Night Leaves

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

Recording and music
Eyges plays his composition "Reflections" arco. "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