My Mother's Eyes (Jaki Byard album)

My Mother's Eyes
Studio album by Jaki Byard and the Apollo Stompers
Released	2000
Recorded	March 1998
Genre	Jazz

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. The previous two were Phantasies and Phantasies II.

Music and recording

The album was recorded in March 1998. 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

1. "Garr"
2. "My Mother's Eyes"
3. "St. Thomas"
4. "La Rosita"
5. "With a Song in My Heart / Once in a While"
6. "Spanish Tinge"
7. "More Than You Know"
8. "Out Front, Out Back"
9. "As Time Goes By / Misty"
10. "I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I've Got"
11. "What Is This Thing Called Love"
12. "Aluminum Baby"
13. "Japanese Sandman"
14. "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