The Quaratined Jazz Voyager
Still not all that anxious to mingle as safeguards are being lifted and society is comfortable in bigger groups. I am staying to my schedule of grocery, doctor visits, home.
The album I’ve chosen for this week is the 1970 Blue Note album Fancy Free by trumpeter Donald Byrd. It was recorded May 9, and June 6, 1969 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The album was produced by Duke Pearson.
This album has Byrd leading a large ensemble that prominently featured Frank Foster on tenor, Lew Tabackin and Jerry Dodgion on flute, along with several percussionists. This date has Duke Pearson playing electric piano and marks the first time Byrd utilized the instrument. On this project the trumpeter concentrated more on grooves and beats, accompanying them on his trumpet rather than being driven by them.
Track Listing | 39:10- Fancy Free (Donald Byrd) ~ 12:06
- I Love the Girl (Donald Byrd) ~ 8:48
- The Uptowner (Mitch Farber) ~ 9:16
- Weasil (Charles Hendricks) ~ 9:00
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Julian Priester – trombone
- Frank Foster – tenor and soprano saxophone
- Jerry Dodgion (#1, 3) – flute
- Lew Tabackin (#2, 4) – flute
- Duke Pearson – electric piano
- Jimmy Ponder – guitar
- Roland Wilson – bass guitar
- Joe Chambers (#2, 4), Leo Morris (#1, 3) – drums
- Nat Bettis – percussion
- John H. Robinson Jr. – percussion
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