New/Sealed
JAZZ
SOWING RECORDS 0000053
UPC: 7427255404187
Release Date: 1/10/2025
 
This 1956 Donald Byrd quartet session, subsequently released in 1957 on Transition Records, sees the young trumpeter leading a Beacon Hill based rhythm section featuring bassist Doug Watkins, pianist Ray Santisi, and drummer Jim Zitano. The perfect line up for getting through a selection of classic standards such as "Stella by Starlight," "Polka Dots and Moonbeams," and "What's New." The atmosphere is easy and relaxed, and far from the hard bop/soul mood that later became Byrd's signature. This is a highly-sensitive quartet that swings lightly and without unnecessary overplaying but with just the right hint of blues to make the music highly intriguing. Clear color vinyl.
 
Disc 1
Track     
 
Title
 
1
Little Rock Getaway
2
Polka Dots And Moonbeams
3
People Will Say We’re In Love
4
If I Love Again
5
What’s New
6
Stella By Starlight