DONALD BYRD - At The Half Note Cafe, Vol. 1 (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) DOPE LEMON The Blind Boys of Alabama

The Blind Boys of Alabama

Across layers of big beats

BARCODE: 810016762683

Hyndman says of the lyrics on ‘Down Tools’ that “there was a conscious decision to retreat further from an observational approach” with vocals being ad-libbed lending the record a more abstract feel

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DONALD BYRD - At The Half Note Cafe, Vol. 1 (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) DOPE LEMON The Blind Boys of AlabamaLP Limited Edition 180g Black Vinyl housed in a Deluxe Gatefold Tip On Jacket. This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes and pressed at Record Technology Inc. (RTI). Trumpeter Donald Byrd was just 2 years into his 2 decade long Blue Note recording career when he brought his quintet in to Manhattans Half Note Caf in November 1960 to record this soulful,