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Donald Byrd contributes a single chorus on trumpet, the fourth of 5 solos on the recording. Taken at an up-tempo swing tempo of 193 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in G, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. Clifford Jordan delivers two swinging tenor saxophone choruses, and Donald Byrd adds a single trumpet chorus of characteristic warmth. Recorded for the album Paul Chambers Quintet in 1957, the performance captures Donald Byrd at 24 to 25 years old. The piece showcases Chambers' emerging voice as a composer, revealing a sensibility that extended well beyond his celebrated abilities as an accompanist and soloist on the instrument.
Donald Byrd was 24 to 25 years old at the time.
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