Sunshine of My Soul

This article is about the studio album recorded in 1967. For the live album recorded in 1978, see Sunshine of My Soul: Live at the Keystone Korner.

Sunshine of My Soul
Studio album by Jaki Byard
Released	1967
Recorded	October 31, 1967 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PR 7550
Producer	Don Schlitten
Jaki Byard chronology
On the Spot! (1967) Sunshine of My Soul (1967) Jaki Byard with Strings! (1968)

Sunshine of My Soul is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Alex Henderson stating "the restless pianist was continuing to experiment and take chances, which is exactly what he does on Sunshine of My Soul". ^[2] The All About Jazz website stated "Exemplifying one of jazz’s oddballs, this remains one of Byard’s most interesting and accomplished musical puzzles". ^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated

1. "Sunshine" - 9:33
2. "Cast Away" - 4:09
3. "Chandra" - 8:06
4. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 6:03
5. "Diane's Melody" - 6:58
6. "Trendsition Zildjian" - 10:58

Personnel

• Jaki Byard - piano, guitar
• David Izenzon - bass
• Elvin Jones - drums

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed July 26, 2012
2. Henderson, A. Allmusic Review, accessed July 26, 2012
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 35. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 208. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Rickert, D. All About Jazz review, December 1, 2001