DONALD BYRD "FANCY FREE" ON BLUE NOTE: BST 84319 Album Vinyl

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DONALD BYRD "FANCY FREE" on BLUE NOTE: BST 84319.


It’s in great condition. I don’t see a scratch on it!


Recorded in May and June 1969, the album made its debut on Billboard’s Best Selling Jazz LPs chart on January 3, 1970.

Jazz trumpet virtuoso Donald Byrd was already nearly 15 years into his career as a frontman, and a decade into his relationship with the lauded Blue Note label, when he and his admirable band released the album Fancy Free. Comprising four lengthy pieces and recorded in May and June 1969, it made its debut on Billboard’s Best Selling Jazz LPs chart on January 3, 1970.

The influence of Miles Davis on the sound was plain to hear, as Byrd moved from the hard bop style he‘d been known for to more of a jazz fusion approach