Byrd in Hand

Byrd in Hand is an album by American jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded on May 31, 1959 and released on Blue Note later that year.^[4][5]

Byrd in Hand
Studio album by Donald Byrd
Released	1959
Recorded	May 31, 1959
Studio	Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Hard Bop
Length	39:54
Label	Blue Note BLP 4019
Producer	Alfred Lion
Donald Byrd chronology
Off to the Races (1958) Byrd in Hand (1959) Fuego (1959)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
DownBeat	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the recording as a "typical Blue Note blowing session".^[3]

The AllMusic reviewer wrote that "Although none of the new tunes caught on, the group [...] plays consistently creative and spirited solos in the hard bop idiom."^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Donald Byrd, except as noted.

Side 1

1. "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 8:29
2. "Here I Am" – 8:25
3. "Devil Whip" – 4:42

Side 2

1. "Bronze Dance" (Walter Davis, Jr.) – 6:42
2. "Clarion Calls" (Walter Davis, Jr.) – 5:41
3. "The Injuns" – 6:13

Personnel

Musicians

• Donald Byrd – trumpet
• Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
• Walter Davis Jr. – piano
• Sam Jones – bass
• Art Taylor – drums

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – production
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Ira Gitler – liner notes