Byrd’s Eye View ★★★★★
Label Transition
Recorded December 2, 1955
Track listing
A1 Doug’s Blues
A2 El Sino
B1 Everything Happens To Me
B2 Hank’s Tune
B3 Hank’s Other Tune
Personnel
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Joe Gordon – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 3-5)
Horace Silver – piano
Doug Watkins – bass
Art Blakey – drums
Byrd in Flight Blue Note BST 84048 ★★★★★
Label Blue Note
Recorded January 17, 1960 (#3, 9);
January 25, 1960 (#1, 4, 7–8);
July 10, 1960 (#2, 5–6)
Track listing
A1 Ghana
A2 Little Girl Blue
A3 Gate City
B1 Lex
B2 Bo
B3 My Girl Shirl
Personnel
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Jackie McLean – alto saxophone (tracks 5–6)
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–9)
Duke Pearson – piano
Doug Watkins (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–9), Reggie Workman (tracks 2, 5–6) – bass
Lex Humphries – drums
At the Half Note Cafe Volume1 Blue Note BLP 4060 ★★★★★
Label Blue Note
Recorded November 11, 1960
Track listing
A1 My Girl Shirl
A2 Soulful Kiddy
B1 A Portrait of Jennie
B2 Cecile
B3 he Theme
Personnel
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Duke Pearson – piano
Laymon Jackson – bass
Lex Humphries – drums
Chant Blue Note LT 991 ★★★★☆
Label Blue Note
Recorded April 17, 1961
Track listing
A1 I’m An Old Cowhand
A2 You’re Next
A3 Chant
B1 That’s All
B2 Great God
B3 Sophisticated Lady
Personnel
Donald Byrd – trumpet (tracks 1–5)
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Herbie Hancock – piano
Doug Watkins – bass
Teddy Robinson – drums (“Eddy” on album cover)
Slow Drag BST 84292 ★★★★★
Label Blue Note
Recorded AMay 12, 1967
Track listing
A1 Slow Drag
A2 Secret Love
A3 Book’s Bossa
B1 Jelly Roll
B2 The Loner
B3 My Ideal
Personnel
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Sonny Red – alto sax
Cedar Walton – piano
Walter Booker – bass
Billy Higgins – drums (vocals on “Slow Drag”)
Cofi BST 31875 ★★★★★
Label Blue Note
Recorded December 16, 1969 (#1–2)
December 4, 1970 (#3–5)
Track listing
A1 Kofi
A2 Fufu
B1 Perpetual Love
B2 Elmina
Personnel
Donald Byrd – trumpet
Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
Duke Pearson – el-piano
Ron Carter – bass
Bob Cranshaw – el-bass
Airto – drums
