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My Mother's Eyes (Jaki Byard album)

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My Mother's Eyes
Studio album by
Released2000
RecordedMarch 1998
GenreJazz

My Mother's Eyes is an album by jazz pianist Jaki Byard with the Apollo Stompers.

Background

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This was pianist Jaki Byard's third album with the Apollo Stompers.[1] The previous two were Phantasies and Phantasies II.

Music and recording

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The album was recorded in March 1998.[2] Six of the tracks are Byard originals.[2]

Releases

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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

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  1. "Garr"
  2. "My Mother's Eyes"
  3. "St. Thomas"
  4. "La Rosita"
  5. "With a Song in My Heart / Once in a While"
  6. "Spanish Tinge"
  7. "More Than You Know"
  8. "Out Front, Out Back"
  9. "As Time Goes By / Misty"
  10. "I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I've Got"
  11. "What Is This Thing Called Love"
  12. "Aluminum Baby"
  13. "Japanese Sandman"
  14. "Darryl"

Personnel

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b Giddins, Gary (March 9, 1999) "Jaki Byard, 19221999". The Village Voice.
  2. ^ a b c "My Mother's Eyes by Jaki Byard and The Apollo Stompers"[usurped]. Eastwind Import. Retrieved June 1, 2017.