''Byrd's Eye View'' is an album by trumpeter

Donald Byrd Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop m ...

recorded in 1955 and originally released on Tom Wilson's Transition label.Donald Byrd discography
accessed September 3, 2012 The album was later re-released as part of the compilation CD set ''The Transition Sessions'' on the Blue Note label.

Reception

In his review for Allmusic, Jason Ankeny stated "For all intents and purposes, a Jazz Messengers session issued under Donald Byrd's name, ''Byrd's Eye View'', captures the young trumpeter in full command of his estimable powers... despite the length and scope of the tracks, Byrd remains in complete control, performing with an authority and technical prowess that belie his age. An excellent hard bop date".Ankeny, J
Allmusic Review
accessed September 3, 2012

Track listing

# "Doug's Blues" (Doug Watkins) - 12:06 # "El Sino" ( Harneefan Mageed) - 10:02 # " Everything Happens to Me" ( Tom Adair,

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) - 5:44 # "Hank's Tune" (Hank Mobley) - 7:41 # "Hank's Other Tune" (Mobley) - 7:28 # " Crazy Rhythm" ( Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn) - 7:35 Bonus track not released on original LP

Personnel

- trumpet * Joe Gordon - trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6) *

Hank Mobley Henry "Hank" Mobley (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone", a metaphor used to descr ...

- tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 3-5) * Horace Silver - piano * Doug Watkins -

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References

{{Authority control Transition Records albums Donald Byrd albums 1956 albums Albums produced by Tom Wilson (record producer)