Off to the Races

Off to the Races
Off to the Races
Studio album by Donald Byrd
Released 1959
Recorded December 21, 1958
Genre Jazz
Label Blue Note
Producer Alfred Lion
Donald Byrd chronology
Byrd in Paris
(1959)		 Off to the Races
(1958)		 Byrd in Hand
(1959)

Off to the Races is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1958 and released on the Blue Note label in 1959 as BLP 4007.[1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated "There's nothing surprising about Off to the Races; it's simply a set of well-performed, enjoyable hard bop, but sometimes that's enough".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated
  1. "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) - 6:52
  2. "When Your Love Has Gone" - 5:04
  3. "Sudwest Funk" - 6:53
  4. "Paul's Pal" (Sonny Rollins) - 7:08
  5. "Off to the Races" - 6:36
  6. "Down Tempo" - 5:19
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ on December 21, 1958.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Donald Byrd discography accessed August 30, 2010
  2. ^ a b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed August 30, 2010

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