Jaki Byard

Aliases: Jaki Byard and The Apollo Stompers
Jaki Byard Trio
Jaky Byard
Real name: John Arthur Byard, Jr.
Born: June 22, 1922
Died: February 11, 1999
Country: United States
IPI: 00061363201 1 work
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Jazz pianist, leader and composer. Jaki Byard was shot dead in 1999 in what was probably a murder.

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	II V I	Jaki Byard	1978	Unverified
i	To Bob Vatel of Paris	Jaki Byard	1973	Unverified
i	Twelve	The Jaki Byard Quartet (Jaki Byard)	1966	Unverified

Covers by Jaki Byard

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	After the Lights Go down Low	Jaki Byard	1965	Al Hibbler
i	Alexander's Ragtime Band	Jaki Byard	1967	Emma Carus PRF, Collins and Harlan REC
i	All Day Long	Tommy Flanagan / Jaki Byard	April 8, 2013	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i	Aluminum Baby	Jaki Byard	1978	Unverified
i	Bésame mucho	Jaky Byard	1971	Emilio Tuero PRF, Los Cadetes del Swing REC,REL
i	Bess, You Is My Woman Now / It Ain't Necessarily So	Jaki Byard	1961	Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan under the direction of George Gershwin REC, Lawrence Tibbett & Helen Jepson REL, Anne Wiggins Brown & Todd Duncan PRF, John W. Bubbles PRF, Lawrence Tibbett REC,REL
i	Blues in the Closet	Jaki Byard	1962	Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars
i	Body and Soul	Howard Riley & Jaki Byard	September 2015	Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
i	Bright Moments	Jaki Byard and The Apollo Stompers	1988	Rahsaan Roland Kirk
i	Bugle Call Rag	Jaky Byard	1971	Friars Society Orchestra
i	Caravan	Jaki Byard	1982	Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
i	Chelsea Bridge	Tommy Flanagan / Jaki Byard	April 8, 2013	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra REL
i	Chicago Breakdown	Jaki Byard	1972	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
i	Close to You	Jaki Byard	1972	Richard Chamberlain - Cond. by Burt Bacharach
i	Darn That Dream	Michael Marcus meets Jaki Byard	1997	Benny Goodman and His Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Mildred Bailey REC, Maxine Sullivan, Louis Armstrong, Bill Bailey, The Dandridge Sisters, The Rhythmettes and The Deep River Boys PRF, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Anita Boyer REL
i	Dear Lord	Michael Marcus & the Jaki Byard Trio	1998	John Coltrane
i	Dexter's Deck	Booker Ervin with Dexter Gordon, Reggie Workman, Alan Dawson and Jaki Byard	1967	Dexter Gordon
i	Django	Jaki Byard	1972	The Modern Jazz Quartet
i	Evidence	Jaki Byard	1969	The Thelonious Monk Quartet
i	Foolin' Myself	Jaki Byard Trio	August 25, 1988	Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers REC, Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday REL
i	Getting to Know You	Jaki Byard	1966	Gertrude Lawrence PRF,REC,REL
i	Giant Steps	Jaki Byard	1961	John Coltrane
i	Giant Steps / Naima	Michael Marcus meets Jaki Byard	1997	John Coltrane
i	Hi-Fly	Jaki Byard	1962	Randy Weston
i	How High the Moon	Jaki Byard	1968	Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest REC, Frances Comstock & Alfred Drake PRF
i	I Fall in Love Too Easily	Jaki Byard	1967	Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl REC,REL, Frank Sinatra BRD
i	I Like To Lead When I Dance	Jaki Byard	August 12, 1994	Unverified
i	Israel	Michael Marcus & the Jaki Byard Trio	1998	Miles Davis and His Orchestra
	June Night	Jaki Byard and The Apollo Stompers	1988	(unknown)
i	Just One of Those Things	Tommy Flanagan / Jaki Byard	April 8, 2013	Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Stuart Allen REC,REL, June Knight & Charles Walters PRF
i	Just You, Just Me	Jaki Byard	1966	Ukulele Ike (Cliff Edwards) REC, Lawrence Gray BRD
i	Lady Bird	Jaki Byard	1971	The Tadd Dameron Sextet
i	Lady Bird	Jaki Byard, Howard Riley	1987	The Tadd Dameron Sextet
i	Land of Make Believe	Jaki Byard	1982	Chuck Mangione with The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
i	Land of Make Believe	Tommy Flanagan / Jaki Byard	April 8, 2013	Chuck Mangione with The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
