Flight of the Fly

Flight of the Fly is a solo album by jazz pianist Jaki Byard.

Flight of the Fly
Studio album by Jaki Byard
Recorded	c. 1976
Genre	Jazz
Label	Le Chant du Monde

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[2]

Recording and music

The album was recorded for the French label Le Chant du Monde[1] around 1976.[3] The title track contains left-hand stride playing with right-hand hard bop lines.[1] "Sweet Georgia Brown" begins as a ballad but then becomes a stride performance.[1]

Track listing

1. "Flight of the Fly"
2. "Every Year/Stairway to the Stars/Love Is the Sweetest Thing"
3. "Sweet Georgia Brown"
4. "Graduation"
5. "The Avant Garde of 1921"

Personnel

• Jaki Byard – piano

References

1. Dryden, Ken "Jaki Byard – Flight of the Fly". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
2. Larkin, Colin (2004) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin.
3. Bruyninckx, Walter 60 Years of Recorded Jazz 1917-1977, Volume 2. Walter Bruyninckx.