{"product_id":"jaki-byard-blues-for-smoke-2025-reissue","title":"Jaki Byard - Blues For Smoke (2025 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe late Jaki Byard was, arguably, the most versatile pianist in jazz, though he also played trombone and was an excellent tenor saxophonist. Born in 1922, he grew up during the golden era, and while younger than Duke Ellington, he embraced, as had his predecessor, all of the changes the music went through, from its origins in New Orleans through the free improvisation era. Byard would, in a single solo concert, reveal his truly awesome mastery of the aforementioned styles, as well as R\u0026amp;B, stride, swing, funk, blues, honky tonk, and the extreme arpeggios of Art Tatum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis first recording as a leader was not released domestically until it was released on CD. That fact seems strange for Byard is absolutely brilliant on the solo piano set. Many of his selections (all nine tunes are his originals) look both backwards to pre-bop styles and ahead to the avant-garde including such numbers as \"Pete and Thomas (Tribute to the Ticklers),\" \"Spanish Tinge No. 1,\" and \"One, Two, Five.\" The most remarkable selection is \"Jaki's Blues Next\" which has Byard alternating between \u003c\/span\u003eJames P. Johnson\u003cspan\u003e-type stride and free form à la \u003c\/span\u003eCecil Taylor\u003cspan\u003e; at its conclusion he plays both styles at the same time. A highly recommended outing from a very underrated pianist. — via Label\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1qlcNTW0wPpgebUSUGAZBT?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Candid\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2025 \/ Original Release: 1971\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Post Bop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Jazz - Piano \u0026amp; Organ\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Candid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45317837684894,"sku":"708857335114","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/1200x1200bb_1882afea-8547-4046-92db-654b084787cb.jpg?v=1744282432","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/jaki-byard-blues-for-smoke-2025-reissue","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}