Ivey-Divey

by Don Byron

Overview

Clarinetist Don Byron once again mixes post-bop, swing, and funk into a unique concoction on Ivey-Divey. Just like Bug Music wasn't necessarily '30s swing and A Fine Line: Arias and Lieder wasn't exactly a classical album, Ivey-Divey isn't truly a straight-ahead, mainstream jazz album, although purists and avant-garde fans alike should find much common ground here. To these ends, Byron gets humorously rambunctious and a little "out" on such tracks as the swinging "I've Found a New Baby," the reverent and bluesy "Himm (For Our Lord and Kirk Franklin)," and the funky downtown jam "'Leopold, Leopold...'." Backing Byron here are the always adventurous talents of pianist Jason Moran, drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Ralph Alessi, and bassist Lonnie Plaxico. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	09/21/2004
Label:	Blue Note
UPC:	0724357821520
Rank:	121135

Tracks

1. I Want to Be Happy
2. Somebody Loves Me
3. I Cover the Waterfront
4. I've Found a New Baby
5. Himm (For Our Lord and Kirk Franklin)
6. The Goon Drag
7. Abie the Fishman
8. Lefty Teachers at Home
9. "Leopold, Leopold..."
10. Freddie Freeloader
11. In a Silent Way
12. Somebody Loves Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Don Byron   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor),Clarinet (Bass),Clarinet
Jason Moran   Guest Artist,Piano
Lonnie Plaxico   Guest Artist,Double Bass,Bass
Ralph Alessi   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Jack DeJohnette   Guest Artist,Drums

Technical Credits

Tom Lazarus   Audio Engineer,Mixing,Engineer
Hans Wendl   Audio Production,Producer
Don Byron   Producer,Composer
John W. Green   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Sam Price   Composer
Miles Davis   Composer
Matthew Cullen   Assistant Engineer
Perry Greenfield   Product Manager
Juliette Borda   Illustrations
Burton Yount   Design,Art Direction
Chris Cofoni   A&R
Cori Wells Braun   Photography
Gordon H. Jee   Creative Director
Buddy DeSylva   Composer
Vincent Youmans   Composer
Irving Caesar   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Sammy Price   Composer
Spencer Williams   Composer
Ballard MacDonald   Composer
Jack Palmer   Composer
Joe Lambert   Mastering
Eli Wolf   A&R
Joe Zawinul   Composer