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The Rudy Van Gelder Edition: A New Perspective,Donald Byrd

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Donald Byrd
Released 1963

Cristo Redentor
05:41
602 plays

Elijah
09:16
405 plays

The Black Disciple
08:08
401 plays

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- 1
- Elijah
- 09:16
- 405 plays

- 2
- Beast Of Burden
- 10:02
- 330 plays

- 3
- Cristo Redentor
- 05:41
- 602 plays

- 4
- The Black Disciple
- 08:08
- 401 plays

- 5
- Chant
- 07:29
- 334 plays

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album review

This unusual set (reissued on CD by Blue Note) was one of the most successful uses of a gospel choir in a jazz context. Trumpeter Donald Byrd and a septet that also includes tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, guitarist Kenny Burrell, and pianist Herbie Hancock are joined by an eight-voice choir directed by Coleridge Perkinson. The arrangements by Duke Pearson are masterful and one song, "Cristo Redentor," became a bit of a hit. This is a memorable effort that is innovative in its own way, a milestone in Donald Byrd's career. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide