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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 ByrdA New PerspectiveBlue Note
    Remarkable 1963 album with Hank Mobley, Kenny Burell, Herbie Hancock & gospel choir! includes the classic 'Cristo Redentor'. Killer and deep!
    • – Elijah
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    Donald ByrdByrd's Eye View (Tone Poet)Decca (UMO) / 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
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      Donald ByrdSlow Drag (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
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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
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        • – Witch Hunt
        • – Woman of The World
        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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                              Herbie Nichols TrioHerbie Nichols TrioBlue Note
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                                        Donald ByrdSlow Drag (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
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