Donald Byrd - Byrd Jazz

Donald Byrd — Byrd Jazz 

Deluxe edition limited to 1,000 copies

Mastered from the original master tapes

Lacquers cut by SST (Schallplaten Schneid Technik)

180-gram LP pressed by Pallas in Germany

Tip-on jacket printed by Pozzoli in Italy

12-page booklet includes original notes by producer Tom Wilson and an essay written by Brian Priestley

Produced by François Lê Xuan and Fred Thomas for Sam Records/Saga

Byrd Jazz, recorded live in Detroit on August 23, 1955, captures the first recording as featured artist for trumpeter Donald Byrd. This Transition LP is a perfect example of the dynamism of the mid-1950s Detroit jazz scene, as it showcases young local talents such as tenor saxophonist Yusef Lateef, pianist Barry Harris and Bernard McKinney on euphonium. With its "mondrianesque" cover, Byrd Jazz (TRLP 5) has been a longtime collector's favorite and is now available in deluxe edition: 180-gram pressing, tip-on cover, and a 12-page booklet including the original notes by producer Tom Wilson, and an essay written by Brian Priestley.

 

 

Side A

1. Parisian Thoroughfare

2. Yusef

3. Shaw 'Nuff

Side B

1. Blues

2. Torsion Level

3. Woody 'n You

4. Dancing in the Dark

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