Donald Byrd - With Strings [New CD]

This release presents the complete session pianist and composer Clare Fischer arranged for trumpeter Donald Byrd. It features Byrd, Fischer himself on piano, and a string and wind section. This amazing date marks the first time Fischer contributed all of the arrangements for a session. However, its release was postponed many years. As a bonus, we have added the complete LP Byrd Blows on BeaconHill  (Transition LP-17), which showcases the trumpeter in a quartet format.PERSONNEL:DONALD BYRD,  trumpetCLARE FISCHER,  piano, arranger & conductorJULIUS BAKER,  fluteROMEO PENKE,  clarinetMILT HINTON,  bassOSIE JOHNSON,  drumsPlus Strings and Winds including Harry Lookofsky and Gene Orloff (violins)Los Angeles, May-June, 1959.* BONUS ALBUM (13-18) BYRD BLOWS ON BEACON (Transition LP-17)DONALD BYRD, trumpet (out on 17-18)RAY SANTISI, pianoDOUG WATKINS, bassJIMMY ZITANO, drumsNew York, May 7, 1956TRACKS:01 STARDUST 3:2802 INDIAN SUMMER 2:4603 I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU 3:3004 SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME 2:5005 MOON MIST 3:0306 I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL 3:4607 THE TOUCH OF YOUR LIPS 2:5408 LAZY AFTERNOON 4:0009 DEAR OLD STOCKHOLM 2:4410 LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING 2:5111 SEPTEMBER AFTERNOON [aka ZOE] 2:5912 DEARLY BELOVED 3:4913 LITTLE ROCK GETAWAY 7:03 *14 POLKA DOTS AND BOOMBEAMS 7:19*15 IF I LOVE AGAIN 4:39*16 STELLA BY STARLIGHT 3:44*17 PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN LOVE 3:38 *18 WHAT’S NEW? 5:04* Total time: 70:15