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This article is about the studio album recorded in 1967. For the live album recorded in 1978, see Sunshine of My Soul: Live at the Keystone Korner.

Sunshine of My Soul is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Alex Henderson stating "the restless pianist was continuing to experiment and take chances, which is exactly what he does on Sunshine of My Soul".[2] The All About Jazz website stated "Exemplifying one of jazz’s oddballs, this remains one of Byard’s most interesting and accomplished musical puzzles".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated

  1. "Sunshine" - 9:33
  2. "Cast Away" - 4:09
  3. "Chandra" - 8:06
  4. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 6:03
  5. "Diane's Melody" - 6:58
  6. "Trendsition Zildjian" - 10:58

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed July 26, 2012
  2. ^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review, accessed July 26, 2012
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 35. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Rickert, D. All About Jazz review, December 1, 2001
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