{"product_id":"pre-order-donald-byrd-kofi-blue-note-classic-lp","title":"Donald Byrd - Kofi - Tone Poet LP { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e180g Vinyl LP!\u003cbr\u003eTone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series!\u003cbr\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes!\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Music Matters' Joe Harley!\u003cbr\u003ePressed at RTI!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawn from two sessions recorded in December 1969 and December 1970, and not first released until 1995,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKofi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efound Donald Byrd in the early stages of his transformation from top-notch hard bop trumpeter to fusion pioneer. Byrd had already begun to move away from a pure hard bop sound with his album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFancy Free\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the Spring of 1969, and the two\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKofi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esessions straddled the recording of his adventurous fusion album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eElectric Byrd\u003c\/em\u003e. The first\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKofi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esession subtly explored a new realm of sounds on Byrd's originals \"Kofi\" and \"Fufu\" with producer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuke Pearson\u003c\/strong\u003e's electric piano shimmering underneath textured arrangements featuring\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLew Tabackin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon flute and tenor saxophone,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank Foster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon tenor saxophone,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Campbell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon trombone,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRon Carter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon acoustic bass,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBob Cranshaw\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon electric bass, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAirto Moreira\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon drums. The following 1970 session produced two more vibey Byrd originals—\"Perpetual Love\" and \"Elmina\"—adding\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWally Richardson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon guitar and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMickey Roker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon drums with Moreira playing percussion along with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDom Um Romão.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was' admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the \"Tone Poet,\" on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology, Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology, Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote cite=\"https:\/\/elusivedisc.com\/donald-byrd-kofi-blue-note-tone-poet-series-180g-lp\/www.allmusic.com\"\u003eThe playing here is no less than stellar, with seasoned veterans such as Ron Carter and Airto Moreira giving Byrd more than ample support to stretch out and soulfully foreshadow elements of future recordings.\u003cfooter\u003e-Rob Theakston, AllMusic.com, 4\/5 stars\u003c\/footer\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"features\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g Vinyl LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered from the Original Analog Tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by Joe Harley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed at RTI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeluxe Tip-On Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"musicians\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMusicians\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRon Carter\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMickey Roker\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edrums\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAirto\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edrums, percussion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBob Cranshaw\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eelectric bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDuke Pearson\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eelectric piano\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLew Tabackin\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eflute, tenor sax\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWally Richardson\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eguitar\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDom Um Romao\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epercussion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFrank Foster\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etenor sax\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWilliam Campbell\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etrombone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDonald Byrd\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etrumpet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"selections\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSelections\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide I:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKofi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFufu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide II:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerpetual Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElmina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"UMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56666133528908,"sku":"602455421494","price":7.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/tplp42149__65315.jpg?v=1770368367","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/pre-order-donald-byrd-kofi-blue-note-classic-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}