Donald Byrd: Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) - VINYL LP

Donald Byrd: Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) - VINYL LP

Donald Byrd SKU: 44397654
Price
Save
/
Title:

Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)

Artist:

Donald Byrd

Label:

Blue Note Records

Product Type:

VINYL LP

UPC:

602448819468

Genre:

Misc Product

Release Date:

2024-07-05

Number of Discs:

1

Vinyl LP pressing. Recorded in 1956 for producer Tom Wilson's short-lived Boston-based label Transition Records, Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill presented trumpeter Donald Byrd in a relaxed and intimate quartet setting with his frequent collaborator Doug Watkins on bass along with Boston area musicians Ray Santisi on piano and Jim Zitano on drums. The standards heavy set was captured on a rainy Spring afternoon in the Beacon Hill home of engineer Steve Fassett which provided a casual atmosphere that gave the album both it's title and it's easy-going charm. Byrd is at his lyrical best on Joe Sullivan's tune "Little Rock Getaway" as well versions of "Polka Dots and Moonbeams," "If I Love Again," and "Stella by Starlight." The trumpeter lays out to let the trio shine on "People Will Say We're in Love" and "What's New."

Found in

More from Donald Byrd
Recently viewed