Off to the Races (Donald Byrd album)

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Off to the Races
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1959[1]
RecordedDecember 21, 1958
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length36:52
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4007
ProducerAlfred Lion
Donald Byrd chronology
Byrd in Paris
(1959)
Off to the Races
(1959)
Byrd in Hand
(1959)

Off to the Races is an album by American jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded on December 21, 1958 and released on Blue Note the following year.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states, "There's nothing surprising about Off to the Races; it's simply a set of well-performed, enjoyable hard bop, but sometimes that's enough."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Donald Byrd, except as noted.

Side 1

  1. "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) – 6:52
  2. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 5:04
  3. "Sudwest Funk" – 6:53

Side 2

  1. "Paul's Pal" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:08
  2. "Off to the Races" – 6:36
  3. "Down Tempo" – 5:19

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard Mar 30, 1959
  2. ^ Donald Byrd discography accessed August 30, 2010
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed August 30, 2010