On the Spot!
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{{Infobox album
| name = On the Spot!
| type = Studio
| artist = Jaki Byard
| cover = On the Spot!.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1967
| recorded = February 16, 1967
| venue =
| 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.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7500-series/#pr-7524 Prestige Records discography] accessed July 26, 2012
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 35
}}
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}} {{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=208}}
}}
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".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/on-the-spot%21-mw0000259412 Allmusic Review], accessed July 26, 2012
Track listing
All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated
- "A-Toodle-Oo, Toodle-Oo" - 3:51
- "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 2:31
- "Olean Visit" - 5:58
- "Spanish Tinge" - 6:17
- "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (Irving Berlin) - 2:34
- "On the Spot" - 3:22
- "GEB Piano Roll" - 2:42
- "Second Balcony Jump" (Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine) - 6:57
- "P.C. Blues" - 2:19
- "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
References
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Category:Albums produced by Don Schlitten