Review
by Scott Yanow
Donald Byrd, a talented hard bop trumpeter during his prime (although rarely reaching the technical heights of Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard), performs a varied repertoire on Mustang!. "Dixie Lee" has dated rhythms, and "Mustang" was an attempt to achieve a hit on the level of Morgan's "The Sidewinder." However, Byrd sounds fine on those numbers; he digs into the complex chord changes of "Fly Little Bird Fly," is sensitive on "I Got It Bad," swings on his "I'm So Excited by You," and performs his memorable countermelody to "On the Trail," which had been recorded earlier by several other musicians. Teamed with a typically impressive Blue Note crew (altoist Sonny Red, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Walter Booker, and drummer Freddie Waits), Byrd performs high-quality straight-ahead jazz that fits the modern mainstream of the era.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/mustang-mw0000028884
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Reseña
por Scott Yanow
Donald Byrd, un talentoso trompetista de hard bop durante su mejor época (aunque raramente alcanzando las alturas técnicas de Lee Morgan y Freddie Hubbard), interpreta un repertorio variado en "Mustang!". "Dixie Lee" tiene ritmos anticuados, y "Mustang" fue un intento de lograr un éxito al nivel de "The Sidewinder" de Morgan. Sin embargo, Byrd suena bien en esos números; profundiza en los complejos cambios de acordes de "Fly Little Bird Fly", es sensible en "I Got It Bad", se balancea en su "I'm So Excited by You", e interpreta su memorable contramelodía de "On the Trail", que había sido grabada anteriormente por varios otros músicos. Junto al impresionante equipo de Blue Note (el contralto Sonny Red, el saxo tenor Hank Mobley, el pianista McCoy Tyner, el bajista Walter Booker y el batería Freddie Waits), Byrd interpreta un jazz directo de gran calidad que encaja en la corriente moderna de la época.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/mustang-mw0000028884
1 - Mustang 8:28
2 - Fly Little Bird Fly 5:23
3 - I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good 5:51
4 - Dixie Lee 6:40
5 - On The Trail 7:41
6 - I'm So Excited By You 5:38
7 - Gingerbread Boy 8:38
8 - I'm So Excited By You (First Version) 7:20
Credits:
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Sonny Red – alto saxophone
Hank Mobley is a tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner – piano
Walter Booker – double bass
Freddie Waits – drums
Notes:
Recorded on June 24, 1966.
Tracks 7 and 8 are labeled as bonus tracks.
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Label: Blue Note – CDP 7243 8 59963 2 0, Blue Note – CDP 59963
Released: 1997
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Post Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/2469278-Donald-Byrd-Mustang
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