Flight of the Fly


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

Recording and music

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

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"

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