• Donald Byrd – Blackjack
    • 1. Blackjack
    • 2. West of the pecos
    • 3. loki
    • 4. Eldorardo
    • 5. Beale street
    • 6. Pentatonic

    Classic Byrd on Blue Note, featuring Hank Mobley and Sonny Red.


    Other Releases by Donald Byrd

    Donald ByrdByrd's Eye View (Tone Poet)Decca / Blue Note
    Recorded in 1955 for Tom Wilson’s Transition label, Byrd’s Eye View was Donald Byrd’s first issued album as a leader featuring the trumpeter at the...
      Donald ByrdSlow Drag (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
      Wicked 1967 album. Recommended.
        • New LP (180g) 3856842£39.00
          Tone Poet Edition
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        Donald ByrdLive Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux (1973)Blue Note
        "I’ve been waiting over 30 years for this to come out officially" Gilles Peterson "Donald Byrd in a super rare 1973 public appearance of the Mizell...
        • – Black Byrd (Live)
        • – You've Got It Bad Girl (Live)
        • – The East (Live)
        • – Introductions (Live)
        • – Kwame (Live)
        • – Poco-Mania (Live)
        Donald ByrdAt The Half Note Café, Vol. 1 (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
        In November 1960, trumpeter Donald Byrd brought his quintet in to the Half Note Café in New York City to record this soulful, swinging, and highly enjoyable...
          • LP (180 gram) 3814586£35.00
            Gatefold sleeve
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          Other Releases on Blue Note

