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    Donald Byrd Ethiopian Knights

    Blue Note
    • Donald Byrd – The Emperor
    • 1. The Emperor
    • 2. Jamie
    • 3. The Little Rasti

    Heavy album!

    Excellent 1971 rootsy funky jazz fusion album in the spirit of Miles Davis' 'Bitches Brew'! "The Emperor" is a BAD TUNE.

    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 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 ByrdSlow Drag (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
      Wicked 1967 album. Recommended.
        • New LP (180g) 3856842£31.99
          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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          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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              Andrew HillJudgmentBlue Note
              Alfred Lion considered pianist-composer Andrew Hill as unique as Thelonious Monk and documented Hill’s music with a fervor. Recorded in 1964 with a quartet...
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                Stanley TurrentineIn Memory OfBlue Note
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                  Stanley TurrentineRough 'N TumbleBlue Note
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                    Sidney De ParisDeParis DixieBlue Note
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                      Freddie RoachDown To EarthBlue Note
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                        'Baby Face' WilletteStop And ListenBlue Note
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                          Eddie HendersonHeritage (1976)Blue Note
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                                Eliane EliasIllusionsBlue Note
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                                  Dom MinasiWhen Joanna Loved MeBlue Note
                                    • Original LP BN-LA258-G£10.00
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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
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                                                  Jack WilsonEasterly WindsBlue Note
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                                                  • – On Children
                                                  • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 4509258£39.00
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                                                  Herbie Nichols TrioHerbie Nichols TrioBlue Note
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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
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                                                    • – Night Dreamer
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                                                        • Original LP GP-3205£15.00
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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
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                                                        • – Night Whistler
                                                        • – Just My Imagination
                                                        MadlibShades of Blue (Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
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                                                        • – 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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                                                        Donald ByrdSlow Drag (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                                        Wicked 1967 album. Recommended.
                                                          • New LP (180g) 3856842£31.99
                                                            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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                                                              "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)
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