The Creeper (album)

The Creeper is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd. Along with Byrd, the album Sonny Red, Pepper Adams, Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitous, and Mickey Roker. It was recorded in October 1967 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1981.^[1]

The Creeper
Studio album by Donald Byrd
Released	1981
Recorded	October 5, 1967
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:48
Label	Blue Note LT 1096
Producer	Alfred Lion, Duke Pearson, Francis Wolff
Donald Byrd chronology
Slow Drag (1967) The Creeper (1981) Fancy Free (1969)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "For the last time, Byrd was heard in prime form in an acoustic format... although none of the originals caught on as standards (or have been performed since), together as a whole they give one a lot of variety in the then-modern hard bop field. Pity that this album has been out of print since the mid-'80s".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated

1. "Samba Yantra" (Chick Corea) – 9:35
2. "I Will Wait for You" (Norman Gimbel, Jacques Demy, Michel Legrand) – 9:05
3. "Blues Medium Rare" – 6:06
4. "The Creeper" (Sonny Red) – 4:38
5. "Chico-San" (Corea) – 6:45
6. "Early Sunday Morning" – 6:18
7. "Blues Well Done" – 6:21

Personnel

• Donald Byrd – trumpet
• Sonny Red – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3–7)
• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 3–7)
• Chick Corea – piano
• Miroslav Vitouš – bass
• Mickey Roker – drums