BYRD,DONALD – AT THE HALF NOTE CAFE 2 (BLUE NOTE TONE POET EDITION) - LP •

BYRD,DONALD – AT THE HALF NOTE CAFE 2 (BLUE NOTE TONE POET EDITION) - LP •UPC: 602458740295 Label: BLUE NOTE RECORDS Format: LP Release Date: December 5, 2025 In stock items ship within 48 hours Trumpeter Donald Byrd was only two years into his two decade long Blue Note recording career when he brought his quintet into Manhattan's Half Note Caf in November 1960 to record this soulful, swinging, and highly enjoyable live set of hard bop featuring Pepper Adams on baritone saxophone, Duke Pearson on piano, Laymon Jackson on

UPC: 602458740295
Label: BLUE NOTE RECORDS
Format: LP
Release Date: December 5, 2025
In stock items ship within 48 hours

Trumpeter Donald Byrd was only two years into his two decade long Blue Note recording career when he brought his quintet into Manhattan's Half Note Café in November 1960 to record this soulful, swinging, and highly enjoyable live set of hard bop featuring Pepper Adams on baritone saxophone, Duke Pearson on piano, Laymon Jackson on bass, and Lex Humphries on drums. Byrd had already established himself as a leading trumpeter on the scene and was riding high on a creative hot streak that produced the studio albums Off to the Races, Byrd in Hand, Fuego, and Byrd in Flight. At the Half Note Café, Vol. 2 jumps right into Pearson's brightly swinging "Jeannine" and includes two Byrd tunes—an extended take of the band's bluesy theme song "Pure D. Funk" and the hard-grooving "Kimyas"—as well as a lilting take on the standard "When Sonny Gets Blue."

Blue Note Tone Poet Series

The Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was' admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the "Tone Poet," on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.

This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1:

1. Jeannine
2. Pure D. Funk

Side 2:

1. Kimyas
2. When Sunny Gets Blue