Jaki Byard
The late Jaki Byard was, arguably, the most versatile pianist in jazz, though he also played trombone and was an excellent tenor saxophonist. Born in 1922, he grew up during the golden era, and while younger than Duke Ellington, he embraced, as had his predecessor, all of the changes the music went through, from its origins in New Orleans through the free improvisation era. Byard would, in a single solo concert, reveal his truly awesome mastery of the aforementioned styles, as well as R&B, stride, swing, funk, blues, honky tonk, and the extreme arpeggios of Art Tatum. But Byard's style was completely his own, developed from his early days playing with Earl Bostic in the late '40s and early '50s. After leaving Bostic, he played with Herb Pomeroy and Maynard Ferguson until he won a spot in the legendary Charles Mingus band of 1962-1964 along with Eric Dolphy. He also recorded with Dolphy and Booker Ervin, as well as Charlie Mariano and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. One of his notable achievements was as the pianist in the Mingus band that tore apart concert halls all over Europe in 1964. Between 1961 and 1972, he issued a string of his own dates for Prestige (Hi-Fly, Here's Jaki, and Out Front! among them) and other labels; they embody his finest work, with a rhythm section that included Richard Davis and Alan Dawson, though he never made a bad record. Byard became an educator in the early '70s (after another collaboration with Mingus in 1970), teaching at Harvard, the Hartt School of Music, and the New England Conservatory, and he recorded and performed intermittently the world over until his death from a gunshot wound in 1999.
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Phantasies II
Jaki Byard, The Apollo Stompers
Jazz - Paru chez Soul Note le 31 déc. 1991
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Honi Gordon Sings (feat. Jaki Byard & Ken Mcintyre)
Jazz vocal - Paru chez Moon Beams Records le 20 févr. 2014
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Hi-Fly + Here's Jaki
Jazz - Paru chez Black Satin Recordings le 21 févr. 2022
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Tillie Butterball
Jazz - Paru chez Black & Partner Licenses LLC le 11 avr. 2019
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oranje (Live Rotterdam '70)
Charles Mingus, Jaki Byard, Charles McPherson
Jazz - Paru chez Wolf Tree le 2 déc. 2023
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New Ideas (feat. Jaki Byard) [Bonus Track Version]
Jazz - Paru chez Lullaby in Rhythm le 1 juin 2014
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Giant Steps / Lullaby of Birdland (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Paru chez Hit Singles Records le 11 juin 2020
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Cinco y Quatro / Mellow Septet (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Paru chez Hit Singles Records le 26 déc. 2020
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