1967 studio album by Donald Byrd
Mustang! is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring performances by Byrd with Sonny Red , Hank Mobley , McCoy Tyner , Walter Booker , and Freddie Waits recorded in 1966 and released on the Blue Note label in 1967 as BLP 4238.[2] The CD reissue included two bonus tracks recorded in 1964.
Reception [ edit ] The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Byrd performs high-quality straight-ahead jazz that fits the modern mainstream of the era".[3]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [3]
Track listing [ edit ] All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated "Mustang" (Sonny Red Kyner ) - 8:30 "Fly Little Bird Fly" - 5:27 "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) " (Duke Ellington , Paul Francis Webster ) - 5:54 "Dixie Lee" - 6:43 "On the Trail" (Ferde Grofé ) - 7:44 "I'm So Excited by You" - 5:41 "Gingerbread Boy" (Jimmy Heath ) - 9:01 Bonus track on CD reissue "I'm So Excited by You" [First Version] - 7:17 Bonus track on CD reissue Recorded on November 18, 1964 (tracks 7-8) and June 24, 1966 (tracks 1-6).
Personnel [ edit ] Tracks 1-6
Tracks 7-8
References [ edit ]
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
As leader WithPepper Adams WithThe Jazz Messengers WithGigi Gryce WithJackie McLean WithHank 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.
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