{"product_id":"pre-order-donald-byrd-byrd-blows-on-beacon-hill-mono-tone-poet-lp","title":"Donald Byrd - Byrd Blows on Beacon Hill (Mono) - Tone Poet LP","description":"\u003cheader\u003e\u003c\/header\u003e\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e180g Mono Vinyl LP!\u003cbr\u003eTone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series!\u003cbr\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes!\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Music Matters' Joe Harley!\u003cbr\u003ePressed at RTI!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded in 1956 for producer Tom Wilson's short-lived Boston-based label Transition Records,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eByrd Blows on Beacon Hill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epresented trumpeter Donald Byrd in a relaxed and intimate quartet setting with his frequent collaborator\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoug Watkins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon bass along with Boston-area musicians\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRay Santisi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon piano and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Zitano\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon drums. The standards-heavy set was captured on a rainy spring afternoon in the Beacon Hill home of engineer Steve Fassett, which provided a casual atmosphere that gave the album both its title and its easygoing charm. Byrd is at his lyrical best on Joe Sullivan's tune \"Little Rock Getaway\" as well versions of \"Polka Dots and Moonbeams,\" \"If I Love Again,\" and \"Stella by Starlight.\" The trumpeter lays out to let the trio shine on \"People Will Say We're in Love\" and \"What's New.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was' admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the \"Tone Poet,\" on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology, Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis mono Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology, Inc. 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