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Donald Byrd Places And Spaces (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) 180g LP

Donald Byrd

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UNILP96800
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Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series!
180g Vinyl LP!
Mastered By Kevin Gray From Original Analog Tapes!
Pressed At Optimal!

Donald Byrd's 1975 fusion classic, Places and Spaces, was the culmination of the legendary trumpeter's vibrant latter Blue Note years. Byrd had begun recording for Blue Note in 1958, and over two decades evolved from a top-notch hard bop trumpeter into a pioneer of R&B/Funk fusion, leading the label's own creative direction along a similar path. Byrd had begun to introduce elements of fusion to his music with his 1969 album Fancy Free and shadowed Miles Davis's early-1970s moves with experimental sessions like Electric Byrd and Ethiopian Knights. It wasn't until Byrd hooked up with visionary producer Larry Mizell for his 1972 album Black Byrd that a new sound coalesced: funky and sultry, sophisticated yet accessible, with intricate arrangements that allowed Byrd's trumpet to soar over top. A string of commercial successes followed, reaching a creative peak with Places and Spaces, the fifth Byrd-Mizell collaboration which was co-produced by Larry and his brother, Fonce Mizell. The album featured some of the most enduring hits this legendary creative team conjured up including "Wind Parade," "Dominoes," and "Places and Spaces," all of which were sampled heavily by hip-hop artists in the decades that followed.

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Boasting sweeping string arrangements, sultry rhythm guitars, rubbery bass, murmuring flügelhorns, and punchy horn charts, the music falls halfway between the cinematic neo-funk of Street Lady and the proto-disco soul of Earth, Wind & Fire.
-Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic.com, 4/5 stars
This is not quite as successful as the previous albums Mizell made with the trumpeter, as its heavy use of strings feels a little too heavily aimed at a disco market that was already overshadowing jazz legends like Byrd. That doesn't make it any less fun to listen to when it's time to get your family to do a Soul Train dance line during the holidays.
-Robert Ham, Paste Magazine

Features

  • Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series
  • 180g Vinyl LP
  • All-Analog Pressing
  • Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes
  • Manufactured at Optimal in Germany

Musicians

George Bohannon trombone
Ray Brown trumpet
Donald Byrd flugelhorn, trumpet, vocals
James Carter whistle
Mayuto Correa congas, percussion
Tyree Glenn, Jr. tenor sax
Kay Haith vocals
King Errisson congas
Wade Marcus conductor, string arrangements
Harvey Mason drums
Craig McMullen guitar
Fonce Mizell clavichord, clavinet, trumpet, vocals
Larry Mizell piano, vocals
Chuck Rainey electric bass
John Rowin guitar
Skip Scarborough electric piano

Selections

Side One:

  1. Change (Makes You Want To Hustle)
  2. Wind Parade
  3. Dominoes

Side Two:

  1. Places And Spaces
  2. You And Music
  3. Night Whistler
  4. Just My Imagination

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