Tone Poet · Jul 5, 2024
Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill LP
Donald Byrd
- Released
- Jul 5, 2024
- Pressed At
- Record Technology Inc
- Producer
- Joe Harley
- Mastered
- Kevin Gray
- Edition
- 1 LP
Liner Notes
The standards heavy set was captured on a rainy Spring afternoon in the Beacon Hill home of engineer Steve Fassett which provided a casual atmosphere that gave the album both its title and its easy-going charm. Byrd is at his lyrical best on Joe Sullivan’s tune “Little Rock Getaway” as well versions of “Polka Dots and Moonbeams,” “If I Love Again,” and “Stella by Starlight.” The trumpeter lays out to let the trio shine on “People Will Say We’re in Love” and “What’s New.”
Recorded in 1956 for producer Tom Wilson ’s short-lived Boston-based label Transition Records, Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill presented trumpeter Donald Byrd in a relaxed and intimate quartet setting with his frequent collaborator Doug Watkins on bass along with Boston area musicians Ray Santisi on piano and Jim Zitano on drums.
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Personnel
- Donald Byrd—
- Donald ByrdTrumpet
- Doug WatkinsBass
- Jimmy ZitanoDrums
- Joe HarleySupervised By [LP Supervision By]
- Kevin GrayMastered By [LP Mastering By]
- Kevin GrayLacquer Cut By
- Michael CuscunaLiner Notes [Insert]
- Nick Dean (2)Artwork [Cover Art], Cover [Cover Art], Illustration [Note Illustration]
- Ray SantisiPiano
- Stephen FassettEngineer [Recording Engineer]
- Tom Wilson (2)Artwork [Cover Art], Cover [Cover Art], Producer [A Live Concert Jazz Production By], Liner Notes [Booklet]
Track List
Side A
3 cuts- 1.Little Rock Getaway
- 2.Polka Dots And Moonbeams
- 3.People Will Say We're In Love
Side B
3 cuts- 1.If I Love Again
- 2.What's New
- 3.Stella By Starlight
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