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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
Studio album by
Jaki Byard
Released1967
RecordedOctober 31, 1967
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelPrestige
PR 7550
ProducerDon Schlitten
Jaki Byard chronology
On the Spot!
(1967) 		Sunshine of My Soul
(1967) 		Jaki Byard with Strings!
(1968)

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]

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".[4]

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. ^ Rickert, D. All About Jazz review, December 1, 2001
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