To Them – To Us

1982 studio album by Jaki Byard

To Them - To Us

Studio album by

Jaki Byard

Released| 1982
Recorded| May 27, 1981
Genre| Jazz
Length| 43:56
Label| Soul Note
Producer| Giovanni Bonandrini
Jaki Byard chronology
| Improvisations
(1981)  | To Them - To Us
(1982)  | Phantasies
(1984)

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To Them – To Us is an album of solo piano performances by the American jazz pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1981 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

## Reception

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The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars stating "Jaki Byard was captured alone in a Milan studio for this delightful session. As usual, he displays his formidable technique with an ever-present twinkle of humor. Everything from early jazz to classic renditions of Ellington masterpieces... Several strong Byard originals round out this highly recommended CD".[2]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|  [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [4]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated

1. "To Them - To Us" - 11:23
2. "BL + WH = 88" - 3:04
3. "Tin Roof Blues" (George Brunies, Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, Leon Roppolo, Mel Stitzel) - 3:40
4. "Land of Make Believe" (Chuck Mangione) - 3:32
5. "Solitude" (Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 4:30
6. "Caravan" (Juan Tizol) - 3:24
7. "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbi Gentry) - 5:30
8. "Send One Your Love" (Stevie Wonder) - 4:17
9. "Excerpts from Trumpet Concerto: Calm of the Sea/Approaching Winds/Calm" - 4:36

* Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on May 27, 1981

## Personnel

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* Jaki Byard – piano

## References

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1. ^ Soul Note discography accessed July 12, 2011
2. ^ a b Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed July 12, 2011
3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 208\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 35. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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Jaki Byard

Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except in most cases where this was long delayed

As leader

co-leader|

* Here's Jaki (1961)
* Hi-Fly (1962)
* Out Front! (1964)
* Jaki Byard Quartet Live! (1965)
* The Last from Lennie's (1965 [2003])
* Freedom Together! (1966)
* On the Spot! (1967)
* Sunshine of My Soul (1967)
* Jaki Byard with Strings! (1968)
* The Jaki Byard Experience (1968)
* Live at the Jazz'Inn (1971)
* Duet! (1972)
* Family Man (1978)
* Improvisations (1981)
* The Magic of 2 (1982 [2013])
* Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1984)
* Phantasies (1984)
* Phantasies II (1988)
* Foolin' Myself (1988)
* The Changes of Life (1996)
* This Happening (1997)
* Night Leaves (1997)
* July in Paris (1998)

Solo
piano|

* Blues for Smoke (1960 [1988])
* Solo Piano (1969)
* Parisian Solos (1971)
* The Entertainer (1972)
* There'll Be Some Changes Made (1972)
* Flight of the Fly (1976)
* Sunshine of My Soul: Live at the Keystone Korner (1978 [2007])
* A Matter of Black and White (1978–79 [2011])
* The Late Show: An Evening with Jaki Byard (1979 [2014])
* To Them – To Us (1982)
* Jaki Byard at Maybeck (1991)

With
Charles
Mingus|

* The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962)
* The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963)
* Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1963)
* Town Hall Concert (1964)
* The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1964)
* Mingus in Europe Volume I (1964)
* Mingus in Europe Volume II (1964)
* Mingus at Monterey (1964)
* Astral Weeks (1964)
* Cornell 1964 (1964)
* Revenge! (1964)
* Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session (1970)
* Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970)

With
others|

* Live in '65 (Art Blakey DVD, 1965)
* Body and Soul (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, 1973)
* Double Exposure (Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson), 196061)
* Far Cry (Eric Dolphy, 1961)
* Outward Bound (Eric Dolphy, 1961)
* How Time Passes (Don Ellis, 1960)
* New Ideas (Don Ellis, 1961)
* The Freedom Book (Booker Ervin, 1963)
* The Space Book (Booker Ervin, 1964)
* Groovin' High (Booker Ervin, 1963–64)
* The Trance (Booker Ervin, 1965)
* Setting the Pace (Dexter Gordon & Booker Ervin, 1965)
* Heavy!!! (Booker Ervin, 1966)
* Newport Suite (Maynard Ferguson, 1960)
* Let's Face the Music and Dance (Maynard Ferguson, 1960)
* Maynard '61 (Maynard Ferguson, 1960–61)
* Two's Company (Maynard Ferguson and Chris Connor, 1960–61)
* "Straightaway" Jazz Themes (Maynard Ferguson, 1961)
* Maynard '64 (Maynard Ferguson, 1961)
* Manhattan Plaza (Ricky Ford, 1978)
* Manhattan Blues (Ricky Ford, 1989)
* Ebony Rhapsody (Ricky Ford, 1990)
* American-African Blues (Ricky Ford, 1991)
* Honi Gordon Sings (Honi Gordon, 1962)
* Smackwater Jack (Quincy Jones, 1971)
* Five on Eight (Rufus "Speedy" Jones, 1964)
* Dr. Chicago (Clifford Jordan, 1984)
* Rip, Rig and Panic (Roland Kirk, 1965)
* Here Comes the Whistleman (Roland Kirk, 1966)
* Grits & Gravy (Eric Kloss, 1966)
* Sky Shadows (Eric Kloss, 1968)
* In the Land of the Giants (Eric Kloss, 1969)
* Involution (Michael Marcus, 1998)
* Charlie Mariano with His Jazz Group (Charlie Mariano, 1950)
* Modern Saxophone Stylings of Charlie Mariano (Charlie Mariano, 1951)
* Year of the Iron Sheep (Ken McIntyre, 1962)
* Home (Ken McIntyre, 1975)
* Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 1 (Mingus Dynasty, 1988)
* Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2, 1988)
* Body and Soul (Ray Nance, 1969)
* Life Is a Many Splendored Gig (Herb Pomeroy, 1957)
* "In" Jazz for the Culture Set (Dannie Richmond, 1965)
* Fuchsia Swing Song (Sam Rivers, 1964)
* Rhythm Is Our Business (Jordan Sandke, 1985)
* Lady Bird (Archie Shepp, 1978)
* Amarcord Nino Rota (Hal Willner, 1981)
* Musique du Bois (Phil Woods, 1974)

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