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Here's Jaki is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label.[1]

Here's Jaki
Studio album by Jaki Byard
Released	1961
Recorded	March 14, 1961
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:58
Label	New Jazz NJLP 8256
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Jaki Byard chronology
Blues for Smoke (1960) Here's Jaki (1961) Hi-Fly (1962)

Music

"Cinco y Quatro" is a calypso in ⁵
₄ time.[2] "Garnerin' a Bit" is a tribute to pianist Erroll Garner.[2] This album is also notable for having the first recorded cover of John Coltrane's Giant Steps (composition).[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Down Beat	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

The AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars, stating "This is no standard trio; they're a collective who romps through these seven selections with a surprise or more a minute".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated

1. "Cinco y Quatro" – 6:26
2. "Mellow Septet" – 5:38
3. "Garnerin' a Bit" – 5:49
4. "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) – 2:22
5. "Bess, You Is My Woman Now/It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 9:53
6. "To My Wife" – 5:13
7. "D.D.L.J." – 3:50

Personnel

• Jaki Byard – piano, alto saxophone
• Ron Carter – bass
• Roy Haynes – drums

References

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