DONALD BYRD Byrd's Eye View (Blue Note Tone Poet Series 2024 limited edition 5-track stereo LP cut directly from the original analogue tapes, mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and pressed at RTI on 180-gram vinyl. Recorded in 1955 for producer Tom Wilson's short-lived Boston-based label Transition Records, Byrd's Eye View was trumpeter Donald Byrd's first issued recording as a leader. The date presented Byrd at the helm of what was then the current line-up of The Jazz Messengers with tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, pianist Horace Silver, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Art Blakey. Local Boston area trumpeter Joe Gordon joins the band for some friendly brass sparring with Byrd on several numbers, further adding to the album's jovial air of a blowing session. High quality tip-on pasted blue-back picture sleeve, hype sticker & factory sealed inside its loose bag. Recommended) more...
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DONALD BYRD Street Lady (2023 UK/EU limited edition 6-track LP pressed on 180-gram audiophile black vinyl, a welcome 50th anniversary reissue of the 1973 Blue Note jazz-funk essential from legendary trumpeter Donald Byrd, produced by Larry Mizell. Featuring Lansana's Priestess, Miss Kane, Street Lady and Witch Hunt. Gatefold picture sleeve with original cover artwork & gold hype sticker. Recommended) more...
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DONALD BYRD At The Half Note Cafe Volume 1 (2023 UK/EU limited edition 5-track LP reissue of his 1961 album released as part of the 'Blue Note Tone Poet' Series manufactured by RTI on 180-gram Audiophile Vinyl; with guest appearances from Pepper Adams, Duke Pearson, Laymon Jackson & Lex Humphries. Gatefold picture sleeve with the hype-stickered factory sealed outer dust jacket) more...
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DONALD BYRD & BOBBY JASPAR Cannes '58 (Available for the first time The Lost Live Series 6-track LP, mastered from the original INA master tapes, cut by Kevin Gray at Coherent Mastering, plated at QRP and pressed by Optimal on 180-gram vinyl.This previously unreleased concert by the Donald Byrd/Bobby Jaspar Quintet was recorded on the evening dedicated to 'Modern Jazz' during the first and only Cannes Jazz Festival on July 11th 1958. The quintet also stars Walter Davis Jr., Doug Watkins and Art Taylor. Retro-style flipback picture sleeve, with hype sticker. Limited to just 2000 copies. Recommended) more...
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