Donald Byrd – Royal Flush – Blue Note Classic LP

Description

Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series!
180g Vinyl LP!
Mastered by Kevin Gray from Original Analog Tapes!
Pressed at Optimal!

Donald Byrd was off to the races after joining the Blue Note roster in 1958 and had fully hit his hard-bop stride by 1961 when he laid down his excellent albumRoyal Flush. Joining the trumpeter was a state-of-the-art rhythm section featuring a youngHerbie Hancockon piano (Hancock was making just his second appearance on a Blue Note recording date following Byrd’sChantsession earlier that year),Butch Warrenon bass, andBilly Higginson drums, along with Byrd’s frequent frontline collaboratorPepper Adamson baritone saxophone. Side 1 consists of two Byrd originals”Hush” and “Jorgie’s”which bookend a showstopping performance of the Frank Sinatra ballad “I’m a Fool to Want You.” Side 2 opens with two more pieces by Byrd”Shangri-La” and “6M’s”before the set comes to a close with Hancock’s original “Requiem.”

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Features

• Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series
• 180g Vinyl LP
• All-Analog Pressing
• Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes
• Manufactured at Optimal in Germany

Musicians

Selections

Side I:

1. Hush
2. I’m a Fool to Want You
3. Jorgie’s

Side II:

1. Shangri-La
2. 6 M’s
3. Requiem