Fuego (Donald Byrd album)

Fuego
Studio album by Donald Byrd
Released 1959
Recorded October 4, 1959
Genre Jazz
Length 40:46
Label Blue Note
Donald Byrd chronology
Byrd in Hand
(1959)		 Fuego
(1959)		 Byrd in Flight
(1960)

Fuego is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1959 and released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4026 featuring Byrd with Jackie McLean, Duke Pearson, Doug Watkins, and Lex Humphries.[1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars and stated "hard bop is at the core of this band, but Byrd is moving further into post-bop... as he takes a break from forceful interaction to play a more democratic role on this refined and mature album that is less brash, a prelude for his more powerful statements yet to come".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Donald Byrd
  1. "Fuego" - 6:40
  2. "Bup a Loup" - 4:06
  3. "Funky Mama" - 11:00
  4. "Low Life" - 6:03
  5. "Lament" - 8:28
  6. "Amen" - 4:46
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on October 4, 1959.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Donald Byrd discography accessed August 31, 2010
  2. ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2010