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    Donald Byrd Free Form (1961)

    Blue Note
      • 1. pentacostal feeling
      • 2. night flower
      • 3. nai nai
      • 4. french spice
      • 5. free form
      • 6. three wishes

      Five "Blue Note" Stars!! Donald Byrd and an all star cast really fire off a great recording of classic jazz, funk, and adventurous music. Billy Higgins, Butch Warren and the superlative Herbie Hancock are a great rhythm section with front man Wayne Shorter adding his considerable, diverse resume to the proceedings. 

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      Donald ByrdStepping Into Tomorrow (1975)Blue Note
      All time-rare groove Mizell brothers production. Includes the massive 'Think Twice'.
      • – stepping into tomorrow
      • – think twice
      • LP (180 gram) 6581682£24.00
        Expected 18 JulPreorder
      Donald ByrdStreet Lady (1973)Blue Note
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      • – Woman of The World
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      Donald ByrdByrd's Eye View (Tone Poet)Decca / Blue Note
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          Donald ByrdLive Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux (1973)Blue Note
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            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
            • LP (180 gram) 6581682£24.00
              Expected 18 JulPreorder
            Eddie HendersonHeritage (1976)Blue Note
            Trumpeter Eddie Henderson came to prominence as a member of Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi in the early-70s after which he recorded a pair of seminal jazz-funk...
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                  Horace SilverFurther ExplorationsBlue Note
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                      Horace SilverSilver 'N Brass (1975)Blue Note
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                                        Earl KlughCaptain Caribe - The Best Of Earl KlughBlue Note
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                                          Donald ByrdSlow Drag (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
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                                            • New LP (180g) 3856842£39.00
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                                                      • LP (180 gram) 3814586£35.00
                                                        Gatefold sleeve
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                                                        • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3573216£36.00
                                                          Tone Poet Edition
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