i	La Rosita	Earl Hines, Jaki Byard	1975	International Novelty Orchestra (Nathaniel Shilkret)
i	Love Is Here to Stay	Jaky Byard	1971	Kenny Baker [US1] BRD, Abe Lyman and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Frank Parrish REC
i	Lullaby of Birdland	Jaki Byard	1962	George Shearing Quintet
i	Lush Life	Jaki Byard	1965	King Cole and His Trio - Orch. cond. by Pete Rugolo REL, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC
i	Manhattan	Jaki Byard and The Apollo Stompers	1988	Sterling Holloway - June Cochran PRF, The Knickerbockers [Ben Selvin] REC
i	Memories of You	Jaki Byard	1969	Ethel Waters REC, Minto Cato PRF
i	Music to Watch Girls By	Jaki Byard	1968	Al (He's the King) Hirt REL, [Unknown Studio Artists] BRD
i	My Man's Gone Now	Jaki Byard	1972	Helen Jepson REL, Ruby Elzy PRF, Ruby Elzy under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i	New York's a Lonely Town	Jaki Byard and The Apollo Stompers	1988	The Trade Winds [US]
i	Ode to Billie Joe	Jaki Byard	1982	Bobbie Gentry
i	Off Minor	Michael Marcus & the Jaki Byard Trio	1998	Bud Powell Trio REC, Thelonious Monk REL
i	On Green Dolphin Street	Ran Blake - Jaki Byard	1982	Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
i	Our Delight	Tommy Flanagan / Jaki Byard	April 8, 2013	Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
i	Parisian Thoroughfare	Jaki Byard	1969	Bud Powell
i	Peggy's Blue Skylight	Jaki Byard	1987	Charles Mingus
i	'Round Midnight	Jaki Byard	1962	Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
i	Round Midnight	Jaki Byard, Howard Riley	1987	Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
i	Satin Doll	Tommy Flanagan / Jaki Byard	April 8, 2013	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i	Scrapple from the Apple	Tommy Flanagan / Jaki Byard	April 8, 2013	Charlie Parker Quintet
	Send in the Clowns	Jaki Byard and The Apollo Stompers	1988	Glynis Johns REL,PRF
i	Send One Your Love	Jaki Byard	1982	Stevie Wonder
i	Send One Your Love	Tommy Flanagan / Jaki Byard	April 8, 2013	Stevie Wonder
i	Setting the Pace	Booker Ervin with Dexter Gordon, Reggie Workman, Alan Dawson and Jaki Byard	1967	Dexter Gordon's All Stars
i	Shiny Stockings	Jaky Byard	1971	Count Basie and His Orchestra
i	Solitude	Jaki Byard	1982	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	Something's Gotta Give	Jaki Byard	1972	Sammy Davis, Jr. - Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver REC, Fred Astaire BRD
i	Something to Live For	Tommy Flanagan / Jaki Byard	April 8, 2013	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i	Soultrane	Michael Marcus & the Jaki Byard Trio	1998	Tadd Dameron with John Coltrane
i	St. Louis Blues	Jaki Byard Trio	1968	Prince's Band
i	Straight No Chaser	Jaki Byard, Howard Riley	1987	The Thelonious Monk Quintet
i	Sunday	Tommy Flanagan / Jaki Byard	April 8, 2013	Abe Lyman's California Orchestra
i	Surfer Girl	Michael Marcus & the Jaki Byard Trio	1998	The Beach Boys
i	Sweet Georgia Brown	Jaki Byard	1975	Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
i	Sweet Georgia Brown	Earl Hines, Jaki Byard	1975	Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
i	Teach Me Tonight	Jaki Byard	1969	Janet Brace with Orchestra directed by Jack Pleis
i	Tea for Two	Ran Blake - Jaki Byard	1982	Helen Clark–Lewis James REC, Phyllis Cleveland and Jack Barker PRF
i	The Entertainer	Jaki Byard	1972	Scott Joplin
i	There'll Be Some Changes Made	Jaki Byard	1973	Ethel Waters and The Jazz Masters
i	This Is Always	Earl Hines, Jaki Byard	1975	George Paxton and His Orchestra - Vocal by Lee Taylor REL, Bobby Byrne and His Orchestra REC, (unknown performer) BRD
i	Tin Roof Blues	Jaki Byard	1982	New Orleans Rhythm Kings
i	Two Different Worlds	Jaki Byard	1965	(unknown)
i	We Three Kings	Michael Marcus/Jaki Byard	October 1, 2001	(unknown)
i	When Lights Are Low	Jaky Byard	1971	Benny Carter and His Swing Quartet featuring Elisabeth Welch
i	When Sunny Gets Blue	Jaki Byard	1965	Johnny Mathis with Ray Conniff and His Orchestra
i	Willow Weep for Me	Jaky Byard	1971	Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
i	Young at Heart	Jaki Byard	1966	Frank Sinatra with Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle

