My Mother's Eyes is an album by jazz pianist Jaki Byard with the Apollo Stompers.
Background This was pianist Jaki Byard's third album with the Apollo Stompers.Giddins, Gary (March 9, 1999) "Jaki Byard, 19221999". The Village Voice. The previous two were Phantasies and Phantasies II.
Music and recording The album was recorded in March 1998.. Eastwind Import. Retrieved June 1, 2017. Six of the tracks are Byard originals.
Releases The album was unreleased at the time of Byard's apparent murder in 1999. It was reissued on January 16, 2013, by M&I.
Track listing "Garr" "My Mother's Eyes" "St. Thomas" "La Rosita" "With a Song in My Heart / Once in a While" "Spanish Tinge" "More Than You Know" "Out Front, Out Back" "As Time Goes By / Misty" "I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I've Got" "What Is This Thing Called Love?" "Aluminum Baby" "Japanese Sandman" "Darryl"
Personnel Jed Levy, David Glasser, Tom Murray, Sam Furnace, Patience Higgins – sax Roger Parrett, Al Bryant, Tommy Corcoran, James Zollar – trumpet Carl Reinlib, Steve Swell, Jason Forsythe, Dale Turk – trombone Jaki Byard – piano Peter Leitch – guitar Ralph Hamperian – bass Richard Allen – drums
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