Donald Byrd: Chant LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)

Artist: 
Donald Byrd
$64.99

Blue Note, 1979

Trumpeter Donald Byrd and baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams had a formidable partnership throughout the early 1960s, making a series of highly regarded hard bop albums. Yet somehow this masterful quintet session from April 1961 (which also features Herbie Hancock, sounding exceptionally fine on his very first Blue Note recording session) remained unreleased for nearly 20 years. Of particular note are Herbie's playing on “Great God” and the sophisticated excellence the entire ensemble brings to Duke Pearson's masterpiece composition “Chant.”

Tracklist


Side A

  1. I'm An Old Cowhand
  2. You're Next
  3. Chant

Side B

  1. That's All
  2. Great God
  3. Sophisticated Lady

Blue Note Records’ Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series is produced by Joe Harley and features all-analog, mastered-from-the-original-master-tape 180g audiophile vinyl reissues in deluxe gatefold packaging. Mastering is by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) and vinyl is manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated (RTI).