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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 ByrdThink Twice / Where Are We Going?Major Keys
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      Donald ByrdStepping Into Tomorrow (1975)Blue Note
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      • – stepping into tomorrow
      • – think twice
      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£38.99
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          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
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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 Byrd Chant Blue Note
              High quality 180 gram reissue on the Blue Note Tone Poet series of Donald Byrd’s 1961 recording, not released until 1979, and featuring Herbie Hancock...
              • – I'm An Old Cowhand From The Rio Grande
              • – Chant
              • LP (180 gram) 7766136£31.99
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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...
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                Sam RiversDimensions & ExtensionsBlue Note
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                        McCoy TynerAsante [Expanded Edition]Blue Note
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                        • LP 6501974£36.99
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                        Stanley TurrentineEasy WalkerBlue Note
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                        • LP 7580705£27.99
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                        Larry YoungMother ShipBlue Note
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                        Blue MitchellThe Thing To DoBlue Note
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                        • LP 7580696£27.99
                          Part of Blue Note’s ‘Classic Vinyl’ series.
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                                • New LP (180g) 3538218£42.99
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                                  Donald ByrdStepping Into Tomorrow (1975)Blue Note
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                                          • LP 6510372£27.99
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                                          Booker LittleBooker Little & Max RoachBlue Note
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