JAKI BYARD AMERICAN JAZZ
John Arthur "Jaki" Byard (June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger. Mainly a pianist, he also played tenor and alto saxophones, among several other instruments. He was known for his eclectic style, incorporating everything from ragtime and stride to free jazz.
Byard played with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and was a member of bands led by bassist Charles Mingus for several years, including on several studio and concert recordings. The first of his recordings as a leader was in 1960, but, despite being praised by critics, his albums and performances did not gain him much wider attention. In his 60-year career, Byard recorded at least 35 albums as leader, and more than 50 as a sideman. Byard's influence on the music comes from his combining of musical styles during performance, and his parallel career in teaching.
From 1969 Byard was heavily involved in jazz education: he began teaching at the New England Conservatory and went on to work at several other music institutions, as well as having private students. He continued performing and recording, mainly in solo and small group settings, but he also led two big bands – one made up of some of his students, and the other of professional musicians. His death, from a single gunshot while in his home, remains an unsolved mystery.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaki_ByardJaki Byard - Jazz Piano Workshop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhBFk54qBNkJaki Byard - Blues for Smoke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsidfnUyaC4&t=35sJaki Byard – The Jaki Byard Experience (Full Album)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQW7ksHTvwU&t=35sJaki Byard - To Them-To Us
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkvAdz6SBUE&t=59sJaki Byard - 1369 Club Solo Piano set 1 #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yNHiXNAtH4&t=259sJaki Byard Lives!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTc81Gg7XboJaki Byard Quartet - Broadway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jId2hDMi2vQJaki Byard Quartet - Jaki's Ballad Medley, from Live! Vol. 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_oqHAIuHg0Jaki Byard Basement Blues Featuring George Tucker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdFKymv7dG4Jaki Byard Trio (USA, 1967) - Sunshine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44TjZdt2auUJaki Byard - Besame Mucho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRvqEPnDV5oJaki Byard Solo - 'Round Midnight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc84UVB_kDUJaki Byard Solo - Billie Holiday Tribute : God Bless the Child ~ Lover Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u75UWxxOdbMJaki Byard Solo - Ellington-Strayhorn Medley : Lush Life ~ Day Dream ~ Johnny Come Lately
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a13cbq3vqQJaki Byard - Day Dream / Caravan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYA5Wml7bzAJaki Byard - St. Louis Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ip-EzK-NqgJaki Byard & Earl Hines - Jazz Piano Workshop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9fzgUgEnNEJaki Byard With Strings - How High The Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOFsLDj1JQUJaki Byard Trio - Lullaby of Birdland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAz9W2Cpc1AJaki Byard - Ran Blake - On Green Dolphin St.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH0xkaRL2UMJaki Byard - What Is This Thing Call Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyysF7ngtgsJaki Byard - When Sunny Gets Blue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaBS0TlNO9kJaki Byard - European Episode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmf-RUNiRNAJaki Byard - Olean Visit / GEB Piano Roll
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0EyWFEK3rcJaki Byard & Ricky Ford Boston - Take the A Train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRH7WPhRFwY