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Parisian Thoroughfare (Byrd In Paris, Volume 2)
| Recorded | Oct 22, 1958 |
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| Label | Sam Records |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 459474 |
The record
Belgian tenor Bobby Jaspar joins Byrd for this Paris quintet date, the sturdy Watkins-Taylor rhythm section holding steady beneath him. Walter Davis Jr.'s bop-schooled comping grounds a horn that stretches out with the ease of a band far from home.
Session personnel
- Doug Watkins — contrabass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Walter Davis Jr. — piano
- Bobby Jaspar — tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 2014 | Sam Records (8) · SR11/1 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono earliest on file |
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| 2019 | Sam Records (8) · SR11/1 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Mono |
| 2021 | Sam Records — MONO, LIMITED EDITION |
| — | Brunswick · 87 904 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
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