{"product_id":"donald-byrd-kofi-tone-poet-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"Donald Byrd: Kofi (Tone Poet 180g) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"Drawn from two sessions recorded in December 1969 and December 1970, and not first released until 1995, Kofi found \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Donald+Byrd\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDonald Byrd\u003c\/a\u003e in the early stages of his transformation from top-notch hard bop trumpeter to fusion pioneer. Byrd had already begun to move away from a pure hard bop sound with his album Fancy Free in the Spring of 1969, and the two Kofi sessions straddled the recording of his adventurous fusion album Electric Byrd. The first Kofi session subtly explored a new realm of sounds on Byrd’s originals 'Kofi' and 'Fufu' with producer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Duke+Pearson\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDuke Pearson\u003c\/a\u003e’s electric piano shimmering underneath textured arrangements featuring Lew Tabackin on flute and tenor saxophone, Frank Foster on tenor saxophone, William Campbell on trombone, Ron Carter on acoustic bass, Bob Cranshaw on electric bass, and Airto Moreira on drums. The following 1970 session produced two more vibey Byrd originals—'Perpetual Love' and 'Elmina'—adding Wally Richardson on guitar and Mickey Roker on drums with Moreira playing percussion along with Dom Um Romão.\" - Blue Note Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g black vinyl pressing\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epart of Blue Note's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Blue+Note+Tone+Poet\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTone Poet 180g audiophile remaster series\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eall-analog remaster cut from the original tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efirst time on vinyl since 2008\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in glossy tip-on gatefold sleeve\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efeaturing \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Donald+Byrd\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDonald Byrd\u003c\/a\u003e (t), Lew Tabackin (flute, t. sax), Frank Foster (t. sax), William Campbell (trombone), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Duke+Pearson\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDuke Pearson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (p), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Ron+Carter\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRon Carter\u003c\/a\u003e (b), Bob Cranshaw (b), Airto Moreira (d)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal release year: 1995 (recorded 1969-1970)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Blue Note Records 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Donald Byrd","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":41405200695386,"sku":"fr-5158","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/donaldbyrd-kofi-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762285960","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/donald-byrd-kofi-tone-poet-180g-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}