Donald Byrd

• LIMITED EDITION - 180 GRAM VINYL

• RE-MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES

The second volume of work that Donald Byrd recorded live at the Olympia in Paris in 1958 – even harder-hitting in tone than the first! The set features Byrd playing some tight hardbop lines – working in a cool group that also features Bobby Jaspar on tenor, Walter Davis Jr on piano, Doug Watkins on bass, and Art Taylor on drums – all players who come together with the sound and style of some of those great late 50s Prestige blowing sessions!

The difference, though, is that Byrd is the clear leader here – working his trumpet solos with techniques that really show him growing as an artist on this Paris trip – forging a tight vision into the music that makes it way more than just a loose bop exercise on stage. You'll hear that especially on "52nd Street Theme", but the whole set's pretty darn great

PERSONNEL:

• Donald Byrd (trumpet)
• Bobby Jaspar (tenor sax)
• Walter Davis Jr (piano)
• Doug Watkins (bass)
• Art Taylor (drums)

Live at L'Olympia, October 22, 1958

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Salt Peanuts
• A2. Parisian Thoroughfare
• A3. Stardust
• A4. 52nd Street Theme

• SIDE B
• B1. At This Time
• B2. Formidable
• B3. Two-Bass Hit
• B4. Salt Peanuts