Vertigo (Tone Poet): Vinyl LP BF20 Donald Byrd’s 1975 fusion classic

Donald Byrd’s 1975 fusion classic Places and Spaces was the culmination of the legendary trumpeter’s vibrant latter Blue Note years

Johnson adapted the language of bebop to the trombone winning the admiration of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker

This excellent 1965 album from the always versatile Yusef Lateef runs the gamut musically

” alongside “I’m Coming Virginia” and “Avalon

including highlights like “Let’s Fall In Love”

Vertigo (Tone Poet): Vinyl LP BF20 Donald Byrd’s 1975 fusion classicPrimarily drawn from a dynamic 1963 quintet session, Vertigo features Jackie McLeanacross a dizzying array of styles from hard bop and slow blues to sophisticated funk and bristling post bop. Joining the alto saxophonist are Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren, and Tony Williams. This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged