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Slow Drag was one of trumpeter Donald Byrd's final hard bop dates. Teamed with altoist Sonny Red, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Walter Booker and drummer Billy Higgins (who takes a surprise vocal on the title cut), this quintet outing features originals by Byrd, Walton and Red along with the standards "Secret Love" and "My Ideal." The music in general finds Byrd looking both backwards toward the blues and forwards toward modal music and hints of the avant-garde. A fine effort.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Walter Booker, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Higgins, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - CEDAR WALTON, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Donald Byrd, Composer, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Red, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 Blue Note Records ℗ 2002 Blue Note Records
Walter Booker, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Francis Webster, Composer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - CEDAR WALTON, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Donald Byrd, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Fain, Composer - Sonny Red, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 Blue Note Records ℗ 2002 Blue Note Records
Walter Booker, Composer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - CEDAR WALTON, Composer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Donald Byrd, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Red, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 Blue Note Records ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Walter Booker, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - CEDAR WALTON, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Donald Byrd, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Red, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sylvester Kyner, Composer
(C) 2002 Blue Note Records ℗ 2002 Blue Note Records
Walter Booker, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - CEDAR WALTON, Composer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Donald Byrd, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Red, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Mathews, Composer
(C) 2002 Blue Note Records ℗ 2002 Blue Note Records
Walter Booker, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - CEDAR WALTON, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Donald Byrd, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Robin, Composer - Newell Chase, Composer - Sonny Red, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Richard A. Whiting, Composer
(C) 2002 Blue Note Records ℗ 2002 Blue Note Records
Album review
Slow Drag was one of trumpeter Donald Byrd's final hard bop dates. Teamed with altoist Sonny Red, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Walter Booker and drummer Billy Higgins (who takes a surprise vocal on the title cut), this quintet outing features originals by Byrd, Walton and Red along with the standards "Secret Love" and "My Ideal." The music in general finds Byrd looking both backwards toward the blues and forwards toward modal music and hints of the avant-garde. A fine effort.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:36
- Main artists: Donald Byrd
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2002 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1968 Capitol Records, LLC
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