''Byrd in Hand'' is an album by

Donald Byrd Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop m ...

. Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder, it was recorded in May 1959 and was released in 1959 as catalogue BLP 4019 (mono) and BST 84019 (stereo). It was remastered in 2002 and released on CD as Blue Note 42305.

Reception

'' The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' described the recording as a "typical Blue Note blowing session". The AllMusic reviewer wrote that "Although none of the new tunes caught on, the group ..plays consistently creative and spirited solos in the hard bop idiom."

Track listing

#" Witchcraft" (

Cy Coleman Cy Coleman (born Seymour Kaufman; June 14, 1929 – November 18, 2004) was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. Life and career Coleman was born Seymour Kaufman in New York City, United States, to Eastern European Jewish parents ...

Carolyn Leigh Carolyn Leigh (August 21, 1926 – November 19, 1983) was an American lyricist for Broadway, film, and popular songs. She is best known as the writer with partner Cy Coleman of the pop standards "Witchcraft" and "The Best Is Yet to Come". With ...

) 8:29 #"Here I Am" (Byrd) 8:25 #"Devil Whip" (Byrd) 4:42 #"Bronze Dance" (Walter Davis, Jr.) 6:42 #"Clarion Calls" (Walter Davis, Jr.) 5:41 #"The Injuns" (Byrd) 6:13

Personnel

- trumpet * Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone * Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone * Walter Davis, Jr. - piano * Sam Jones - bass *

Art Taylor Arthur S. Taylor Jr. (April 6, 1929 – February 6, 1995) was an American jazz drummer, who "helped define the sound of modern jazz drumming".Watrous, Peter (February 7, 1995)"Art Taylor, 65, Jazz Drummer Who Inspired Young Musicians" ''The Ne ...

- drums

References

1960 albums Albums produced by Alfred Lion Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Blue Note Records albums Donald Byrd albums {{1950s-jazz-album-stub