DONALD BYRD ULTRA-RARE 1981 MINT FS "THE CREEPER" BLUE NOTE CLASSIC SERIES
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DONALD BYRD ULTRA-RARE 1981 MINT FACTORY SEALED "THE CREEPER" BLUE NOTE CLASSIC SERIES.
The Creeper Review
by Scott Yanow
All Music Guide to Jazz, 3rd Edition
"This LP was trumpeter Donald Byrd's final album in the hard bop idiom and it went unissued until 1981. For the last time, Byrd was heard in prime form in an acoustic format. His notable sextet also included altoist Sonny Red, baritonist Pepper Adams, pianist Chick Corea, bassist Miroslav Vitous, and drummer Mickey Roker. With the exception of Michel Legrand's "I Will Wait for You," all of the songs were composed by either Byrd, Red, or Corea and, although none of the originals caught on as standards (or have been performed since), together as a whole they give one a lot of variety in the then-modern hard bop field. Pity that this album has been out of print since the mid-'80s."
Of note: the album cover has a strip of the seal missing on the left lower back cover and on the upper right front cover corner is a clean-cut hole drilled for promotional purposes.
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