Night Leaves Explained

Night Leaves
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Jaki Byard, David Eyges
Cover:	Night Leaves.jpg
Released:	1997
Recorded:	January 4, 1997
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Brownstone Recordings
Chronology:	Jaki Byard

Night Leaves is an album by pianist Jaki Byard and cellist David Eyges.

Recording and music

Eyges plays his composition "Reflections" arco.^[1] "Gimme Some/Cinco Quatro Boogie Woogie" is played in 5/4 time.

Reception

The JazzTimes reviewer concluded that "This recording proves once again that cello and piano can make for a most agreeable duo." The AllMusic reviewer stated that "There's a beautiful sense of harmonic understanding and freedom, a sense of timing beyond structured rhythms, and an empathy that these two retain simply by listening closely to one another."

Track listing

1. "Night Leaves" – 1:29
2. "Gimme Some/Cinco Quatro Boogie Woogie" – 2:19
3. "The Chase" – 3:27
4. "Reflections" – 3:54
5. "Why It Is" – 5:05
6. "Waltz for Louise" – 4:09
7. "Epietis, Phaedrus, Terence, Metis" – 5:46
8. "Louise/One Note to My Wife" – 4:38
9. "Toni" – 4:10
10. "Broken Circle" – 3:14
11. "To Our Family" – 4:12

Personnel

• Jaki Byard – piano
• David Eyges – electric cello

Notes and References

1. Jenkins, Willard (March 1, 1998) "Jaki Byard/David Eyges: Night Leaves". JazzTimes.