Donald Byrd - Places And Spaces (1975/2021) [24bit FLAC]

Donald Byrd’s 1975 album Places and Spaces featuring the hits “Wind Parade” and “Dominoes” was the culmination of the great trumpeter’s fusion period. It was the fifth consecutive Byrd album to be produced by visionary producer Larry Mizell, and the second to last session Byrd would cut for Blue Note, the label he had recorded for since 1958 that had followed him along his remarkable evolution from top-notch hard bop trumpeter to pioneer of R&B/Funk fusion.

LP - This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Donald Byrd - trumpet, fluegelhorn, solo vocals
Raymond Brown - trumpet
George Bohanon - trombone
Tyree Glenn, Jr. - tenor saxophone
Craig McMullen, John Rowin - guitars
Larry Mizell - piano
Skip Scarborough - electric piano
Fonce Mizell - clavinet, trumpet
Chuck Rainey - electric bass
Harvey Mason - drums
Mayuto Correa - percussion
King Erricson - congas
James Carter - whistler
Vocals by Fonce Mizell, Kay Haith, Larry Mizell
Produced by Larry Mizell and Fonce Mizell
Strings arranged and conducted by Wade Marcus