• 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 ByrdStepping Into Tomorrow (1975)Blue Note
    All time-rare groove Mizell brothers production. Includes the massive 'Think Twice'.
    • – stepping into tomorrow
    • – think twice
    Donald ByrdStreet Lady (1973)Blue Note
    Classic jazz funk album written and produced by the magnificent Mizell brothers! Includes 'Lansana's Priestess'. Personnel playing on the album include...
    • – Lansana's Priestess
    • – Miss Kane
    • – Sister Love
    • – Street Lady
    • – Witch Hunt
    • – Woman of The World
    • New LP (180g) MOVLP3396£29.99
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    • Original LP£65.00
      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, blue label Liberty, Blue Note orig inner, some sleevewear from age
    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 ByrdPlaces And Spaces (1975)Blue Note
      SEMINAL MONSTER LP!!The definitive jazz funk album produced by the Mizell brothers. A classic all the way featuring the essential rare groove cuts 'Change',...
      • – Change
      • – Wind Parade
      • – (Fallin' Like) Dominoes
      • – Places And Spaces
      • – You And The Music
      • – Night Whistler
      • – Just My Imagination
      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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        Donald ByrdByrd In Flight (Tone Poet Edition)Blue Note
        The high-spirited soloing of trumpeter Donald Byrd and tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley on “Ghana” — the opening track of Byrd In Flight —...
          • LP (180 gram) 893500£42.99
            Deluxe, 180g 'Tone Poet' edition in a gatefold sleeve.
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          Donald ByrdRoyal FlushBlue Note
          Early Blue Note release from Donald Byrd, originally released in 1961, with a very young Herbie Hancock (only 21 years old) on piano and the superlative...
            • LP 6500765£27.99
              Blue Note's 'Classic Vinyl' series
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            Other Releases on Blue Note

            Big John PattonGot A Good Thing Goin’Blue Note
            Organist Big John Patton’s 1966 soul jazz manifesto Got A Good Thing Goin’ was a showcase for the dynamic duo of Patton and guitarist Grant Green whose...
              • LP 5889281£36.99
                Expected 03 JulPreorder
              Bobby HutchersonComponents (Tone Poet Edition)Blue Note
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                • – Goin' Home
                • – Fulfillment
                • LP 6501974£36.99
                  Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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                Clifford BrownMemorial AlbumBlue Note
                  • Original LP BLP 1526£50.00
                    Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Japanese Vinyl, no Obi
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                  Stanley TurrentineEasy WalkerBlue Note
                  Stanley Turrentine’s 1966 album Easy Walker was right in the soulful tenor saxophonist’s sweet spot with Mr. T fronting a versatile quartet with McCoy...
                  • – Meat Wave
                  • – They All Say That I'm The Biggest Fool
                  • – Yours Is My Heart Alone
                  • – Easy Walker
                  • – What The World Needs Now Is Love
                  • – Alone Together
                  • LP 7580705£27.99
                    Part of Blue Note’s ‘Classic Vinyl’ series.
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                  Fred JacksonHootin’ ‘N Tootin’Blue Note
                  In addition to appearing as a sideman with Blue Note organists Baby Face Willette and Big John Patton, the brawny tenor saxophonist Fred Jackson also cut...
                  • – Dippin' In The Bag
                  • – Southern Exposure
                  • – Preach Brother
                  • – Hootin' 'N Tootin'
                  • – Easin' On Down
                  • – That's Where It's At
                  • – Way Down Home
                  • LP 5842277£36.99
                    Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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                  Blue MitchellThe Thing To DoBlue Note
                  Trumpeter Blue Mitchell’s soulful, swinging style embodied the Blue Note ethos and his 1964 debut for the label The Thing To Do showcased his sound across...
                  • – Fungii Mama
                  • – Mona's Mood
                  • – The Thing To Do
                  • – Step Lightly
                  • – Chick's Tune
                  • LP 7580696£27.99
                    Part of Blue Note’s ‘Classic Vinyl’ series.
                    Expected 17 AprPreorder
                  Frank SinatraSongs for Swingin’ Lovers!Blue Note
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                  • – You Make Me Feel So Young
                  • – It Happened In Monterey
                  • – You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
                  • – You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
                  • – Too Marvelous For Words
                  • – Old Devil Moon
                  • – Pennies From Heaven
                  • – Love Is Here To Stay
                  • – I've Got You Under My Skin
                  • – I Thought About You
                  • – We'll Be Together Again
                  • – Makin' Whoopee
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                  • – Anything Goes
                  • – How About You?
