{"product_id":"pre-order-donald-byrd-slow-drag-tone-poet-lp","title":"Donald Byrd - Slow Drag - Tone Poet LP { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll Analog 180g Vinyl LP!\u003cbr\u003eTone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series!\u003cbr\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Master Tapes!\u003cbr\u003eProduced By Music Matters' Joe Harley!\u003cbr\u003ePressed at RTI!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than a dozen albums into his Blue Note tenure, Donald Byrd's 1967 date\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlow Drag\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewould be one of the last pure hard bop sessions that the reliably brilliant trumpeter would cut before his music began evolving towards fusion. Byrd flies high on this highly gratifying set that finds its groove across a variety of feels fueled by the tremendous drumming of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Higgins.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe quintet is rounded out by alto saxophonist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonny Red,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epianist Cedar Walton, and bassist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Booker,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eeach of whom contribute original compositions to the set list. The album opens with Byrd's loose-limbed titled track, an endlessly entertaining 10-minute groovefest that features Higgins' scene-stealing adlibbed vocals. \"Secret Love,\" a 1950s hit for Doris Day, becomes a modal jazz vehicle that shifts easily into a bright swing before Booker and Walton's \"Book's Bossa\" introduces a bossa nova flavor to the proceedings. Red's upbeat boogaloo number \"Jelly Roll\" lifts the energy at the start of Side 2 followed by Walton's soulful jazz waltz \"The Loner.\" The album comes to a close with a showstopping performance of the ballad \"My Ideal\" that's a showcase for Byrd's dazzling melodicism.\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 gatefold tip-on jacket.\u003c\/p\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 by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Master Tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by Joe Harley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed at RTI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeluxe Gatefold 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\u003eDonald Byrd\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etrumpet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSonny Red\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ealto sax\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCedar Walton\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epiano\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWalter Booker\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBilly Higgins\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edrums, vocals\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 1:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow Drag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecret Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook's Bossa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide 2:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJelly Roll\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Loner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Ideal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"UMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56666369655116,"sku":"602438568420","price":7.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/tplp56842__45395.jpg?v=1770371569","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/pre-order-donald-byrd-slow-drag-tone-poet-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}