Donald Byrd: A New Perspective LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) BREC-56 balancing the genre’s tradition with

balancing the genre’s tradition with its future and reflecting the melting pot of talent and diversity within the current scene

to her best-loved recordings

Angelica 5 (SIDE B)

Debutante's Ball

A3: Fine L'il Lass

Donald Byrd: A New Perspective LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) BREC-56 balancing the genre’s tradition withBlue Note, 1964 Blue Note legends like Grant Green, Horace Silver, and Jimmy Smith often looked to the church for musical inspiration, but trumpeter Donald Byrd presented A New Perspective with his magnificent 1963 album for band and voices which wove the essence of spirituals into modern jazz. In collaboration with composer and arranger Duke Pearson, Byrd assembled an ensemble with tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, pianist Herbie Hancock, guitarist