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Night Leaves
Studio album by
Released1997
RecordedJanuary 4, 1997
GenreJazz
LabelBrownstone Recordings

Night Leaves is an album by pianist Jaki Byard and cellist David Eyges.

Recording and music[edit]

Eyges plays his composition "Reflections" arco.[1] "Gimme Some/Cinco Quatro Boogie Woogie" is played in 5/4 time.[2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The JazzTimes reviewer concluded that "This recording proves once again that cello and piano can make for a most agreeable duo."[1] The AllMusic reviewer stated that "There's a beautiful sense of harmonic understanding and freedom, a sense of timing beyond structured rhythms, and an empathy that these two retain simply by listening closely to one another."[2]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Night Leaves" – 1:29
  2. "Gimme Some/Cinco Quatro Boogie Woogie" – 2:19
  3. "The Chase" – 3:27
  4. "Reflections" – 3:54
  5. "Why It Is" – 5:05
  6. "Waltz for Louise" – 4:09
  7. "Epietis, Phaedrus, Terence, Metis" – 5:46
  8. "Louise/One Note to My Wife" – 4:38
  9. "Toni" – 4:10
  10. "Broken Circle" – 3:14
  11. "To Our Family" – 4:12

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Jenkins, Willard (March 1, 1998) "Jaki Byard/David Eyges: Night Leaves". JazzTimes.
  2. ^ a b c Nastos, Michael G. "Jaki Byard – Night Leaves". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2017.

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