Donald Byrd - Kofi (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) - VINYL LP

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. In November 1960, trumpeter Donald Byrd brought his quintet into the Half Not Cafe in New York City to record this soulful, swinging and highly enjoyable live set of hard cop featuring Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone), Duke Pearson (piano), Laymon Jackson (bass) and Lex Humphries (drums). Blue Note Tone Poet Series features all-analog, remastering.

Vinyl LP pressing. 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 InchGreat GodInch and the sophisticated excellence the entire ensemble brings.

Donald Byrd's 1975 album, Places and Spaces, featuring the hits InchWind ParadeInch and InchDominoes,Inch was the culmination of his fusion period. It was his 5th consecutive album produced by the visionary Larry Mizell, and the second to last session Byrd would cut for Blue Note, the tag he had been with since 1958. Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Optimal. Album Tracks 1. Change (Makes You Want to Hustle) 2. Wind Parade 3. Dominoes 1. Places and Spaces 2. You and Music 3. Night Whistler 4. Just My Imagination