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A City Called Heaven

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A City Called Heaven
Studio album by
Released1991
RecordedJanuary 17–19, 1991
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
GenreJazz
Length60:58
LabelLandmark
LCD 1530
ProducerOrrin Keepnews, Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd chronology
Getting Down to Business
(1990)
A City Called Heaven
(1991)

A City Called Heaven is an album by trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring performances recorded in 1991 and released on the Landmark label.[1][2][3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[5]

The AllMusic reviewer concluded: "Not a bad record, though not as unforgettable as his stuff from over two decades before."[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote: "Hutcherson continues his Indian summer in the studios with swarming, harmonically dense lines and Henderson's profoundly cast solos evince all the great maturity which seems to have eluded Byrd".[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Donald Byrd except where noted.

  1. "King Arthur" – 8:26
  2. "I'll Always Remember" – 9:38
  3. "A City Called Heaven" (Traditional) – 10:30
  4. "Buck Down in Lu Easy Anna" (Donald Brown) – 6:49
  5. "Byrd Song" (James Williams) – 6:01
  6. "Del Valle" (Bobby Hutcherson) – 7:20
  7. "Remember Me" (Henry Purcell) – 5:28
  8. "Not Necessarily the Blues" – 7:10

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Fitzgerald, M. "Landmark Records listing". Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Donald Byrd Catalog". Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Landmark 1500 series discography, accessed February 4, 2019
  4. ^ a b Ginell, Richard S.. Donald Byrd: A City Called Heaven – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.