At the Half Note Cafe


At the Half Note Cafe is a live album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1960 at the Half Note in Manhattan and released on the Blue Note label originally as two single LP issues and reissued as a double CD set.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "This was a hot quintet, one that not only swung hard, but possessed a deep lyricism and an astonishing sense of timing, and one need only this set by them to feel the full measure of their worth".

Track listing

  1. Introduction by Ruth Mason - 1:20
  2. "My Girl Shirl" - 10:32
  3. "Soulful Kiddy" - 9:55
  4. "Child's Play" - 8:45
  5. "Chant" - 11:03
  6. "A Portrait of Jennie" 6:48
  7. "Cecile" - 14:46
  8. "Jeannine" - 13:08
  9. "Pure D. Funk" - 6:09
  10. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" - 9:54
  11. "Theme from Mr. Lucky" - 10:51
  12. "Kimyas" - 11:58
  13. "When Sunny Gets Blue" - 6:17