BYARD LANCASTER & BILL LEWIS "PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY, 1977"

Bill Lewis, vibraphone
Byard Lancaster, tenor & soprano saxophones
Yusef Yancey, flugelhorn
Don Wilson, alto saxophone
Warren Oree, bass
Douglas Gaines, drums
Art Watson, percussion

1. Medley beginning with My Favorite Things (ends abruptly) 38:36

Recorded on 1st September 1977 at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
WXPN-FM

Byard Lancaster - Documentation. The End of a Decade

Jambrio 2002, CD 
first released on Bellows, 1981, LP

Byard Lancaster (flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone)
Joan Hansom (vocals)
David Eyges (cello)
Youseff Yancy (trumpet, flugelhorn, Theremin)
Michael Ray (trumpet)
Alfred Pollitt (electric piano)
Chucky Lee (drums)
Kino Speller (congas)
Edward Crockett (bass)
and more

1 - Rib Crib    6:20
2 - Mary Ann    3:29
3 - Philly Funk    4:31
4 - Sweetness    3:30
5 - Bird Eye Eye View of the World    2:47
6 - Blue Nature    8:23
7 - Imperial Police    3:39
8 - Crockett and I    7:13
9 - Brotherman    1:44

recorded at different venues with different groups in 1979

David Eyges & Byard Lancaster - Lightnin' strikes! (Black & Blue 1989)

01 - Lightnin'
02 - Cool Breeze
03 - Love By The Ocean
04 - Midstream
05 - Lion Tales
06 - A Bird's Eye View (Of The World)
07 - Lightnin' Strikes Twice
08 - The Day We Walked By The Pond And Heard The Bells In The Distance
09 - Jazz Lady
10 - Talk To Me
11 - Renaissance
12 - Sometimes When You Have Time It's Easier To Love
13 - Pleasant Valley Mama
14 - Lightnin' strike Twice

David Eyges - cello
Byard Lancaster - sax, clarinet, flute

recorded on 1988 at Ηiρ Pocket studio, New York

David Eyges with Byard Lancaster - The Arrow (music unlimited 1981)

David Eyges - cello
Byard Lancaster - alto and soprano sax, flute

01 - Jumpin' Jenny
02 - Sweetness is beauty
03 - Swimming under the good old american flag
04 - Oasis
05 - Pyramid
06 - The arrow
07 - The hill

all compositions by David Eyges
recorded december6 1980

music unlimited 1981, LP

Byard Lancaster Trio (Soutrane 1999)

Byard Lancaster - alto sax, bass clarinet
Dave Gelting - bass
Jon Mueller - drums.

4 untitled tunes about 23 minutes long

It's a homemade CD, but was commercially issued.
Soutrane SRC 1004

BYARD LANCASTER - WORLDS (GAZELL, 1993)

1. My Favorite Things
2. Horn Of Philadelphia
3. Philly Jazz II
4. Internal Security
5. Garden Of Prayer
6. Mr. "G" (George Gilmore)
7. The Write Type I
8. Keno

Kenny Davis, bass
Keno Speller, congas
Webb Thomas, drums
Jim Dragoni, guitar
Alfie Pollitt, piano
Byard Lancaster, soprano, alto & tenor saxophone, bass clarinet

Recorded at Morningstar Studio, Springhouse PA

Gazell ‎– GJCD 4005

CD Rip

BYARD LANCASTER - CLINT JACKSON III ‎– MOTHER AFRICA + 1 (PALM, 1974)

I have added the extra 15 minute track that was recorded at the same session and later included on Anthology Jef Gilson: The Meeting Time; Bobby Jaspar/Byard Lancaster, PALM 21, 1975


A. We The Blessed

B. Mother Africa (In 3 Parts)

+1. Love Always


Byard Lancaster, alto saxophone, vocals
Jean-François Catoire, bass
Keno Speller, congas, bells
Jonathan Dickinson, drums
Clint Jackson III, trumpet, bells


Recorded at Studio PALM, Paris, on 8 March 1974

Palm ‎– PALM 9

LP Rip

GARRETT LIST ‎– AMERICAN IMAGES (HORO RECORDS, 1978)

A1. Ouverture
A2. The Speech
A3. Slow Dance
A4. Do You Remember When?
A5. The Tools Of War Are Multiplying

B1. Hard Line
B2. Nothing At All
B3. What America Wants, America Gets
B4. Let Go
B5. Still Going

C1. Understanding Is Not Enough
C2. Certain Logic
C3. Inside

D1. Like A Gull
D2. First Blues
D3. A Rainy Night In Rome



Byard Lancaster, alto saxophone, flugelhorn, flute, piano
Sadiq Abdu Shahid, drums, voice
Genie Sherman, piano, voice
Garrett List, trombone, piano, voice

Recorded May 23, 1978, Rome.

