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Sunday, 3 January 2010

Donald Byrd - Byrd's Eye View - Transition TRLP-4

Personnel:
Donald Byrd: Trumpet
Joe Gordon: Trumpet
Hank Mobley: Tenor Sax
Horace Silver: Piano
Doug Watkins: Bass
Art Blakey: Drums

Tracks:
Doug's Blues
El Sino
Crazy Rhythm
Everything Happens To Me
Hank's Other Tune (aka. The Late Show)
Hank's Tune

Recorded: at Harvard Square In Cambridge, December 2, 1955
Engineer: Arnie Ginsburg

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j_laav3 January 2010 at 6:32 am
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Otis Foster13 April 2011 at 8:22 am
Oh man, I love the few Transitions that made it out to the public. I kept this one till the sleeve was dog-eared and the LP itself was cratered like the surface of the moon. I was thrilled tos ee the Japanese reissue.

For anyone who hasn't listened to this before, check out 'Everythintg Happens' and especially the first 4 bars or so of Mobley's solo.
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Bethlehem Records

BETHLEHEM was a New York based record label founded by Gus Wildi in 1953. Wildi was a young man, born and raised in Switzerland, who had the ambition to issue high quality jazz records, both concerning the music and the package.

He had recognized that the importance of the cover quality was underrated by other companies. So Bethlehem was one of the first company to create LP covers which could match the artistic merit of the music.

The covers were heavily laminated and the design was modern and sophisticated, giving off a feeling of quality and substance. From the beginning it was Burt Goldblatt who designed the covers.

One of the first producers was Creed Taylor, who later created the Impulse label. He stayed at Bethlehem into 1956. In 1958 King Record acquired a 50% interest in the company, and then taking it over in 1962 and let it fade out.

BURT GOLDBLATT began his long association with Bethlehem Records in 1953. He was a versatile genius and one of the most prolific designers in the record business. Some of his best covers are for Bethlehem Records. They are masterpieces and beautiful timeless designs with minimized text and strong visual and graphic impact.

Tampa Records

TAMPA RECORDS was founded in Hollywood in 1955 and owned by Bob Scherman and Irving Shorten. The company seems to have operated in about ten years and issued around 25 jazz LPs.

Unfortunately the techincal quality of the albums was not first class. The pressings are bad, and the covers are carelessly done. Titles vary from front cover to back cover, somtimes leaders are named, sometimes not etc.

In general Tampa issues come in two editions with different titles and covers. The first edition has red vinyl and a black label. The second has black vinyl and a pink label.

The founder Bob Scherman also owned other small labels and had produced rhythm & blues for labels such as King. The Tampa material has been reissued by VSOP Records.

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Sunday, 3 January 2010

Donald Byrd - Byrd's Eye View - Transition TRLP-4

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