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    Donald Byrd Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill

    Transition / Blue Note
      • 1. Little Rock Getaway
      • 2. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
      • 3. People Will Say We're In Love
      • 4. If I Love Again
      • 5. What's New
      • 6. Stella By Starlight

      Recorded in 1956 for producer Tom Wilson’s Boston-based label Transition Records, Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill presented trumpeter Donald Byrd in a relaxed and intimate quartet setting with Doug Watkins on bass along with Boston area musicians Ray Santisi on piano and Jim Zitano on drums.

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      Donald ByrdStepping Into Tomorrow (1975)Blue Note
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      Donald ByrdStreet Lady (1973)Blue Note
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      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',...
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        Donald ByrdAt The Half Note Café, Vol. 1 (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
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          Donald ByrdByrd In Flight (Tone Poet Edition)Blue Note
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            Donald ByrdEthiopian KnightsBlue Note
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