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    Artist: 
    Donald Byrd

    Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill

    Tone Poet Vinyl
    €39,99

    Release date: July 5, 2024

    Recorded in 1956 for producer Tom Wilson’s short-lived Boston-based label Transition Records, Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill presented trumpeter Donald Byrd in a relaxed and intimate quartet setting with his frequent collaborator Doug Watkins on bass along with Boston area musicians Ray Santisi on piano and Jim Zitano on drums. The standards heavy set was captured on a rainy Spring afternoon in the Beacon Hill home of engineer Steve Fassett which provided a casual atmosphere that gave the album both its title and its easy-going charm. Byrd is at his lyrical best on Joe Sullivan’s tune “Little Rock Getaway” as well versions of “Polka Dots and Moonbeams,” “If I Love Again,” and “Stella by Starlight.” The trumpeter lays out to let the trio shine on “People Will Say We’re in Love” and “What’s New.”

    BLUE NOTE TONE POET EDITION: Mono, produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analogue master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a single Sleeve with deluxe tip-on jacket. Plus Booklet!

    Tracklist:
    Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill (1956)

    A1. Little Rock Getaway
    A2. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
    A3. People Will Say We’re In Love

    B1. If I Love Again
    B2. What’s New
    B3. Stella By Starlight

    Donald Byrd: Trumpet / Ray Santisi: Piano / Doug Watkins: Bass / Jim Zitano: Drums

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    Format Album
    Release Date 2024
    Speed 33 RPM
    Size 12"

    Tracklist

    1. 1. Little Rock Getaway
    2. 2. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
    3. 3. People Will Say We're In Love