Early Byrd: the Best of the Jazz Soul Years

Tracklist

• 1
  Slow Drag
  9:45
• 2
  West of the Pecos
  5:20
• 3
  Book's Bossa
  6:51
• 4
  Jellyroll
  5:19
• 5
  Mustang
  8:27
• 6
  Blackjack
  6:16
  3.0 ★
• 7
  The Weasil
  8:58
  3.0 ★
• 8
  The Dude
  7:50
• 9
  The Emperor
  15:17

More by Donald Byrd

Royal Flush

Royal Flush 1961

Stepping Into Tomorrow

Stepping Into Tomorrow 1975

Slow Drag

Slow Drag 1967

A New Perspective

A New Perspective 1963

Byrd in Hand

Byrd in Hand 1959

2 Trumpets

2 Trumpets 1956

Release credits

• Airto Moreira
  percussion [8]
• Alfred Lion
  producer [1-3, 5-6]
• Bill Campbell
  trombone [8]
• Billy Higgins
  drums (drum set) [1-3, 6], vocal [1]
• Cedar Walton
  piano [1-3, 6]
• Donald Byrd
  trumpet [1-3, 5-8]
• Duke Pearson
  electric piano [7-8], producer [7-8]
• Frank Foster
  alto clarinet [8], tenor saxophone [7-8]
• Freddie Watts
  drums (drum set) [5]
• Hank Mobley
  tenor saxophone [2, 5-6]
• Jerry Dodgion
  alto saxophone [8], flute [8], soprano saxophone [8]
• Jimmy Ponder
  guitar [7]
• Joe Chambers
  drums (drum set) [7]
• John “JR” Robinson
  percussion [7]
• Julian Priester
  trombone [7]
• Lew Tabackin
  flute [7-8], tenor saxophone [8]
• McCoy Tyner
  piano [5]
• Mickey Roker
  drums (drum set) [8]
• Nat Bettis
  percussion [7]
• Pepper Adams
  baritone saxophone [8], clarinet [8]
• Roland Wilson
  bass [7]
• Ron Carter
  bass [8]
• Rudy van Gelder
  engineer [1, 3], recording [2, 5-6, 8]
• Sonny Red
  alto saxophone [1-3, 5-6]
• Wally Richardson
  guitar [8]
• Walter Booker
  bass [2, 5-6], double bass [1, 3]
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Issues

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  Early Byrd: the Best of the Jazz Soul Years

  CD
  1993