Blackjack | ||||
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Studio album by Donald Byrd | ||||
Released | March 1968 | |||
Recorded | January 9, 1967 May 27, 1963 (Bonus track) Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs |
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Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:36 | |||
Label |
Blue Note BLP 4259 BST 84259 |
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Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Donald Byrd chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic |
Blackjack is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring performances by Byrd with Sonny Red, Hank Mobley, Cedar Walton, Walter Booker, and Billy Higgins recorded in 1967 and released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4259. The CD reissue included one bonus track recorded in 1963.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "One can sense that Byrd wanted to break through the boundaries and rules of hard bop but had not yet decided on his future directions".
Tracks 1-6
Track 7