The Last from Lennie's

The Last from Lennie's is an album by pianist Jaki Byard's Quartet recorded in 1965 at the same performances that produced Jaki Byard Quartet Live! and (apart from one track which was released in the 1960s) first released on the Prestige label in 2003.[1]

The Last from Lennie's
Live album by
Jaki Byard Quartet with Joe Farrell
Released2003
RecordedApril 15, 1965
Lennie's On The Turnpike in West Peabody, Massachusetts
GenreJazz
Length62:29
LabelPrestige
PR 11029
ProducerDon Schlitten
Jaki Byard chronology
Jaki Byard Quartet Live!
(1965)		 The Last from Lennie's
(2003)		 Freedom Together!
(1966)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Ronnie D. Lankford Jr. stating, "the quartet recordings on Last From Lennie's are bursting with creative energy... Like all good vault releases, Last From Lennie's reminds listeners of just how good Byard and his bandmates were".[2] A review on the All About Jazz website stated "The pace never slows over the album's 62 minute length. At the conclusion of "King David," I'm exhausted!"[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated

  1. "Twelve" - 10:12
  2. "Dolphy #1" - 9:05
  3. "After You've Gone / Strolling Along" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton / Byard) - 4:21
  4. "St. Mark's Place Among the Sewers" - 14:42
  5. "Dolphy #2" - 10:41
  6. "Jaki Byard's Ballad Medley: Tea for Two / Lover / Strolling Along / Cherokee" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar / Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart / Byard / Ray Noble) - 9:45 Originally released on Jaki Byard Quartet Live! Vol. 2
  7. "King David" - 3:43

Personnel

References
  1. Prestige Records discography accessed July 26, 2012
  2. Lankford Jr., R. D. Allmusic Review, accessed July 26, 2012
  3. Moon, R. All About Jazz Review, November 25, 2003
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