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1968 studio album by Donald Byrd
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.
[2] The CD reissue included one bonus track recorded in 1963. The title track was sampled by
Gang Starr &
Dream Warriors in their 1991 collaboration "I've Lost My Ignorance".
Reception
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".
[3]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
Allmusic
[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated
"Blackjack" - 6:16
"West of Pecos" (
Sonny Red ) - 5:29
"Loki" (Red) - 5:53
"Eldorado" (Mitch Farber) - 8:00
"Beale Street" (Red) - 5:25
"Pentatonic" - 4:59
"All Members" (
Heath ) - 4:34 Bonus track on CD reissue
Recorded on May 27, 1963 (track 7) & January 9, 1967 (tracks 1-6).
Personnel
Tracks 1-6
Track 7
References
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
As leader With
Pepper Adams With
The Jazz Messengers With
Gigi Gryce With
Jackie McLean With
Hank Mobley With others
Discoveries /
Presenting Cannonball Adderley (
Cannonball Adderley , 1955)
Jammin' with Gene (
Gene Ammons , 1956)
All Night Long (
Kenny Burrell , 1956)
All Day Long (Kenny Burrell, 1957)
2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell &
Jimmy Raney , 1957)
Whims of Chambers (
Paul Chambers , 1956)
Paul Chambers Quintet (1957)
Sonny's Crib (
Sonny Clark , 1957)
My Conception (Sonny Clark, 1959)
Bohemia After Dark (
Kenny Clarke , 1955)
Lush Life (
John Coltrane , 1957–58)
The Believer (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
The Last Trane (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
Black Pearls (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
Davis Cup (
Walter Davis Jr. , 1959)
Wailing With Lou (
Lou Donaldson , 1957)
Lou Takes Off (Lou Donaldson, 1957)
This Is New (
Kenny Drew , 1957)
All Mornin' Long (
Red Garland , 1957)
Soul Junction (Red Garland, 1957)
High Pressure (Red Garland, 1957)
One Flight Up (
Dexter Gordon , 1964)
Ladybird (Dexter Gordon, 1965)
Snap Your Fingers (
Al Grey , 1962)
Johnny Griffin Sextet (1958)
Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 (
Guru , 1993)
Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality (Guru, 1994–95)
My Point of View (
Herbie Hancock , 1993)
Tone Tantrum (Gene Harris, 1977)
Swamp Seed (
Jimmy Heath , 1963)
Informal Jazz (
Elmo Hope , 1956)
African High Life (
Solomon Ilori , 1963)
Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 (
Ahmad Jamal , 1994 or 1995)
Quartet-Quintet (
Hank Jones , 1955)
Bluebird (Hank Jones, 1955)
TV Action Jazz! (
Mundell Lowe , 1959)
The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall (1959)
Goin' Out of My Head (
Wes Montgomery , 1965)
Hush! (
Duke Pearson , 1962)
Wahoo! (Duke Pearson, 1964)
Another One /Oscar Pettiford Volume 2 (1955)
Winner's Circle (
Oscar Pettiford , et al, 1957)
Blues in Trinity (
Dizzy Reece , 1958)
The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956)
Dimensions & Extensions (
Sam Rivers , 1967)
Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 (1956)
Don't Stop the Carnival (
Sonny Rollins , 1978)
Silver's Blue (
Horace Silver , 1956)
6 Pieces of Silver (Horace Silver, 1956–58)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One (1957)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two (1957)
Taylor's Wailers (
Art Taylor , 1957)
Soul Sauce (
Cal Tjader , 1964)
A Bluish Bag (
Stanley Turrentine , 1967)
Top Brass (
Ernie Wilkins , 1955)
Pairing Off (
Phil Woods , 1956)
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section
As leader or co-leader With others
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 (
Art Blakey /
The Jazz Messengers , 1955)
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1955)
The Jazz Messengers (Art Blakey, 1956)
Originally (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956 [1982])
At the Jazz Corner of the World (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1959)
All Night Long (
Kenny Burrell , 1956)
K.B. Blues (1957 [1979])
Byrd's Eye View (
Donald Byrd , 1955)
Byrd in Flight (Donald Byrd, 1960)
A New Perspective (1963)
Mustang! (Donald Byrd, 1966)
Blackjack (Donald Byrd, 1967)
Dial "S" for Sonny (
Sonny Clark , 1957)
My Conception (Sonny Clark, 1957)
Someday My Prince Will Come (
Miles Davis , 1961)
In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete (Miles Davis, 1961)
Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall (1961)
Afro-Cuban (
Kenny Dorham , 1955)
Whistle Stop (Kenny Dorham, 1961)
This Is New (
Kenny Drew , 1957)
Undercurrent (Kenny Drew, 1960)
Farmer's Market (
Art Farmer , 1956)
The Opener (
Curtis Fuller , 1957)
Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller, 1959)
Afro (
Dizzy Gillespie , 1954)
Dizzy and Strings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
Jazz Recital (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954–55)
I Want to Hold Your Hand (
Grant Green , 1965)
A Blowin' Session (
Johnny Griffin , 1957)
My Point of View (
Herbie Hancock , 1963)
Informal Jazz (
Elmo Hope , 1956)
Goin' Up (
Freddie Hubbard , 1960)
Blue Spirits (Freddie Hubbard, 1965)
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (1955)
Together! (
Elvin Jones and
Philly Joe Jones , 1961)
Midnight Walk (Elvin Jones, 1966)
I Wanna Talk About You (
Tete Montoliu , 1980)
Introducing Lee Morgan (1956)
Lee Morgan Sextet (1956)
Cornbread (
Lee Morgan , 1965)
Charisma (1966)
The Rajah (1966)
Tenor Conclave (Prestige All Stars, 1957)
Star Bright (
Dizzy Reece , 1959)
The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956)
Good Move! (
Freddie Roach 1963)
The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (1953)
Max Roach + 4 (1956)
The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957)
MAX (
Max Roach , 1958)
Yasmina, a Black Woman (
Archie Shepp , 1969)
Poem for Malcolm (Archie Shepp, 1969)
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1954–55)
Silver's Blue (
Horace Silver , 1956)
6 Pieces of Silver (Horace Silver, 1956–58)
The Stylings of Silver (Horace Silver, 1957)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One (1957)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two (1957)
Julius Watkins Sextet (1955)
Compilations Related articles
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader With
Donald Byrd With others