Donald Byrd, Off to the Races, Jackie McLean, LP VG++
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BLP 4007, 47W 63rd St. NYC on both labels. "Off to the Races" by Donald Byrd is among his BEST! Jacket is a nice VG+ with a signature on back of jacket. LP is a super nice VG++. AMG Reviewed this smoker by saying; "
From the crackling opening notes of "Lover Come Back to Me," it's clear that Off to the Races is one of Donald Byrd's most invigorating sessions of the late '50s. Working with a stellar supporting band — Jackie McLean (alto sax), Wynton Kelly (piano), Pepper Adams (bari sax), Sam Jones (bass), Art Taylor (drums) — Byrd turns in one of his strongest recordings of the era. Throughout the album, Byrd switches between hard bop, ballads, laidback blues and soul-jazz, performing Two of the numbers are standards, one is a cover and three are Byrd originals, but what matters is the playing. Over the course of the album, Byrd proves he has matured greatly as a soloist, capable of sweet, melodic solos on the slower numbers and blistering runs of notes on the faster songs. McLean is just as vigorous and lyrical, contributing some fine moments to the record, as do Adams and Kelly. There's nothing surprising about Off to the Races; it's simply a set of well-performed, enjoyable hard bop, but sometimes that's enough."
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