Phantasies is an album by the American jazz pianist Jaki Byard with the Apollo Stompers, recorded in 1984 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Phantasies
Studio album by
Released1984
RecordedSeptember 25–26, 1984
GenreJazz
Length42:34
LabelSoul Note
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Jaki Byard chronology
To Them - To Us
(1981)
Phantasies
(1984)
Phantasies II
(1988)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "This outing by Jaki Byard's big band The Apollo Stompers does not quite live up to its potential... The real reason to acquire this admittedly spirited set is for the occasional (and always notable) piano solos".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz concluded that, "although well produced and more than adequately executed, the album drifts towards pastiche and pointless eclepticism."[3]

Track listing

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  1. "I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful)" (Henry Sullivan) – 2:49
  2. "Medley: Black and Tan Fantasy/Prelude No. 29/Prelude to a Kiss/Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" (Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley/Ellington, Irving Mills/Ellington) – 8:57
  3. "One Note to My Wife" (Jaki Byard) – 3:15
  4. "5/4 Medley: Take Five/Cinco Quatro Boogie Woogie/Take Five" (Paul Desmond/Byard/Desmond) – 6:12
  5. "Medley: Lonely Woman/So What/Impressions/Olean Visit/Some Other Spring" (Ornette Coleman/Miles Davis/John Coltrane/Byard/Irene Kitchings, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) – 8:01
  6. "It's Too Late" (Carole King) – 3:16
  7. "Tricotism" (Oscar Pettiford) – 4:27
  8. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) – 5:37
  • Recorded at Vanguard Studios in New York City on September 25 & 26, 1984

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Soul Note discography accessed July 13, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed July 13, 2011
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.