Donald Byrd - The Cat Walk (1961) @320

Donald Byrd - The Cat Walk (1961)

MP3 320kbps 91MB | Full scans, Info | Play Time 40:24

Blue Note Records



Long before he branched into a funky variant of (electric) fusion, trumpeter Donald Byrd was one of the most popular mainstays of hard bop. With an even-tempered but crackling tone, Byrd could (and did) shine (and swing) alongside icons Hank Mobley and Horace Silver.

The Cat Walk is from the early 1960s, when he co-led a quintet with the fabulous, burly-sounding, and somewhat underrated baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams. Byrd combined the passionate technique of hard bop with the funkier aspects of soul-jazz for a series of smart, vibrantly engaging discs for Blue Note throughout the early and middle 1960s, with The Cat Walk being among the finest.




Personnel: Donald Byrd (trumpet), Pepper Adams (bar.sax), Duke Pearson (piano), Laymon Jackson (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)



Track List:

01. (07:19) Say You're Mine (D.Pearson)
02. (07:01) Duke's Mixture (D.Pearson)
03. (05:34) Each Time I Think of You (D.Byrd)
04. (06:40) The Cat Walk (D.Byrd)
05. (06:17) Cute (N.Hefti)
06. (07:33) Hello Bright Sunflower (D.Pearson)