Donald Byrd - Byrd Jazz (Transition TRLP5) Vinyl LP CVMK LTD First official release with permission

First official release with permission and cooperation of the Art Blakey Estate and INA (Institut National de l'Audiovisuel)

The soundtrack features performances from the film's star Jimmy Cliff and other reggae legends

giving renewed life to cult favorites like “The Book of Love” and “I Don’t Want to Get Over You

In four relentless bouts of inspired fire music the instrumentalists explore and elaborate compositional ideas drawn from their deep individual studies of free jazz improvisation

carving out space where sounds and ideas can cavort without inhibition or categorization

Donald Byrd - Byrd Jazz (Transition TRLP5) Vinyl LP CVMK LTD First official release with permissionLimited Edition 1,000 copies. Remastered from the original master tapes. Cut by SST (Schallplaten Schneid Technik). 180g vinyl LP pressed by Pallas, Germany. Tip On jacket printed by Pozzoli, Italy. 12 page booklet including the original notes by producer Tom Wilson and an essay written by Brian Priestley. Produced by Franois L Xuan and Fred Thomas for Sam Records Saga. Each record has been visually checked to prevent defects. Byrd Jazz, recorded live