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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]

A City Called Heaven
Studio album by Donald Byrd
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
Donald Byrd chronology
Getting Down to Business (1990) A City Called Heaven (1991)

Reception

Professional ratings

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

All compositions by Donald Byrd except where noted.

1. "King Arthur" – 8:26
2. "I'll Always Remember" – 9:38
3. "A City Called Heaven" (Traditional) – 10:30
4. "Buck Down in Lu Easy Anna" (Donald Brown) – 6:49
5. "Byrd Song" (James Williams) – 6:01
6. "Del Valle" (Bobby Hutcherson) – 7:20
7. "Remember Me" (Henry Purcell) – 5:28
8. "Not Necessarily the Blues" – 7:10

Personnel

• 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

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