Live : Cookin' with Blue Note at Montreux

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Musicians : Donald Byrd (trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals), Fonce Mizell (trumpet, vocals), Allan Barnes (tenor saxophone, flute), Nathan Davis (tenor & soprano saxophone), Kevin Toney (electric piano), Larry Mizell (synthesizers), ... [Show more]

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Musicians :
Donald Byrd (trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals), Fonce Mizell (trumpet, vocals), Allan Barnes (tenor saxophone, flute), Nathan Davis (tenor & soprano saxophone), Kevin Toney (electric piano), Larry Mizell (synthesizers), Barney Perry (electric guitar), Henry Franklin (electric bass), Ray Armando (congas, percussion), Keith Killgo (drums, vocals).

A first-ever official release of Donald Byrd's Live : Cookin' with Blue Note at Montreux on what would have been the legendary trumpeter's 90th birthday. In July 1973, Blue Note Records headed to Switzerland to showcase several of the label's stars at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Live albums in the Cookin' with Blue Note at Montreux series followed from Bobby Hutcherson, Ronnie Foster, Bobbi Humphrey and Marlena Shaw, but Byrd's remained unreleased, until now. 180 gram LP.

- Original recordings produced by George Butler
- Recorded live by Chris Penycote at Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 5, 1973
- Mixed by Qmillion at EastWest Studios
- Vinyl mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio [Hide]