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Paris '58
| Recorded | Nov 1958 |
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| Label | Sam Records |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
The record
Recorded during Byrd's Paris residency, this date mixes Franco-American players in the rhythm section while Bobby Jaspar's cool-toned flute and tenor color the frontline. It catches him poised between hard bop's discipline and the looser sound he'd chase into the '60s.
Session personnel
- Doug Watkins — bass
- Jacques Hess — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Daniel Humair — drums
- Bobby Jaspar — flute, tenor saxophone
- Jack Diéval — piano
- Walter Davis Jr. — piano
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 2023 | Sam Records — MONO, LIMITED EDITION |
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