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On the Spot!

1967 studio album by Jaki Byard

On the Spot! is an album by the pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1967 apart from one track from the 1965 live recordings that produced Jaki Byard Quartet Live!. It was released on the Prestige label.[1]

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Reception

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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "the music serves as a perfect outlet for Jaki Byard's eclectic talents".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated

  1. "A-Toodle-Oo, Toodle-Oo" - 3:51
  2. "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 2:31
  3. "Olean Visit" - 5:58
  4. "Spanish Tinge" - 6:17
  5. "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (Irving Berlin) - 2:34
  6. "On the Spot" - 3:22
  7. "GEB Piano Roll" - 2:42
  8. "Second Balcony Jump" (Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine) - 6:57
  9. "P.C. Blues" - 2:19
  10. "Snow Flakes" - 3:14
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on February 16, 1967, except track 4 which was recorded live at Lennie's on the Turnpike in West Peabody, Massachusetts, on April 15, 1965.

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Prestige Records discography accessed July 26, 2012
  2. [2]
    Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed July 26, 2012
  3. [3]
    Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 35. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. [4]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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