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Jaki Byard

Jaki Byard
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Jaki (John) Byard (June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was a jazz piano player and composer who also played trumpet and saxophones, among several other instruments. He was noteworthy for his eclectic style, incorporating everything from ragtime and stride to free jazz. Byard began playing professionally at the age of 15. After serving in World War II he toured with Earl Bostic in the late 1940s, making his recording debut with Charlie Mariano in 1951.

Top songs

  1. Lullaby of Birdland
  2. Garr
  3. Hazy Eve
  4. Shine On Me
  5. Evidence
  6. Tillie Butterball
  7. Parisian Thoroughfare
  8. Blues for Smoke
  9. Memories Of You
  10. Jaki's Blues Next
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  1. Teach Me Tonight
  2. Diane's Melody
  3. Hi-Fly
  4. One Two Five
  5. There Are Many Worlds
  6. Aluminum Baby
  7. Searchlight
  8. Spanish Tinge No. 1
  9. Manhattan
  10. Flight of the Fly
  11. Excerpts From European Episode - Journey / The Hollis Stomp / Milan To Lyon
  12. 'round Midnight
  13. Out Front
  14. Gaeta
  15. Pete And Thomas - Tribute To Ticklers
  16. Giant Steps
  17. Blues in the Closet
  18. Love is here to stay
  19. Mellow Septet
  20. Cinco Y Quatro
  21. Garnerin' a Bit
  22. To My Wife
  23. Excerpts from "Yamecraw"
  24. Here to Hear
  25. Aluminium Baby
  26. Amarcord
  27. European Episode
  28. Two Different Worlds
  29. Besame mucho
  30. D.D.L.J.
  31. Lush Life
  32. La Strada
  33. Hazy Eve (feat. Richard Davis)
  34. Pete and Thomas
  35. When Sunny Gets Blue
  36. Sunshine
  37. After the Lights Go Down Low
  38. I Like To Lead When I Dance
  39. Freedom Together
  40. Seasons
  41. Nocturne For Contrabass
  42. Spanish Tinge #2
  43. St. Louis Blues
  44. Chandra
  45. Dedicated to Bob Vatel of the Ten Gallons
  46. Ode To Prez
  47. Getting To Know You
  48. When lights are low
  49. Cast Away
  50. We Three Kings
  51. Trendsition Zildjian
  52. I May Be Wrong (but I Think You're Wonderful)
  53. Parisian Thoroughfare (feat. Roland Kirk, Richard Davis & Alan Dawson)
  54. Solitude
  55. Just You, Just Me
  56. Young At Heart
  57. Ballad to Louise
  58. Night Leaves
  59. Hear To Hear
  60. Excerpts from European Episode
  61. Tin Roof Blues
  62. Willow weep for me
  63. A Basin Street Ballad
  64. Evidence (feat. Roland Kirk, Richard Davis & Alan Dawson)
  65. Tribute to Jimmy Slide
  66. Bess You Is My Woman / It Ain't Necessarily So
  67. Geb Piano Roll
  68. Twelve
  69. Alexander's Ragtime Band
  70. I Fall in Love Too Easily
  71. Flight for the fly
  72. Land of Make Believe
  73. Just Rollin' Along
  74. Hello Young Lovers
  75. Denise
  76. L.H. Gatewalk Rag
  77. Isle to Isle
  78. Shiny Stockings
  79. Send One Your Love
  80. New Orleans Strut
  81. A-Toodle-oo, Toodle-oo
  82. Tribute to the Ticklers
  83. Olean Visit
  84. Bugle Call Rag
  85. Round Midnight
  86. P.C. Blues
  87. Second Balcony Jump
  88. Spanish Tinge No 1
  89. The Hollis Stomp
  90. Music to Watch Girls By

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