Donald Byrd – Kofi – 180g [Tone Poet Series]

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Artist: Donald Byrd |Label: Blue Note |Format: LP |Genre: Jazz | Album Condition: New | Cover Condition: Sealed

Donald Byrd
Kofi
Blue Note 31875 – Tone Poet Series on 180g vinyl

Drawn from two sessions recorded in December 1969 and December 1970, and not first released until 1995,KofifoundDonald Byrdin 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 albumFancy Freein the Spring of 1969, and the twoKofisessions straddled the recording of his adventurous fusion albumElectric Byrd. The firstKofisession subtly explored a new realm of sounds on Byrds originals Kofi and Fufu with producerDuke Pearsons electric piano shimmering underneath textured arrangements featuringLew Tabackinon flute and tenor saxophone,Frank Fosteron tenor saxophone,William Campbellon trombone,Ron Carteron acoustic bass,Bob Cranshawon electric bass, andAirto Moreiraon drums. The following 1970 session produced two more vibey Byrd originalsPerpetual Love and ElminaaddingWally Richardsonon guitar andMickey Rokeron drums with Moreira playing percussion along withDom Um Romo.

Blue Note Tone Poet Series
The Blue Note Tone Poet 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 (from Music Matters), a.k.a. the Tone Poet, on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.
Extreme 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 180 gm audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Blue Note/Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.
Blue Note Records Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series is produced by Joe Harley and features all-analog, mastered-from-the-original-master-tape 180g audiophile vinyl reissues in deluxe gatefold packaging. Mastering is by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) and vinyl is manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated (RTI).

Tracklist:
Kofi
Fufu
Perpetual Love
Elmina

NEW SEALED 180g LP – audiophile quality