Byrd's Word

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Byrd's Word
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Studio album by Donald Byrd
Released 1956
Recorded September 29, 1955
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 36:52
Label Savoy
MG 12032
Producer Ozzie Cadena
Donald Byrd chronology
Byrd Jazz
(1955)Byrd Jazz1955
Byrd's Word
(1955)
Byrd's Eye View
(1955)Byrd's Eye View1955

Byrd's Word is an album by trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1955 and released on the Savoy label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[3]

In his review for Allmusic, Stephen Cook stated "While not on par with Byrd's much more polished efforts for Blue Note, Byrd's Word is fine for fans in the mood for some loose '50s hard bop".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Winterset" (Frank Foster) - 7:14
  2. "Gotcha Goin' n' Comin'" (Donald Byrd) - 9:53
  3. "Long Green" (Donald Byrd) - 4:32
  4. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 7:49
  5. "Someone to Watch Over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 7:38

Personnel

References

  1. Donald Byrd discography accessed September 3, 2012
  2. Discography of the Savoy/Regent and Associated labels accessed February 5, 2016
  3. 3.0 3.1 Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 3, 2012