Donald Byrd - Byrd In Hand (1959)

Donald Byrd - Byrd In Hand (1959)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 290MB

Blue Note | RVG 24-bit remaster 2002

Allmusic:
For this excellent album, trumpeter Donald Byrd teams up with tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, baritonist Pepper Adams, pianist Walter Davis, Jr., bassist Sam Jones and drummer Art Taylor. Together the sextet performs three Byrd originals, two Davis songs and the standard "Witchcraft." Although none of the new tunes caught on, the group (which includes two distinctive saxophonists and the rapidly maturing trumpet of Donald Byrd) plays consistently creative and spirited solos in the hard bop idiom.

Tracks
-1. "Witchcraft" 8:29
-2. "Here Am I" (Byrd) 8:25
-3. "Devil Whip" (Byrd) 4:42
-4. "Bronze Dance" (Walter Davis, Jr.) 6:42
-5. "Clarion Calls" (Walter Davis, Jr.) 5:41
-6. "The Injuns" (Byrd) 6:13

Personnel
* Donald Byrd - trumpet
* Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
* Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
* Walter Davis, Jr. - piano
* Sam Jones - bass
* Art Taylor - drums

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