Songs written by Jaki Byard

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Aluminum Baby	Jaki Byard	The Herb Pomeroy Orchestra	December 1957	Unverified
II V I	Jaki Byard	Jaki Byard	1978	Unverified
Mrs. Parker of K.C.	Jaki Byard	Eric Dolphy with Booker Little	1962	Covered by (7 artists)
To Bob Vatel of Paris	Jaki Byard	Jaki Byard	1973	Unverified
Twelve	Jaki Byard	The Jaki Byard Quartet (Jaki Byard)	1966	Unverified

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Duet!	Earl Hines, Jaki Byard	1975	MPS
Flight of the Fly	Jaki Byard	1975	Le Chant du Monde
Foolin' Myself	Jaki Byard Trio	August 25, 1988	Soul Note
Freedom Together!	Jaki Byard	1966	Prestige [US]
Here's Jaki	Jaki Byard	1961	New Jazz
Hi-Fly	Jaki Byard	1962	New Jazz
Improvisations	Ran Blake - Jaki Byard	1982	Soul Note
Involution	Michael Marcus & the Jaki Byard Trio	1998	Justin Time
Jaki Byard with Strings!	Jaki Byard	1968	Prestige [US]
Live at the Jazz Inn	Jaki Byard	1971	Futura [FR]
Live at the Royal Festival Hall	Jaki Byard, Howard Riley	1987	Leo Records
On the Spot!	Jaki Byard	1967	Prestige [US]
Out Front!	Jaki Byard	1965	Prestige [US]
Parisian Solos	Jaky Byard	1971	Futura [FR]
Phantasies II	Jaki Byard and The Apollo Stompers	1988	Soul Note
R & B	Howard Riley & Jaki Byard	September 2015	Slam Productions
Setting the Pace	Booker Ervin with Dexter Gordon, Reggie Workman, Alan Dawson and Jaki Byard	1967	Prestige [US]
Sunshine of my Soul	Jaki Byard Trio	1968	Prestige [US]
The Entertainer	Jaki Byard	1972	Victor [JP]
The Jaki Byard Experience	Jaki Byard	1969	Prestige [US]
The Magic of 2 - Live at Keystone Korner	Tommy Flanagan / Jaki Byard	April 8, 2013	Resonance Records
There'll Be Some Change Made	Jaki Byard	1973	Muse Records
This Happening	Michael Marcus meets Jaki Byard	1997	Justin Time
To Them - To Us	Jaki Byard	1982	Soul Note