| Fuego | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Donald Byrd |
| Cover: | Fuego (Donald Byrd album).jpg |
| Released: | July 1960[1] |
| Recorded: | October 4, 1959 |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey |
| Genre: | Hard bop |
| Length: | 40:56 |
| Label: | Blue Note BLP 4026 |
| Producer: | Alfred Lion |
| Chronology: | Donald Byrd |
| Prev Title: | Byrd in Hand |
| Prev Year: | 1959 |
| Next Title: | Byrd in Flight |
| Next Year: | 1960 |
Fuego is an album by American jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded on October 4, 1959 and released on Blue Note the following year. Byrd's quintet features saxophonist Jackie McLean and rhythm section Duke Pearson, Doug Watkins and Lex Humphries.[2]
The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos states, "hard bop is at the core of this band, but Byrd is moving further into post-bop... as he takes a break from forceful interaction to play a more democratic role on this refined and mature album that is less brash, a prelude for his more powerful statements yet to come."[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz praised McLean's contributions but criticized the uninteresting compositions.
All compositions by Donald Byrd