''There'll Be Some Changes Made'' (also released as ''Empirical'') is an album by pianist
Jaki Byard
John Arthur "Jaki" Byard (; June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. Mainly a pianist, he also played tenor and alto saxophones, among several other instruments. He was known for h ...
recorded in 1972 and released on the
Muse
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label.
Muse Records discography
accessed July 30, 2012
Reception
AllMusic
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awarded the album 4 stars with a review stating, "This is one of his best all-round albums".[Yanow, S]
Allmusic Review
accessed July 30, 2012
Track listing
''All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated''
# "There'll Be Some Changes Made
"There'll Be Some Changes Made" ("Changes") is a popular music, popular song by Benton Overstreet (composer) and Billy Higgins (vaudeville), Billy Higgins (lyricist). Published in 1921, the song has flourished in several genres, particularly ja ...
" (Benton Overstreet, Billy Higgins) - 3:57
# " Lonely Town" (Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein ( ; born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was th ...
) - 5:29
# "Blues au Gratin" - 3:29
# "Excerpts From Songs of Proverbs / Toni" - 5:17
# "Bésame Mucho
"Bésame Mucho" (; "Kiss Me A Lot") is a bolero song written in 1932 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez. One of the most important songs in the history of Latin music, it became one the most popular pop standards of the 20th century as ...
" (Sunny Skylar
Sunny Skylar (October 11, 1913 – February 2, 2009) was an American music composer, singer, lyricist, and music publisher, often recognized as one of the most prominent songwriters of the Tin Pan Alley era. Sunny Skylar had written over 300 so ...
, Consuelo Velázquez
Consuelo Velázquez Torres (August 21, 1916, in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco – January 22, 2005, Mexico City), also popularly known as Consuelito Velázquez, was a Mexican concert pianist and composer. She was the composer of famous Mexican balla ...
) - 4:54
# "Spanish Tinge #3" - 2:26
# "Journey / Night of Departure" - 6:49
# "To Bob Vatel of Paris / Blues for Jennie" - 5:41
# "Some Other Spring / Every Year" - 5:54
# "Tribute to Jimmy Slide" - 4:51
Personnel
* Jaki Byard - piano
A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...
References
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Jaki Byard albums
1973 albums
Muse Records albums
1970s instrumental albums
Solo piano jazz albums