My Mother's Eyes (Jaki Byard album)
| My Mother's Eyes | |
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| Studio album by Jaki Byard and the Apollo Stompers | |
| Released | 2000 |
| Recorded | March 1998 |
| Genre | Jazz |
My Mother's Eyes is an album by jazz pianist Jaki Byard with the Apollo Stompers.
Background
[edit]This was pianist Jaki Byard's third album with the Apollo Stompers.[1] The previous two were Phantasies and Phantasies II.
Music and recording
[edit]The album was recorded in March 1998.[2] Six of the tracks are Byard originals.[2]
Releases
[edit]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
[edit]- "Garr"
- "My Mother's Eyes"
- "St. Thomas"
- "La Rosita"
- "With a Song in My Heart / Once in a While"
- "Spanish Tinge"
- "More Than You Know"
- "Out Front, Out Back"
- "As Time Goes By / Misty"
- "I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I've Got"
- "What Is This Thing Called Love"
- "Aluminum Baby"
- "Japanese Sandman"
- "Darryl"
Personnel
[edit]- Jed Levy, David Glasser, Tom Murray, Sam Furnace, Patience Higgins – sax
- Roger Parrett, Al Bryant, Tommy Corcoran, James Zollar – trumpet
- Carl Reinlib, Steve Swell, Jason Forsythe, Dale Turk – trombone
- Jaki Byard – piano
- Peter Leitch – guitar
- Ralph Hamperian – bass
- Richard Allen – drums
References
[edit]- ^ a b Giddins, Gary (March 9, 1999) "Jaki Byard, 19221999". The Village Voice.
- ^ a b c "My Mother's Eyes by Jaki Byard and The Apollo Stompers"[usurped]. Eastwind Import. Retrieved June 1, 2017.