Parisian Solos

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Ken Dryden stating, "This solo date in a Paris studio finds Jaki Byard in his usual jaunty mood at the piano, whether reviving a forgotten jazz tune like "Bugle Call Rag" (before it became a bluegrass standard), increasing the intensity of an often dull ballad "Besame Mucho," or revising "Willow Weep for Me" with the choppy approach that helped to make his sound so distinctive".[2]

All compositions by Jaki Byard except as indicated

1. "A Tribute to Jimmy Slide" - 3:37
2. "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:15
3. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 6:05
4. "Bugle Call Rag" (Billy Meyers, Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel) - 4:20
5. "When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter) - 4:30
6. "Dedicated to Bob Vatel of Ten Gallons" - 3:10
7. "Isle to Isle" - 6:15
8. "Shiny Stockings" (Frank Foster) - 5:35
9. "Bésame Mucho" (Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez) - 4:15
10. "Going Home Blues" - 5:00

• Jaki Byard - piano