                  • LP 7894910£36.99
                    Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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                  Art Blakey QuintetA Night At Birdland Volume 1Blue Note
                    • Original LP GXK 8099 (M)£40.00
                      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Japanese Vinyl, w/obi
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                    Stanley TurrentineIn Memory OfBlue Note
                    Stanley Turrentine’s stellar 1964 album, In Memory Of, traversed swinging hard bop, beautiful balladry and African rhythms with the saxophonist fronting...
                      • LP 5571608£36.99
                        Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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                      Art HodesThe Funky Piano Of Art HodesBlue Note
                        • Original LP B-6502 K£12.00
                          Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl
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                        Sidney De ParisDeParis DixieBlue Note
                          • Original LP B-6501£10.00
                            Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl
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                          Donald ByrdStepping Into Tomorrow (1975)Blue Note
                          All time-rare groove Mizell brothers production. Includes the massive 'Think Twice'.
                          • – stepping into tomorrow
                          • – think twice
                          Lou DonaldsonMr. Shing-A-LingBlue Note
                          Killer late 60s funky jazz on Blue Note, including the much sampled version of 'Ode To Billy Joe'.
                          • – ode to billie joe
                          Freddie RoachDown To EarthBlue Note
                          Hammond B3 organist Freddie Roach began a run of Blue Note leader dates with his excellent 1962 debut Down To Earth. The deeply soulful set was a showcase...
                            'Baby Face' WilletteStop And ListenBlue Note
                            Beautiful, a different Hammond B3 sound than Smith, fabulous ballads, great swing, this man should have been huge but disappeared back to Cook County in...
                              Eddie HendersonHeritage (1976)Blue Note
                              Trumpeter Eddie Henderson came to prominence as a member of Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi in the early-70s after which he recorded a pair of seminal jazz-funk...
                                Andrew HillAndrew!!!Blue Note
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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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                                    Donald ByrdStreet Lady (1973)Blue Note
                                    Classic jazz funk album written and produced by the magnificent Mizell brothers! Includes 'Lansana's Priestess'. Personnel playing on the album include...
                                    • – Lansana's Priestess
                                    • – Miss Kane
                                    • – Sister Love
                                    • – Street Lady
                                    • – Witch Hunt
                                    • – Woman of The World
                                    • New LP (180g) MOVLP3396£29.99
                                      In stockAdd to Bag
                                    • Original LP£65.00
                                      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, blue label Liberty, Blue Note orig inner, some sleevewear from age
                                    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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                                        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...
                                              Art HodesSittin' In - Volume IBlue Note
                                                • Original LP B 6508£10.00
                                                  Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl
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                                                Jack WilsonEasterly WindsBlue Note
                                                KILLER Blue Note album - 100% essential.
                                                • – On Children
                                                • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 4509258£39.00
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                                                Duke PearsonThe Right TouchBlue Note
                                                Super killer dance jazz classic Blue Note. 'Chilli Peppers' is one of the toughest tunes ever, a mainstay of Gilles Peterson/jazz dance back in the days...
                                                • – Chili Peppers
                                                • – Make It Good
                                                • – My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera)
                                                • – Los Malos Hombres
                                                • – Scrap Iron
                                                • – Rotary
                                                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
                                                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 ByrdPlaces And Spaces (1975)Blue Note
                                                  SEMINAL MONSTER LP!!The definitive jazz funk album produced by the Mizell brothers. A classic all the way featuring the essential rare groove cuts 'Change',...
                                                  • – Change
                                                  • – Wind Parade
                                                  • – (Fallin' Like) Dominoes
                                                  • – Places And Spaces
                                                  • – You And The Music
                                                  • – Night Whistler
                                                  • – Just My Imagination
                                                  MadlibShades of Blue (Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
                                                  Madlib invades Blue Note! Hip hop producer extroardinaire and world class jazz fiend Madlib gets let loose in the Blue Note vaults with his sampler!
                                                  • – Introduction
                                                  • – Slim's Return
                                                  • – Distant Land
                                                  • – Mystic Bounce
                                                  • – Stormy
                                                  • – Blue Note Interlude
                                                  • – Please Set Me At Ease
                                                  • – Funky Blue Note
                                                  • – Alfred Lion Interlude
                                                  • – Stepping Into Tomorrow
                                                  • – Andrew Hill Break
                                                  • – Montara
                                                  • – Song For My Father
                                                  • – Footprints
                                                  • – Peace/Dolphin Dance
                                                  • – Outro
                                                  • New Audiophile 2×LP (180 GRAM) 5507723£36.99
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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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