September 30, 2011
William Claxton: Donald Byrd on the A train, NYC, 1959
I wonder if these New Yorkers were pissed when he started playing on the train. The dude in the suit, definitely.
Donald Byrd - Hush
Off the Royal Flush record, 1961
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Donald Byrd - Trumpet
Pepper Adams - Baritone Sax
Herbie Hancock - Piano
Butch Warren - Bass
Billy Higgins - Drums
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Notice how different Donald Byrd and Pepper Adams approach their solos—Byrd uses straight up call and response blues licks, while Adams uses a more complex harmonic vocabulary, more ii-V patterns. You think Adams took the opposite approach on a whim after he heard Byrd solo, or was he planning it all along?
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Donald Byrd Royal Flush Hush Jazz Trumpet
January 11, 2012
Donald Byrd - Bup A Loup
Album: Fuego (1959)
Personnel:
Donald Byrd - Trumpet
Jackie McLean - Alto Sax
Duke Pearson - Piano
Doug Watkins - Bass
Lex Humphries - Drums
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Love this track. The solos are impeccable. I especially love the way Byrd transitions back to the head right out of his solo.
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