A 75th birthday tribute to trumpeter Donald Byrd

featuring Pepper Adams, Herbie Hancock, Gigi Gryce, Wayne Shorter, Jackie McLean, McCoy Tyner, Hank Mobley, Kenny Burrell, Duke Pearson, Hank Jones, Wynton Kelly, Tommy Flanagan, Cedar Walton, Lew Tabackin, Jerry Dodgion, Larry & Fonse Mizell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor, and Billy Higgins

All tracks feature Donald Byrd (trumpet) with:

[1'13] Lex (Byrd in Flight, Blue Note 1960) Hank Mobley- ts; Duke Pearson- p; Doug Watkins- b; Lex Humphries (d)
[8'48] I'm So Excited By You (Mustang, Blue Note 1966) Sonny Red- as; Hank Mobley- ts; McCoy Tyner- p; Walter Booker- b; Freddie Waits- d
[14'24] (Fallin' Like) Dominoes (Places and Spaces, Blue Note 1975) Raymond Brown- tp; George Bohanon- tb; Tyree Glenn Jr.- ts; Larry Mizell- p, arr, back vcl; Skip Scarborough- elp; Fonce Mizell- clav, tp, back vcl; Craig McMullen, John Rowin- g; Chuck Rainey- elb; Harvey Mason- d; King Errisson, Mayuto Correa- cga, perc; Kay Haith- back vcl; strings
[18'47] Requiem (Royal Flush, Blue Note 1961) Byrd- tp; Pepper Adams- bars; Herbie Hancock- p; Butch Warren- b; Billy Higgins- d
[25'50] with Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab- X-Tacy (Jazz Lab, Jubilee 1957) Gryce- as; Hank Jones- p; Paul Chambers- b; Art Taylor- d
[34'11] My Ideal (Slow Drag, Blue Note 1967) Sonny Red (as) Cedar Walton (p) Walter Booker (b) Billy Higgins (d, vo)
[40'30] The Dude (Electric Byrd, Blue Note 1970) Bill Champbell- tb; Jerry Dodgion- as, ss, fl; Lew Tabackin- ts, fl; Frank Foster- ts, acl; Pepper Adams- bars, cl; Duke Pearson- elp; Wally Richardson- g; Ron Carter- b; Mickey Roker- d; Airto Moreira- perc
[48'17] Free Form (Free Form, Blue Note 1961) Wayne Shorter- ts; Herbie Hancock- p; Butch Warren- b; Billy Higgins- d
[59'23] Trio (Motor City Scene, Bethlehem 1960) Pepper Adams- bars; Kenny Burrell- g, Tommy Flanagan- p, Paul Chambers- b, Louis Hayes- d
[67'26] with Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab- I Remember Clifford (Jazz Lab, Columbia 1957) Jimmy Cleveland- tb; Julius Watkins- Frh; Don Butterfield- tu; Gigi Gryce- as; Sahib Shihab- bars; Wade Legge- p; Wendell Marshall- b; Art Taylor- d
[72'18] Lanasana's Princess (Street Lady, Blue Note 1973) Roger Glenn- fl; Jerry Peters- p, elp; Fonce Mizell- clav, tp, vcl; Fred Perren- syn, vcl; David T. Walker- g; Chuck Rainey- elb; Harvey Mason- d; King Errisson- cga; Stephanie Spruill- perc; Larry Mizell- vcl, arr, cond
[79'53] Paul's Pal (Off to the Races, Blue Note 1958) Jackie McLean (as -1,2,4/6) Pepper Adams (bars -1,2,4/6) Wynton Kelly (p) Sam Jones (b) Art Taylor (d)
[86'59] Funky Mama (Fuego, Blue Note 1959) Jackie McLean- as; Duke Pearson- p; Doug Watkins- b; Lex Humphries- d
[97'53]

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