Horo Records ‎– HDP 37-38

Vinyl Rip

Ann and Byard Lancaster - God be in us (Lancaster recording 2005)

I was very glad to see here lately some Byard Lancaster works, an artist that I much enjoyed, soulful and passionate. Here is a duo with his sister, in a devotional moode, blues, gospels-kind etc. Some beautiful tunes.

01 - Abide with me
02 - Tha national anthem
03 - Lift every voice and sing
04 - Jesus you are the center of my joy
05 - Jesus you are the center of my joy (instrumental)
06 - Blessed assurance
07 - Amazing grace
08 - Amazing grace (vocal)
09 - Danny boy
10 - 'A' heavenly sweetness
11 - Love prose
12 - Soweto (Cyryus Foster Bey)
13 - Island sun...in Jamaica
14 - Afro-ville
15 - Jesus love me
16 - Yeld no temptation
17 - Turn your eyes upon Jesus
18 - Afrcan American museum of Philadelphia (Aamp)

Cyryus Foster Bey - Keyboard, Composer, Lyricist, "Soweto"
Billy Kimes - Guitar
Marc Johnson - Keyboard, Arranger, "Love Prose"
Rick Tate Sr. - Electric Bass.. "Love Prose"
Charles Beasely - Electric Bass.."Soweto"
Jeffery Johnson - Drums & Chant
Robert 'Rogi' Kenyatta - Conga....."Soweto"
Razul Sadik - Trumpet
Kenneth "Keno" Speller - Conga..."Aamp"
Charles 'Mobalaji" Walker - Conga..."Aamp"
Michal Beckham - Supreme Vocalist
Rev Joe Craddock - The Prayer
Dr Mary Ann Lancaster Tyler - Keyboard, Duo/Trio
Willlam Byard Lancaster - Horns, Vocal, Composer

Byard Lancaster-Exodus, Philly Jazz1, 1977

The First Philly Jazz Album,was this potent trio which despite the low fidelity of the sound,Musically and Spiritually is a vivid testimony to His plangent lyricism and bluesy tone.
all but the title track Exodus were recorded live at a WXPN jazz awards concert.

"These are 77 efforts in my attempts to speak to the world of love, Peace and understanding"
BL

BYARD LANCASTER - CLINT JACKSON III ‎– MOTHER AFRICA (PALM, 1974)

A. We The Blessed

B. Mother Africa (In 3 Parts)


William Byard Lancaster, alto saxophone, vocals
Jean-François Catoire, bass
Keno Speller, congas, bells
Jonathan Dickinson, drums
Clint Jackson III, trumpet, bells


Recorded at Studio PALM, Paris, on 8 March 1974

Palm ‎– PALM 9

Vinyl Rip

SUNNY MURRAY - THE UNTOUCHABLE FACTOR "CHARRED EARTH" (KHARMA, 1977)

A1. Charred Earth
A2. Seven Steps To Heaven

B1. Tree Tops
B2. Happiness Tears
B3. Peace

Bob Reid, bass
Sunny Murray, drums
Dave Burrell, piano
Byard Lancaster, reeds

Kharma - PK-1, 1977

Viny Rip

BYARD LANCASTER / KENO SPELLER "EXACTEMENT" (PALM, 1974)

 BYARD LANCASTER / KENO SPELLER  "EXACTEMENT"


Byard Lancaster, flute, alto and soprano sax, octavoice, bass clarinet, piano

Keno Speller, percussion (only C2 & D1)


A1. "Sweet Evil Miss" Kisianga     10:18
A2. Virginia             08:30
B1. C. Marianne Alicia         11:57
B2. Dr. Oliver W. Lancaster     07:53
C1. Palm Sunday         10:54
C2. Prima - Mr. A. A.         08:17
D1. Keno - Exactement         08:30
D2. Providence Baptist Church    07:04


Recorded by Jef Gilson at Palm Studio, 1st February & May 18, 1974.

PALM 11/12

Thank you Nick.

BYARD LANCASTER “US” (PALM, 1973)

R.I.P.



BYARD LANCASTER  “US”


Byard Lancaster, alto and tenor saxophone, flute
Sylvain Marc, Fender bass
Steve McCall, drums

LP

A1. McCall All
B1. Flore
B2. John III


7”
A1. Us
B1. Just Test



Recorded at Palm Studio, Paris, on 24 November 1973 by Jef Gilson.

PALM 8 & 8bis

Note: The 7" (8bis) was originally released as a bonus to the LP.


....Nick

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