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Fuego
Studio album by
Donald Byrd
ReleasedJuly 1960 [1]
RecordedOctober 4, 1959
Studio Van Gelder Studio
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Hard bop
Length40:56
Label Blue Note
BLP 4026
Producer Alfred Lion
Donald Byrd chronology
Byrd in Hand
(1959) 		Fuego
(1960) 		Byrd in Flight
(1960)

Fuego is an album by American jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded on October 4, 1959 and released on Blue Note the following year. Byrd's quintet features saxophonist Jackie McLean and rhythm section Duke Pearson, Doug Watkins and Lex Humphries. [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DownBeat [3]
AllMusic [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz [5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide [6]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos states, "hard bop is at the core of this band, but Byrd is moving further into post-bop... as he takes a break from forceful interaction to play a more democratic role on this refined and mature album that is less brash, a prelude for his more powerful statements yet to come." [4]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz praised McLean's contributions but criticized the uninteresting compositions. [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Donald Byrd

Side 1

  1. "Fuego" – 6:38
  2. "Bup a Loup" – 4:05
  3. "Funky Mama" – 10:58

Side 2

  1. "Low Life" – 6:02
  2. "Lament" – 8:27
  3. "Amen" – 4:46

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard Jul 25, 1960
  2. ^ Donald Byrd discography accessed August 31, 2010
  3. ^ Down Beat: September 15, 1960 Vol. 27, No. 19
  4. ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2010
  5. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. pp. 170–171. ISBN  978-0-14-015364-4.
  6. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  36. ISBN  0-394-72643-X.
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