Byablue

Byablue
Studio album by Keith Jarrett
Released 1977
Recorded October 1976
Genre Jazz
Length 42:10
Label Impulse!
Keith Jarrett chronology
Sun Bear Concerts
(1976)
Byablue
(1977)
Bop-Be
(1977)

Byablue is an album on the Impulse label by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett's 'American Quartet'. Originally released in 1977, it features performances by Jarrett, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, and Paul Motian.

For what would be the quartet's final recording sessions, Jarrett requested that the other band members contribute compositions. Byablue consisted primarily of Paul Motian's pieces, while Bop-Be included Redman and Haden's contributions.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars stating "Highly recommended on LP, since the Middle Eastern tracks were deleted from the CD reissue".[1] This referred to the CD Silence released in the early 90's.[2] Later in the 90's, the full album was included in the CD box set Mysteries: The Impulse Years 1975-1976.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

  1. "Byablue" - 7:19
  2. "Konya" (Jarrett) - 3:21
  3. "Rainbow" (Margot Jarrett) - 8:32
  4. "Trieste" - 9:37
  5. "Fantasm" - 1:12
  6. "Yahllah" - 8:27
  7. "Byablue" - 3:42
All compositions by Paul Motian except as indicated

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Ginell, R. Allmusic Review accessed September 15, 2011
  2. "Silence". Discogs. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 112. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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