Jaki Byard

piano, alto saxophone

American pianist whose Out Front! is a Prestige album recorded mostly in 1964 and released in 1965, with Richard Williams and Booker Ervin. AllMusic judges it surprisingly conventional; the Penguin Guide ranks it among his best Prestige records.

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Styles

• Hard bop
• Free jazz

Landmark tracks

• Out Front (1964)
• Searchlight (1964)
• European Episode (1964)

Sources

• Source

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