"
  9. "As Time Goes By / Misty"
  10. "I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I've Got"
  11. "What Is This Thing Called Love"
  12. "Aluminum Baby"
  13. "Japanese Sandman"
  14. "Darryl"

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Giddins, Gary (March 9, 1999) "Jaki Byard, 19221999". The Village Voice.
  2. 1 2 3 "My Mother's Eyes by Jaki Byard and The Apollo Stompers" [usurped] . Eastwind Import. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
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