DONALD BYRD - BYRD'S EYE VIEW VINYL RE-ISSUE (LTD. TONE POET DELUXE ED. 180G LP) DONALD BYRD

LIMITED TONE POET DELUXE EDITION 180G VINYL RE-ISSUE

Release Date: 3rd May 2024

"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 helm of the line-up of The Jazz Messengers with Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, and Art Blakey plus trumpeter Joe Gordon on several tracks. This mono Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket with an 8.5” x 5.5” booklet."