A City Called Heaven
| A City Called Heaven | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | January 17–19, 1991 | |||
| Studio | Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 60:58 | |||
| Label | Landmark LCD 1530 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews, Donald Byrd | |||
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A City Called Heaven is an album by trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring performances recorded in 1991 and released on the Landmark label.[1][2][3]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [5] |
The AllMusic reviewer concluded: "Not a bad record, though not as unforgettable as his stuff from over two decades before."[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote: "Hutcherson continues his Indian summer in the studios with swarming, harmonically dense lines and Henderson's profoundly cast solos evince all the great maturity which seems to have eluded Byrd".[5]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Donald Byrd except where noted.
- "King Arthur" – 8:26
- "I'll Always Remember" – 9:38
- "A City Called Heaven" (Traditional) – 10:30
- "Buck Down in Lu Easy Anna" (Donald Brown) – 6:49
- "Byrd Song" (James Williams) – 6:01
- "Del Valle" (Bobby Hutcherson) – 7:20
- "Remember Me" (Henry Purcell) – 5:28
- "Not Necessarily the Blues" – 7:10
Personnel[edit]
- Donald Byrd – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
- Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
- Donald Brown – piano
- Rufus Reid – bass
- Carl Allen – drums
- Lorice Stevens – vocals (tracks 3 & 7)
References[edit]
- ^ Fitzgerald, M. "Landmark Records listing". Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ^ "Donald Byrd Catalog". Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ^ Jazzlists: Landmark 1500 series discography, accessed February 4, 2019
- ^ a b Ginell, Richard S.. Donald Byrd: A City Called Heaven – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.