''Here's Jaki'' is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label.

Music

"Cinco y Quatro" is a calypso in time. "Garnerin' a Bit" is a tribute to pianist Erroll Garner.Yanow, Scott (2003) ''Jazz on Record: The First Sixty Years'', p. 610. Backbeat Books. This album is also notable for having the first recorded cover of John Coltrane's jazz composition Giant Steps.SecondHandSongs
accessed March 6, 2022 The LP's original liner notes state that the composition "D.D.L.J." was named by combining the initials of the first names of Byard, his wife Louise, and the two children they had at the time, Denise and Diane.

Reception

The AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars, stating "This is no standard trio; they're a collective who romps through these seven selections with a surprise or more a minute".

Track listing

''All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated'' # "Cinco y Quatro" – 6:26 # "Mellow Septet" – 5:38 # "Garnerin' a Bit" – 5:49 # " Giant Steps" ( John Coltrane) – 2:22 # "

Bess, You Is My Woman Now "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" is a duet with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward. This song comes from the Gershwins' opera ''Porgy and Bess'' (1935) where it is sung by the main character Porgy and his beloved Bes ...

It Ain't Necessarily So "It Ain't Necessarily So" is a popular song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by his brother Ira Gershwin. The song comes from the Gershwins' opera '' Porgy and Bess'' (1935) where it is sung by the character Sportin' Life, a drug dealer, ...

" ( George Gershwin,

Ira Gershwin Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 2 ...

) – 9:53 # "To My Wife" – 5:13 # "D.D.L.J." – 3:50

Personnel

* Jaki Byard – piano,

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Ron Carter Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded nu ...

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* Roy Haynes –

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References

{{Authority control Jaki Byard albums 1961 albums Albums produced by Esmond Edwards Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio New Jazz Records albums