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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
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      • – Places And Spaces
      • – You And The Music
      • – Night Whistler
      • – Just My Imagination
      Donald ByrdSlow Drag (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
      Wicked 1967 album. Recommended.
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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

          Grachan Moncur IIISome Other Stuff (Tone Poet)Blue Note
          Following his excellent 1963 debut Evolution, trombonist Grachan Moncur III ventured even deeper into experimental waters on 1964’s Some Other Stuff,...
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              This is part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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            Sidney BechetJazz Classics Volume 1Blue Note
              • Original LP BLP 1201£30.00
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              Chick CoreaChick CoreaBlue Note
                • Original 2×LP BN-LA395-H2£15.00
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                Horace SilverFurther ExplorationsBlue Note
                  • Original LP 31C 052 82962£20.00
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                  Jimmy SmithAll Day LongBlue Note
                  w/ Art Blakey on drums!
                    • Original 7" 45-1676£6.00
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                    Eliane EliasIllusionsBlue Note
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                      Horace SilverSilver 'N Brass (1975)Blue Note
                      Mid 70s blue note, very deep Original USA vinyl
                        • Original LP£30.00
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                        Sidney BechetJazz Classics Volume 2Blue Note
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                          Duke PearsonWahoo!Blue Note
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                            • 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...
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                              Gene Harris And The Three SoundsLive At The 'It Club'Blue Note
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                                Wayne ShorterJujuBlue Note
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                                Meshell NdegeocelloNo More Water: The Gospel of James BaldwinBlue Note
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                                  Odyssey of Iska is the fourteenth album by American jazz composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, released on Blue Note Records in 1971. Musicians include...
                                    • 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...
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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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                                            Wayne ShorterNight Dreamer (1964)Blue Note
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                                            • – 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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                                            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
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                                              • – You And The Music
                                              • – Night Whistler
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                                              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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                                                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
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                                                Walter Smith IIIReturn to CasualBlue Note
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                                                        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
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                                                        • – Goin' Down South
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                                                        • – A Night In Barcelona
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                                                        • – Uno Esta
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                                                        • – Black Byrd (Live)
                                                        • – You've Got It Bad Girl (Live)
                                                        • – The East (Live)
                                                        • – Introductions (Live)
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                                                        • – 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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                                                          Bobby HutchersonStick-Up!Blue Note
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                                                            • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3573216£36.00
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