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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 ByrdStepping Into Tomorrow (1975)Blue Note
    All time-rare groove Mizell brothers production. Includes the massive 'Think Twice'.
    • – 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£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
            In stockAdd to Bag

          Other Releases on Blue Note

          Donald ByrdStepping Into Tomorrow (1975)Blue Note
          All time-rare groove Mizell brothers production. Includes the massive 'Think Twice'.
          • – stepping into tomorrow
          • – think twice
          Dexter GordonLandslideBlue Note
          First issued in 1980 as part of Blue Note's LT Series, Landslide compiles three previously unreleased sessions from 1961-62, capturing saxophonist Dexter...
            Freddie RoachDown To EarthBlue Note
            Hammond B3 organist Freddie Roach began a run of Blue Note leader dates with his excellent 1962 debut Down To Earth. The deeply soulful set was a showcase...
              'Baby Face' WilletteStop And ListenBlue Note
              Beautiful, a different Hammond B3 sound than Smith, fabulous ballads, great swing, this man should have been huge but disappeared back to Cook County in...
                Andrew HillAndrew!!!Blue Note
                Pianist Andrew Hill burst onto the scene in 1963–64 with a torrent of creativity that produced five remarkable albums including Andrew!!! featuring saxophonist...
                  • LP 5811998£36.99
                    Expected 13 JunPreorder
                  Leo ParkerRollin' With LeoBlue Note
                  Joining pianist John Cameron in the "good and the great of British Jazz" line-up is bass player Danny Thompson, percussionist Tony Carr, and flute and...
                    Horace SilverFurther ExplorationsBlue Note
                      • Original LP 31C 052 82962£20.00
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                      Eliane EliasIllusionsBlue Note
                        • Original LP BLJ-46994£18.00
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                        Dom MinasiWhen Joanna Loved MeBlue Note
                          • Original LP BN-LA258-G£10.00
                            Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl
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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
                              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...
                                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.
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                                  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...
                                      Jack WilsonEasterly WindsBlue Note
                                      KILLER Blue Note album - 100% essential.
                                      • – On Children
                                      • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 4509258£39.00
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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
                                        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...
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                                        • – 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
                                            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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                                            Walter Smith IIIReturn to CasualBlue Note
                                            Saxophonist and composer Walter Smith III enters a new era of his band leading career with his remarkable Blue Note debut return to casual, the long-anticipated...
                                              Horace Parlan QuintetSpeakin' My PieceBlue Note
                                              Horace Parlan struck out in style as a bandleader in 1960 with a swathe of albums for Blue Note, amongst which was this dazzling display with his quintet....
                                                Transmissions from Total Refreshment CentreBlue Note
                                                All the best music has a community underneath it. The extended family around London’s Total Refreshment Centre (TRC) connects continents and generations,...
                                                  Grant GreenGreen is Beautiful (Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
                                                  Another Blue Note killer coming! Grant Green killer 1970 super funky soul jazz LP from Liberty-era Blue Note Records. This is one of the best Blue Note...
                                                  • – Ain't It Funky Now
                                                  • – The Windjammer
                                                  • – Dracula
                                                  Bobbi HumphreyFancy Dancer (1975)Blue Note
                                                  Classic jazz funk album produced by the awesome Mizell Brothers which includes the ESSENTIAL track 'Uno Esta'!
                                                  • – Uno Esta
                                                  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
                                                    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
                                                        Tone Poet Edition
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                                                      John ColtraneBlue TrainBlue Note
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                                                      • – Moment's Notice
                                                      Lou DonaldsonEverything I Play Is Funky (1970)Blue Note
                                                      Blue Note take a leaf out of their rivals at Prestige for an all-star soul jazz line-up. Blue Mitchell, Idris Muhammad, Melvin Sparks, Charles Earland,...
                                                        Kenny CoxIntroducing Kenny Cox and The Contemporary Jazz QuintetBlue Note
                                                        Recorded in 1968, Introducing Kenny Cox and The Contemporary Jazz Quintet was the debut album by this under-recognized Detroit band led by pianist Kenny...
                                                        • – Mystique
                                                        • – You
                                                        • – Trance Dance
                                                        • – Eclipse
                                                        • – Number Four
                                                        • – Diahnn
                                                        • Original LP£65.00
                                                          Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGorig blue white label liberty first press Blue Note, top spine part undone, few non audible surface marks
                                                        • LP 3829360£22.00
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