On the Spot! explained

On the Spot!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Jaki Byard
Cover:	On the Spot!.jpg
Released:	1967
Recorded:	February 16, 1967
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:45
Label:	Prestige PR 7524
Producer:	Don Schlitten
Chronology:	Jaki Byard
Prev Title:	Freedom Together!
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	Sunshine of My Soul
Next Year:	1967

On the Spot! is an album by the pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1967 apart from one track from the 1965 live recordings that produced Jaki Byard Quartet Live!. It was released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "the music serves as a perfect outlet for Jaki Byard's eclectic talents".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated

1. "A-Toodle-Oo, Toodle-Oo" - 3:51
2. "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 2:31
3. "Olean Visit" - 5:58
4. "Spanish Tinge" - 6:17
5. "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (Irving Berlin) - 2:34
6. "On the Spot" - 3:22
7. "GEB Piano Roll" - 2:42
8. "Second Balcony Jump" (Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine) - 6:57
9. "P.C. Blues" - 2:19
10. "Snow Flakes" - 3:14

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on February 16, 1967, except track 4 which was recorded live at Lennie's on the Turnpike in West Peabody, Massachusetts, on April 15, 1965.

Personnel

• Jaki Byard - piano, alto saxophone
• Jimmy Owens - trumpet, flugelhorn, tambourine
• Paul Chambers (tracks 1-3 & 5-10), George Tucker (track 4) - double bass
• Alan Dawson (track 4), Billy Higgins (tracks 1-3 & 5-10) - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7500-series/#pr-7524 Prestige Records discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed July 26, 2012