Donald Byrd: Slow Drag (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) LP 1LP Lou Levy — piano

Lou Levy — piano

Balance of Time

Paul Chambers on bass

Now available on vinyl on limited edition split color red/green vinyl

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Donald Byrd: Slow Drag (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) LP 1LP Lou Levy — pianoBlue Note, 1968 Donald Byrds 1967 album Slow Drag was one of the last pure hard bop records the trumpeter would make before his music began evolving towards jazz funk. Byrd flies high on this gratifyingly gritty set featuring alto saxophonist Sonny Red, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Walter Booker and drummer Billy Higgins. This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analogue master tapes,