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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 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£31.99
      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
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    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
    • – Beast Of Burden
    • – Cristo Redentor
    • – The Black Disciple
    • – Chant
    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£39.00
          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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          Other Releases on Blue Note

          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£31.99
            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
            In stockAdd to Bag
          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
              The Three Sounds were one of the most prolific groups on the Blue Note roster from the late-1950s into the early 1970s. Led by pianist Gene Harris the...
                Wayne ShorterJujuBlue Note
                Saxophonist Shorter is joined by Coltrane's seminal rhythm team - McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman and Elvin Jones. Deep and seminal.
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                Meshell NdegeocelloNo More Water: The Gospel of James BaldwinBlue Note
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                    • LP 3896360£36.99
                      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.
                        Expected 17 JanPreorder
                      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
                      • – Beast Of Burden
                      • – Cristo Redentor
                      • – The Black Disciple
                      • – Chant
                      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...
                          Horace SilverSilver 'N Voices (1977)Blue Note
                          Excellent 70s soul jazz on Blue Note from Silver's group with vocal choir. Deep.
                            • Original LP£20.00
                              Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned 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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                            Stanley TurrentineAnother StoryBlue Note
                              • Original LP BST 84336£40.00
                                Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl
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                              Jackie McLeanTippin' The ScalesBlue Note
                                • Original LP BST 84427£15.00
                                  Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Blue Note vinyl, French 1984 DMM pressing, VG ONLY
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                                Dexter GordonGettin' AroundBlue Note
                                  • Original LP BST-84204£60.00
                                    Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned 1987 Manhattan USA DMM pressing copy in original shrinkwrap
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                                  Herbie Nichols TrioHerbie Nichols TrioBlue Note
                                  One of jazz’s most tragically overlooked geniuses, Herbie Nichols was a highly original piano stylist and a composer of tremendous imagination and eclecticism....
                                    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
                                    Tina BrooksTrue BlueBlue Note
                                    The only one of tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks’ albums as a leader to be released during his too-brief lifetime, 1960’s True Blue is a hard bop masterpiece...
                                      • New LP (180g) 5524255£28.00
                                        Expected 17 NovPreorder
                                      Sonny ClarkSonny Clark Trio (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                      Pianist and composer Sonny Clark only lived for 32 years but more than left his mark on the jazz world in that time, with countless seminal albums such...
                                      • – Be-Bop
                                      • – I Didn't Know What Time It Was
                                      • – Two Bass Hit
                                      • – Tadd's Delight
                                      • – Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
                                      • – I'll Remember April
                                      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
                                        Donald ByrdSlow Drag (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                        Wicked 1967 album. Recommended.
                                          • New LP (180g) 3856842£39.00
                                            Tone Poet Edition
                                            In stockAdd to Bag
                                          Walter Smith IIIReturn to CasualBlue Note
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                                                  Grant GreenGreen is Beautiful (Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
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                                                  • – Ain't It Funky Now
                                                  • – The Windjammer
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                                                  Bobby HutchersonSan Francisco (1971)Blue Note
                                                  100% STONE COLD CLASSIC BLUE NOTE LP!The musical partnership between vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson and tenor saxophonist Harold Land fully blossomed on...
                                                  • – Goin' Down South
                                                  • – Prints Tie
                                                  • – Ummh
                                                  • – A Night In Barcelona
                                                  Fats NavarroThe Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1Blue Note
                                                    • Original LP BLP 1531£40.00
                                                      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned French 1984 DMM vinyl
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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
                                                        In stockAdd to Bag
                                                      Harold VickSteppin' Out! (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                                      In 1963, tenor saxophonist Harold Vick made his sole album as a leader for Blue Note, the underrated soul jazz gem Steppin’ Out. The record finds its...
                                                        • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3814591£36.00
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                                                        Bobby HutchersonStick-Up!Blue Note
                                                        Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson’s 1966 album Stick-Up! found him in the company of a new band line-up with Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Lewis, and...
                                                          • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3573216£36.00
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