My Mother's Eyes (Jaki Byard album) explained

My Mother's Eyes
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Jaki Byard and the Apollo Stompers
Cover:	My Mother's Eyes (Jaki Byard album).jpg
Released:	2000
Recorded:	March 1998
Genre:	Jazz
Chronology:	Jaki Byard

My Mother's Eyes is an album by jazz pianist Jaki Byard with the Apollo Stompers.

Background

This was pianist Jaki Byard's third album with the Apollo Stompers.^[1] The previous two were Phantasies and Phantasies II.

Music and recording

The album was recorded in March 1998.^[2] Six of the tracks are Byard originals.

Releases

The album was unreleased at the time of Byard's apparent murder in 1999. It was reissued on January 16, 2013, by M&I.<ref name="EW" />

Track listing

1. "Garr"
2. "My Mother's Eyes"
3. "St. Thomas"
4. "La Rosita"
5. "With a Song in My Heart / Once in a While"
6. "Spanish Tinge"
7. "More Than You Know"
8. "Out Front, Out Back"
9. "As Time Goes By / Misty"
10. "I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I've Got"
11. "What Is This Thing Called Love"
12. "Aluminum Baby"
13. "Japanese Sandman"
14. "Darryl"

Personnel

• Jed Levy, David Glasser, Tom Murray, Sam Furnace, Patience Higgins – sax
• Roger Parrett, Al Bryant, Tommy Corcoran, James Zollar – trumpet
• Carl Reinlib, Steve Swell, Jason Forsythe, Dale Turk – trombone
• Jaki Byard – piano
• Peter Leitch – guitar
• Ralph Hamperian – bass
• Richard Allen – drums

Notes and References

1. Giddins, Gary (March 9, 1999) "Jaki Byard, 19221999". The Village Voice.
2. http://www.eastwindimport.com/product-info.asp?CategoryName=Big+Band&ProductID=2064 "My Mother's Eyes by Jaki Byard and The Apollo Stompers"