Hi-Fly
Studio album by
Jaki Byard
Released1962
RecordedJanuary 30, 1962
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length39:46
LabelNew Jazz
NJLP 8273
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Jaki Byard chronology
Here's Jaki
(1960)		 Hi-Fly
(1962)		 Out Front!
(1964)

Hi-Fly is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1962 and released on the New Jazz label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[2]
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Robert Taylor stating, "it would be virtually impossible, and futile, to try and duplicate the individual genius of Jaki Byard. This stands as one of his best".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jaki Byard except where noted

  1. "Hi-Fly" (Randy Weston) – 3:58
  2. "Tillie Butterball" – 5:13
  3. "Excerpts from "Yamecraw"" – 4:36
  4. "There Are Many Worlds" – 5:27
  5. "Here to Hear" – 7:44
  6. "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) – 3:22
  7. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:56
  8. "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) – 4:28

Personnel

Musicians

Production

References

  1. ↑ Prestige Records New Jazz catalogue discography accessed July 24, 2012
  2. ↑ Down Beat: February 14, 1963 Vol. 30, No. 4
  3. 1 2 Taylor, R. Allmusic Review, accessed July 24, 2012
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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