- Mustang! (Donald Byrd album)
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Mustang! Studio album by Donald Byrd Released 1966 Recorded June 24, 1966
& November 18, 1964 (Bonus tracks)Genre Jazz Length 55:39 Label Blue Note Donald Byrd chronology I'm Tryin' to Get Home
(1964)Mustang!
(1966)Blackjack
(1967)Mustang! is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring performances by Byrd with Sonny Red, Hank Mobley, McCoy Tyner, Walter Booker, and Freddie Waits recorded in 1966 and released on the Blue Note label in 1965 as BLP 4238.[1] The CD reissue included two bonus tracks recorded in 1964.
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Byrd performs high-quality straight-ahead jazz that fits the modern mainstream of the era".[2]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [2] Track listing
- All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated
- "Mustang" (Sonny Red Kyner) - 8:28
- "Fly Little Bird Fly" - 5:23
- "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:51
- "Dixie Lee" - 6:40
- "On the Trail" (Ferde Grofé) - 7:41
- "I'm So Excited by You" - 5:38
- "Gingerbread Boy" (Jimmy Heath) - 8:38 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "I'm So Excited by You" [First Version] - 7:20 Bonus track on CD reissue
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- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on November 18, 1964 (tracks 7 & 8) & June 24, 1966 (tracks 1-6).
Personnel
- Donald Byrd - trumpet
- Sonny Red - alto saxophone (tracks 1-6)
- Jimmy Heath (tracks 7 & 8), Hank Mobley (tracks 1-6) - tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner - piano
- Walter Booker - bass
- Joe Chambers (tracks 7 & 8), Freddie Waits (tracks 1-6) - drums
References
- ^ Donald Byrd discography accessed September 2, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 2, 2010
Categories:- 1966 albums
- Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
- Blue Note Records albums
- Donald Byrd albums
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