Donald Byrd Blackjack CD

Blackjack Music

List Price	$13.98 (You save $3.49)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet
Label	Blue Note
Orig Year	1967
All Time Sales Rank	65788
CD Universe Part number	1230184
Discs	1
Release Date	Jan 13, 1998
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Engineer	Rudy VanGelder
Recording Time	40 minutes
Personnel	Donald Byrd - trumpet Albert "Tootie" Heath - drums Eddie Khan - bass Also: Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins, Cedar Walton, Hank Mobley, Jimmy Heath, Walter Booker, Sonny Red
Additional Info	Import

Donald Byrd Blackjack Songs

	1.	Blackjack
	2.	West of Pecos
	3.	Loki
	4.	Eldorado
	5.	Beale Street
	6.	Pentatonic
	7.	All Members - (previously unreleased, bonus track)

Blackjack Music Review

Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

4 stars O. G. Jazz
The real deal. Donald Byrd with vast diversity in straight-ahead Jazz, Jazz-Fusion, and his foray into Jazz-laced R&B, like the Blackbyrds. A true innovator! This album, Blackjack, represents the quintessential Donald Byrd at his best.
Submitted by Russ from Altadena to the ' Burgh (Pittsburgh, PA, USA)
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