Donald Byrd Slow Drag ( Blue Note's New Tone Poets Series) (HQ vinyl LP)

Release date:02-06-2023

2023 reissue HQ 180g vinyl LP - Blue Note's New Tone Poets Series -Donald Byrd’s 1967 album Slow Drag was one of the last pure hard bop records the trumpeter would make before his music began evolving towards fusion. Byrd flies high on this gratifying set featuring alto saxophonist Sonny Red, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Walter Booker & drummer Billy Higgins. This stereo 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 gatefold tip-on jacket

Tracks:

A1 Slow Drag 9:40
A2 Secret Love 3:50
A3 Booker's Bossa 6:45
B1 Jelly Roll 5:10
B2 The Loner 6:10
B3 My Ideal 6:15