Donald Byrd

This is a very special release indeed, for fans of Donald Byrd's 70s period and Blue Note devotees of all types. There was a heavy presence from the Blue Note roster at the 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival, and many of the performances were released under the Live Cookin With Blue Note at Montreux banner - Bobby Hutcherson, Bobbi Humphrey and Marlena Shaw being some notable mentions. But this set from Donald Byrd inexplicably sat on master tapes in relative obscurity for a long time and now, on what would have been Byrd's 90th birthday, this raw and urgent live performance gets a proper release.

PERSONNEL:

• Donald Byrd - (trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals)
• Fonce Mizell - (trumpet, vocals)
• Allan Barnes - (tenor saxophone, flute)
• Nathan Davis - (tenor & soprano saxophone)
• Kevin Toney - (electric piano)
• Larry Mizell - (synthesizers)
• Barney Perry - (electric guitar)
• Henry Franklin - (electric bass)
• Keith Killgo - (drums, vocals)
• Ray Armando - (congas, percussion)

Recorded live at Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 5, 1973

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Black Byrd
• A2. You’ve Got It Bad Girl
• A3. The East

• SIDE B
• B1. Introductions
• B2. Kwame
• B3. Poco-Mania