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Chant (Donald Byrd album)

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1979 studio album by Donald Byrd
Chant
Studio album by Donald Byrd
Released1979
RecordedApril 17, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length44:57
LabelBlue Note
LT 991
ProducerAlfred Lion
Donald Byrd chronology
Out of this World
(1961) 		Chant
(1979) 		The Cat Walk
(1961)
Alternative cover
Japanese issue

Chant is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1961 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1979.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 41⁄2 stars and the review by Scott Yanow states, "This is superior hard bop from the early '60s".

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

Track listing

  1. "I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande" (Johnny Mercer) – 7:39
  2. "You're Next" (Donald Byrd) – 7:25
  3. "Chant" (Duke Pearson) – 8:50
  4. "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) – 9:33
  5. "Great God" (Byrd) – 6:58
  6. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 4:32

Personnel

References

  1. Donald Byrd discography accessed August 31, 2010
  2. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2010
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