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Steppin' Again / Mindgames (Sneaky Pete Edit)

Label: West Wind
Released: 2004

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Byrd in Hand (RVG Edition)

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Witchcraft; Here Am I; Devil Whip; Bronze Dance; Clarion Calls; The Injuns.

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Electric Byrd

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Estavinico (11:00); Essence (10:30); Xibaba (13:35); The Dude (8:00).

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Article: Album Review

Pepper Adams: Urban Dreams

Read "Urban Dreams" reviewed by Derek Taylor


Musicians frequently become associated with the attributes of their instruments. Charles Mingus was hulking and imposing, just like his bass. Art Blakey had the propulsive, authoritative personality of his drums. Paul Desmond was urbane and laidback, just like the sound of his sweet-toned alto. There are, of course, exceptions to these sorts of correlations. ...

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Article: Album Review

Donald Byrd: Electric Byrd

Read "Electric Byrd" reviewed by John Ballon


Considered by some to be trumpeter Donald Byrd's last worthwhile jazz recording, Electric Byrd is a high-flying relic from 1970. This album can be understood as Byrd's formidable response to the musical challenges set down by trumpet-rival Miles Davis with his epic Bitches Brew recordings from a year earlier. Clearly Miles is the ghost presence here, ...

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Donald Byrd: Kofi

Read "Donald Byrd: Kofi" reviewed by John Ballon


An album of previously unreleased material taken from two 1969-1970 sessions which capture the immensely talented trumpeter Donald Byrd in a transitional moment of artistic brilliance. The first two tracks, “Kofi" and “Fufu," were both recorded during the 1969 session, and are the most original and imaginative compositions on the album. Rooted in the hypnotic African-infused ...

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Donald Byrd: Byrd in Hand (RVG Edition)

Read "Byrd in Hand (RVG Edition)" reviewed by Robert Gilbert


Of the jazz trumpeters who blazed a trail during the 1950s and '60s, Donald Byrd has never really gotten his due. He came into his own at the same time as Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Chet Baker, Kenny Dorham, etc. were on the scene, unjustly diverting some attention away from Byrd. Yet a listen to a ...

Album

Thank You ... For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life)

Label: West Wind
Released: 2002

Album

The Transition Sessions

Label: West Wind
Released: 2002

Album

Stepping Into Tomorrow

Label: West Wind
Released: 2000


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