          Grachan Moncur IIISome Other Stuff (Tone Poet)Blue Note
          Following his excellent 1963 debut Evolution, trombonist Grachan Moncur III ventured even deeper into experimental waters on 1964’s Some Other Stuff,...
            • LP 5542148£36.99
              This is part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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            Chick CoreaChick CoreaBlue Note
              • Original 2×LP BN-LA395-H2£15.00
                Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, ex-radio station copy with radio station stickers on front
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              Horace SilverFurther ExplorationsBlue Note
                • Original LP 31C 052 82962£20.00
                  Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG-Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Brazilian pressing Blue Note Vinyl, lot of sleeve/spine wear
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                Jimmy SmithAll Day LongBlue Note
                w/ Art Blakey on drums!
                  • Original 7" 45-1676£6.00
                    Vinyl condition: VG-Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print 1957 USA Vinyl
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                  Eliane EliasIllusionsBlue Note
                    • Original LP BLJ-46994£18.00
                      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, ex-radio station copy with radio station stickers on front
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                    Horace SilverSilver 'N Brass (1975)Blue Note
                    Mid 70s blue note, very deep Original USA vinyl
                      • Original LP£30.00
                        Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, some sleeve wear
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                      Sidney BechetJazz Classics Volume 2Blue Note
                        • Original LP BNS 40002£10.00
                          Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK Vinyl Reissue BNS 40002
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                        Duke PearsonWahoo!Blue Note
                        Duke Pearson’s great 1964 album Wahoo! was a perfect encapsulation of his talents as a pianist, composer and bandleader. Writing for a sextet featuring...
                          • LP 6510372£27.99
                            Part of Blue Note's 'Classic Vinyl' series.
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                          Booker LittleBooker Little & Max RoachBlue Note
                          Trumpeter Booker Little made only a few albums during his tragically short life including his astounding debut Booker Little 4 & Max Roach recorded in...
                            • LP 4881948£36.99
                              Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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                            Gene Harris And The Three SoundsLive At The 'It Club'Blue Note
                            The Three Sounds were one of the most prolific groups on the Blue Note roster from the late-1950s into the early 1970s. Led by pianist Gene Harris the...
                              Wayne ShorterJujuBlue Note
                              Saxophonist Shorter is joined by Coltrane's seminal rhythm team - McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman and Elvin Jones. Deep and seminal.
                              • – Juju
                              • – House Of Jade
                              • – Yes Or No
                              Wayne ShorterOdyssey Of IskaBlue Note
                              Odyssey of Iska is the fourteenth album by American jazz composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, released on Blue Note Records in 1971. Musicians include...
                                • LP 3896360£36.99
                                  Tone Poet Series
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                                Freddie HubbardHere To StayBlue Note
                                Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard burst out of the gates in 1960 with a torrent of creativity that produced six classic albums in two years including Here To Stay...
                                  • LP 6514965£27.99
                                    Part of Blue Note's 'Classic Vinyl' series.
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                                  Booker ErvinTex Book TenorBlue Note
                                  Booker Ervin cut two stellar Blue Note records in the late-60s including Tex Book Tenor which had to wait until 2005 for its first standalone release....
                                    Joe HendersonMode for Joe (Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
                                    Saxophonist Joe Henderson expanded his palette on his vigorous 1966 album Mode for Joe with a dynamic septet featuring Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Bobby...
                                      Jack WilsonEasterly WindsBlue Note
                                      KILLER Blue Note album - 100% essential.
                                      • – On Children
                                      • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 4509258£39.00
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                                      Herbie Nichols TrioHerbie Nichols TrioBlue Note
                                      One of jazz’s most tragically overlooked geniuses, Herbie Nichols was a highly original piano stylist and a composer of tremendous imagination and eclecticism....
                                        Wayne ShorterNight Dreamer (1964)Blue Note
                                        Wayne Shorter's debut for Blue Note, with six original compositions. A transitional record but a classic one with Shorter joined by Lee Morgan, McCoy...
                                        • – Night Dreamer
                                        Sonny ClarkSonny Clark Trio (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                        Pianist and composer Sonny Clark only lived for 32 years but more than left his mark on the jazz world in that time, with countless seminal albums such...
                                        • – Be-Bop
                                        • – I Didn't Know What Time It Was
                                        • – Two Bass Hit
                                        • – Tadd's Delight
                                        • – Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
                                        • – I'll Remember April
                                        Earl KlughCaptain Caribe - The Best Of Earl KlughBlue Note
                                          • Original LP GP-3205£15.00
                                            Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Secondhand Japanese vinyl, no Obi, some sleeve staining
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                                          Donald ByrdSlow Drag (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                          Wicked 1967 album. Recommended.
                                            • New LP (180g) 3856842£39.00
                                              Tone Poet Edition
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                                            Freddie HubbardBlue Spirits (1966)Blue Note
                                            Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, James Spaulding, Larry Ridley, Harold Mabern, Big Black. Classic Blue Note session.
                                            • – soul surge
                                            • – jodo
                                            • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3856838£34.99
                                              Tone Poet Edition
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                                            Walter Smith IIIReturn to CasualBlue Note
                                            Saxophonist and composer Walter Smith III enters a new era of his band leading career with his remarkable Blue Note debut return to casual, the long-anticipated...
                                              Jackie McLeanBluesnikBlue Note
                                              Widely regarded as one of Jackie McLean's finest, not to mention most accessible albums, Bluesnik gets the reissue treatment on Blue Note to bring it to...
                                                Horace Parlan QuintetSpeakin' My PieceBlue Note
                                                Horace Parlan struck out in style as a bandleader in 1960 with a swathe of albums for Blue Note, amongst which was this dazzling display with his quintet....
                                                  Transmissions from Total Refreshment CentreBlue Note
                                                  All the best music has a community underneath it. The extended family around London’s Total Refreshment Centre (TRC) connects continents and generations,...
                                                    Grant GreenGreen is Beautiful (Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
                                                    Another Blue Note killer coming! Grant Green killer 1970 super funky soul jazz LP from Liberty-era Blue Note Records. This is one of the best Blue Note...
                                                    • – Ain't It Funky Now
                                                    • – The Windjammer
                                                    • – Dracula
                                                    Bobby HutchersonSan Francisco (1971)Blue Note
                                                    100% STONE COLD CLASSIC BLUE NOTE LP!The musical partnership between vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson and tenor saxophonist Harold Land fully blossomed on...
                                                    • – Goin' Down South
                                                    • – Prints Tie
                                                    • – Ummh
                                                    • – A Night In Barcelona
                                                    Bobbi HumphreyFancy Dancer (1975)Blue Note
                                                    Classic jazz funk album produced by the awesome Mizell Brothers which includes the ESSENTIAL track 'Uno Esta'!
                                                    • – Uno Esta
                                                    Donald ByrdLive Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux (1973)Blue Note
                                                    "I’ve been waiting over 30 years for this to come out officially" Gilles Peterson "Donald Byrd in a super rare 1973 public appearance of the Mizell...
                                                    • – Black Byrd (Live)
                                                    • – You've Got It Bad Girl (Live)
                                                    • – The East (Live)
                                                    • – Introductions (Live)
                                                    • – Kwame (Live)
                                                    • – Poco-Mania (Live)
                                                    Donald ByrdAt The Half Note Café, Vol. 1 (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                                    In November 1960, trumpeter Donald Byrd brought his quintet in to the Half Note Café in New York City to record this soulful, swinging, and highly enjoyable...
                                                      • LP (180 gram) 3814586£35.00
                                                        Gatefold sleeve
                                                        In stockAdd to Bag
                                                      Bobby HutchersonStick-Up!Blue Note
                                                      Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson’s 1966 album Stick-Up! found him in the company of a new band line-up with Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Lewis, and...
                                                        • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3573216£36.00
                                                          Tone Poet Edition
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                                                        John ColtraneBlue TrainBlue Note
                                                        **Late 50s hard bop! Coltrane's second on Blue Note.** John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, bandleaderPaul Chambers – double bassKenny Drew – pianoCurtis...
                                                        • – Moment's Notice
                                                        Kenny CoxIntroducing Kenny Cox and The Contemporary Jazz QuintetBlue Note
                                                        Recorded in 1968, Introducing Kenny Cox and The Contemporary Jazz Quintet was the debut album by this under-recognized Detroit band led by pianist Kenny...
                                                        • – Mystique
                                                        • – You
                                                        • – Trance Dance
                                                        • – Eclipse
                                                        • – Number Four
                                                        • – Diahnn
                                                        • Original LP£65.00
                                                          Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGorig blue white label liberty first press Blue Note, top spine part undone, few non audible surface marks
                                                        • LP 3829360£22.00
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                                                        Sidney DeParis' Blue Note JazzmenOriginal Blue Note Jazz Volume IIBlue Note
                                                        VOLUME 2
                                                          • Original LP B-6506£15.00
                                                            Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA Blue Note vinyl
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