A New Perspective
| A New Perspective | ||||
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| Studio album by Donald Byrd | ||||
| Released | Early February 1964[1] | |||
| Recorded |
January 12, 1963 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz, hard bop | |||
| Length | 40:37 | |||
| Label |
Blue Note Records BST 84124 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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| Allmusic |  [2] |
A New Perspective is a 1964 album by jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4124 and BST 84124. The performances are mainly in a hard bop style, but the recording also features a gospel choir.
About the project, Byrd said: "I mean this album seriously. Because of my own background, I've always wanted to write an entire album of spiritual-like pieces. The most accurate way I can describe what we were all trying to do is that this is a modern hymnal. In an earlier period, the New Orleans jazzmen would often play religious music for exactly what it was - but with their own jazz textures and techniques added. Now, as modern jazzmen, we're also approaching this tradition with respect and great pleasure."[3]
The album was remastered in 1998 by Rudy Van Gelder.
Track listing
- "Elijah" (Byrd) - 9:21
- "Beast of Burden" (Byrd) - 10:07
- "Cristo Redentor" (Duke Pearson) - 5:43
- "The Black Disciple" (Byrd) - 8:12
- "Chant" (Pearson) - 7:31
Personnel
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Donald Best – vibraphone, vocals
- Butch Warren – bass
- Lex Humphries – drums
- Duke Pearson – arranger
- Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – choir direction
References
- ↑ Billboard Feb 22, 1964
- ↑ Yanow, Scott (2011). "A New Perspective - Donald Byrd | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ↑ Original liner notes