At The Half Note Café Vol. 1 (Tone Poet Series): Vinyl LP Cradle of Filth 997 copies

997 copies

plus the welcome addition of Mark Ronson (fresh off successes producing for Christina Aguilera and Robbie Williams)

" As the track settles into a mesmerizing groove

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“We share an intuition and tend to be influenced by one another

At The Half Note Café Vol. 1 (Tone Poet Series): Vinyl LP Cradle of Filth 997 copiesTrumpeter 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, swinging, and highly enjoyable live set of hard bop featuring Pepper Adams on baritone saxophone, Duke Pearson on piano, Laymon Jackson on bass, and Lex Humphries on drums. Byrd had already established himself as a leading trumpeter on the scene and was riding high