A City Called Heaven

A City Called Heaven is an album by trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring performances recorded in 1991 and released on the Landmark label.

A City Called Heaven
Studio album by Donald Byrd
Released	1991
Recorded	January 17–19, 1991
Studio	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:58
Label	Landmark LCD 1530
Producer	Orrin Keepnews, Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd chronology
Getting Down to Business (1990) A City Called Heaven (1991)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz

The AllMusic reviewer concluded: "Not a bad record, though not as unforgettable as his stuff from over two decades before." The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote: "Hutcherson continues his Indian summer in the studios with swarming, harmonically dense lines and Henderson's profoundly cast solos evince all the great maturity which seems to have eluded Byrd".

Track listing

All compositions by Donald Byrd except where noted.

1. "King Arthur" – 8:26
2. "I'll Always Remember" – 9:38
3. "A City Called Heaven" (Traditional) – 10:30
4. "Buck Down in Lu Easy Anna" (Donald Brown) – 6:49
5. "Byrd Song" (James Williams) – 6:01
6. "Del Valle" (Bobby Hutcherson) – 7:20
7. "Remember Me" (Henry Purcell) – 5:28
8. "Not Necessarily the Blues" – 7:10

Personnel

• Donald Byrd – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
• Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
• Donald Brown – piano
• Rufus Reid – bass
• Carl Allen – drums
• Lorice Stevens – vocals (tracks 3 & 7)