Groovin' for Nat
Released: Jan 12, 1962
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Released: Jan 12, 1962
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On this somewhat obscure Black Lion release (which has been reissued on CD), Donald Byrd teams up with fellow trumpeter Johnny Coles, pianist Duke Pearson, bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Walter...
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House of Byrd
Released: Aug 3, 1956
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Released: Aug 3, 1956
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This two-LP set combines together the music from Two Trumpets and The Young Bloods. The former session has both Donald Byrd and Art Farmer on trumpets in a sextet with altoist Jackie McLean and...
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I'm Tryin' to Get Home
Released: Dec 17, 1964
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Released: Dec 17, 1964
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A follow-up to trumpeter Donald Byrd's hit A New Perspective, this LP (not yet reissued on CD) also features an eight-voice choir conducted by Coleridge Perkinson and arrangements by Duke Pearson...
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Long Green
Released: Sep 29, 1955
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Released: Sep 29, 1955
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This was trumpeter Donald Byrd's second session as a leader, following his lesser-known debut for Transition by a little over a month. Just 22 years old at the time, Byrd did not have his own style...
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A New Perspective
Released: Jan 12, 1963
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Released: Jan 12, 1963
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This unusual set (reissued on CD by Blue Note) was one of the most successful uses of a gospel choir in a jazz context. Trumpeter Donald Byrd and a septet that also includes tenor saxophonist Hank...
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Royal Flush
Released: Sep 21, 1961
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Released: Sep 21, 1961
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Donald Byrd was at his peak as a straight-ahead hard bop band leader in the early '60s, turning a series of remarkably solid, enjoyable sessions for Blue Note. Royal Flush is no exception to the...
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September Afternoon
Released: Dec 28, 1956
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Released: Dec 28, 1956
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Interesting rare session with orchestrations; w/ Clare Fischer (p). ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
Slow Drag
Released: May 12, 1967
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Released: May 12, 1967
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This LP was one of trumpeter Donald Byrd's final hard bop dates. Teamed with altoist Sonny Red, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Walter Booker and drummer Billy Higgins (who takes a surprise vocal on...
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Young Byrd
Released: Feb 7, 1957
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Released: Feb 7, 1957
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This double-LP from 1977 tried to capitalize a bit on trumpeter Donald Byrd's fame. Although reissued under Byrd's name, the two sessions were originally led by baritonist Pepper Adams and altoist...
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