Transition · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill
| Recorded | May 7, 1956 |
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| Label | Transition |
| Catalog | TRLP 17 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 567443 |
The record
A young trumpeter fresh off Detroit's scene fronting a Boston rhythm section for the short-lived Transition label, cut just as hard bop was finding its footing. Ray Santisi's piano and Doug Watkins' bass give this quartet date a lean, unhurried swing rarely heard on Byrd's later Blue Note dates.
Session personnel
- Doug Watkins — bass
- Jimmy Zitano — drums
- Ray Santisi — piano
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 15 pressings on file.
| 1957 | Transition · TRLP 17 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1977 | Blue Note · LNJ-70109 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1977 | Blue Note · LNJ-70109 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1979 | Transition · GXF-3124 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 1979 | Transition · GXF-3124 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1989 | Transition · TRLP 17 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 1994 | Transition · TOCJ-5887 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1994 | Transition · TOCJ-5887 — CD, Mono |
| 2001 | Transition · TOCJ-9352 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve |
| 2006 | Transition · TOCJ-6832 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2010 | Transition · TOCJ-50047 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2012 | Transition · DELP-002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · flat edge |
| 2021 | Transition · UCCU-8237 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 2024 | Transition — MONO |
Follow the players
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