Thursday, April 10, 2014

Donald Byrd (with Joe Henderson) ~ Getting Down To Business (1999) [vinyl>flac]

Review by Scott Yanow

Trumpeter Donald Byrd's second jazz album during his comeback after years of playing R&B/funk and then totally neglecting his horn finds him starting to regain his former form. The strong supporting cast (altoist Kenny Garrett, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, pianist Donald Brown, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Al Foster) sometimes overshadows the leader on this CD but the music overall (modern hard bop) is rewarding. The sextet performs originals by Byrd, Henderson, Donald Brown, Bobby Hutcherson, James Williams and Duke Ellington ("I Got It Bad").

1. Theme for Malcolm
2. That's All There Is to Love
3. Pomponio
4. Certain Attitude
5. Onliest
6. Around the Corner
7. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)

Donald Byrd (t, flh) Kenny Garrett (as) Joe Henderson (ts) Donald Brown (p) Peter Washington (b) Al Foster (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 10 & 12, 1989
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5 comments:

  1. grumpyApril 10, 2014 at 7:11 AM

    email for link:
    grumpywon@gmail.com

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  2. cmingusApril 12, 2014 at 10:29 AM

    Excellent musiciens l'un des derniers de Donald Byrd que je connaisse

    Merci à vous

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  3. 5 centsApril 13, 2014 at 4:41 PM

    This set is very much worth having! Thank you.

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  4. ArmandoApril 14, 2014 at 11:37 AM

    Grumpy, this is the only site you can find these gems. GRACIAS
    Omar

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  5. AnonymousApril 20, 2014 at 8:21 PM

    Thanks for this Grumpy. Some great playing on this record.

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