This article is about Donald Byrd's jazz album. For for other jazz albums recorded at the Half Note Club, see Half note (disambiguation) .
1960 live album by Donald Byrd
At the Half Note Cafe Released 1960 Recorded November 11, 1960 Genre Jazz Length 121 :26 (Double CD reissue)Label Blue Note
At the Half Note Cafe is a live album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1960 at the Half Note in Manhattan and released on the Blue Note label originally as two single LP issues (BLP 4060 and BLP 4061) and reissued as a double CD set.[1]
Reception [ ]
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "This was a hot quintet, one that not only swung hard, but possessed a deep lyricism and an astonishing sense of timing, and one need only this set by them to feel the full measure of their worth".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that the sessions were "impeccable played and atmospherically recorded, but they tend to show off the best and worst of Byrd: [...] he peels off chorus after chorus of manicured licks, and the process gets repeated throughout".[3]
Track listing [ ]
All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated
Introduction by Ruth Mason - 1:20
"My Girl Shirl" (Duke Pearson) - 10:32
"Soulful Kiddy" - 9:55
"Child's Play" (Byrd, Pearson) - 8:45
"Chant" (Pearson) - 11:03
"A Portrait of Jennie" (, J. Russel Robinson ) 6:48
"Cecile" - 14:46
"Jeannine" (Oscar Brown, Jr. , Pearson) - 13:08
"Pure D. Funk" - 6:09
"Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea " (Harold Arlen , Ted Koehler ) - 9:54
"Theme from Mr. Lucky" (Henry Mancini ) - 10:51
"Kimyas" - 11:58
"When Sunny Gets Blue" (, Jack Segal ) - 6:17
Recorded at the Half Note Cafe, NY on November 11, 1960.
Personnel [ ]
References [ ]
show 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)
show Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader WithDonald Byrd With others Arranger only
I'm Tryin' to Get Home (for Donald Byrd]], 1964)
Lush Life (for Lou Donaldson , 1967)
Am I Blue (for Grant Green, 1963)
Boss Horn (for Blue Mitchell , 1966)
Heads Up! (for Blue Mitchell, 1968)
A Slice of the Top (for Hank Mobley , 1966)
Standards (for Lee Morgan , 1967)
Rough 'n' Tumble (for Stanley Turrentine , 1966)
A Bluish Bag (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
The Return of the Prodigal Son (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
The Look of Love (for Stanley Turrentine, 1968)