07 Donald Byrd with Yusef Lateef & Barry Harris - Shaw’Nuff 6:50
Donald Byrd with Yusef Lateef & Barry Harris
Shaw’Nuff 6:50 from "First Flight" Delmark 407
(written by Dizzy Gillespie / Charlie Parker/ Ray Brown)
Trumpet – Donald Byrd
Tenor Saxophone – Yusef Lateef
Euphonium – Bernard McKinney
Piano – Barry Harris
Bass – Alvin Jackson
Drums – Frank Gant
MC [Emcee] – Willie Bowen
Recorded at a live concert in Detroit at the New World Stage, August 23, 1955
originally released on LP by Tradition as "Byrd Jazz"
https://delmark.com/product/407/
Donald Byrd – First Flight
Delmark DD 407 (1991)
Compact Disc
The names and musical reputations of Donald Byrd and Yusef are well known where ever jazz is played. When this live concert was recorded, in Detroit at the New World Stage, August 23, 1955, their fame had not yet reached the heights they now enjoy.
Donald Byrd may very well have been making his recorded debut at this concert. Although his style here is quite different and not as individually developed as his present one, it is full of exuberance, swing, good taste, and very pure of sound. Byrd also emerged from the endless stream of talent that is Detroit, about the time this album was cut. Clifford Brown was the dominate trumpet voice at that time, and it is not difficult to hear Donald’s fondness for that great musician.
With Yusef Lateef and Barry Harris.
Byrd Jazz Review by Scott Yanow in ALLMUSIC
First Flight: Yusef Lateef with Donald Byrd is trumpeter Donald Byrd's debut LP. Recorded in his native Detroit with such local players as tenor saxophonist Yusef Lateef, pianist Berry Harris, and Bernard McKinney on euphonium, Byrd is heard at the age of 22 when he was very much influenced by Clifford Brown. Unlike Byrd, Lateef already had his own style at this early stage. The sextet here mostly performs bop originals plus a blues, "Yusef," and "Torsion Level." All of the music is straight-ahead and swinging. A fine beginning for the very interesting career of Donald Byrd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDyYrRWagZw