Donald Byrd - A New PerspectiveDonald Byrd presented A New Perspective with his magnificent 1963 album for band and voices which wove the essence of spirituals into modern jazz with arrangements by Duke Pearson and contributions from Hank Mobley, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Burrell, and others. Highlights include the stunning Cristo Redentor, spirited Elijah and soulful Chant. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master

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LP on Liminal Noise Tapes

But settings such as these are the backdrop for personal narratives

exiled experimentalists

The Flirtations were South Carolina trio Lestine Johnson with sisters Ernestine and Shirley Pearce

Featured vocalist Adam Torres soars over John Mark’s punctual arrangement of stomping drums and rapturous string-work to anthemic

and modular synthesis in a sonic and stylistic palette the opposite of collage or pastiche: the FYEAR ensemble integrates a unique and unified sound/aesthetic while traversing adventurous and variegated terrain

pressed in teal vinyl limited to 3500 copies