Donald Byrd – Byrd In Flight – NM Hard Bop Jazz Vinyl LP – Blue Note RE Germany

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Donald Byrd is an incredibly talented jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player with the unique ability to fuse bebop with r&b soul and funk sounds.  He was powerfully influential on many of the emerging jazz funk artists of the last 40 years, including Herbie Hancock.  This is one of his earliest Blue Note recordings.  You will hear several Hall Of Fame musicians with Byrd, including Hank Mobley and Jackie Mclean on saxes, Duke Pearson on piano, Doug Watkins and Reginald Workman on bass, and Lex Humphries on drums.  The recording session was overseen by Rudy Van Gelder.  This fabulous album was released on the German Blue Note label in 2021, number BST 84048 and B0031963-01.  This is the number shown on the cover spine, though that may be incorrect. According to discogs, that number is for a Bobby Hutcherson album. The correct number appears to be B0032113-01. This is a reissue of the album originally released in 1960.  The vinyl is in pristine condition with its bright original luster and no scratches or scuffs.  It plays with virtually no background noise.  The vinyl grades NM.  The original album cover was a regular cover. One beautiful enhancement on this reissue is the gatefold cover with stunning photos of each of the sessions members. It shows no ring wear and no corner or edge wear.  All seams are clean, sharp, tight, and intact.  The cover grades NM.

Track List: 

Ghana

Little Boy Blue

Gate City

Lex

“Bo”

My Girl Shirl

Grading Information:

I always clean and then listen to every record I list on eBay. I do this to make sure I can give as accurate a description of each record as possible.  I do both a visual check and an audio check. I absolutely attempt to give as objective a grading as I can. I don’t ever want you to be disappointed in the quality of the album you receive.

I use four grades in grading:  NM, VG+, VG, and G.  The only exception is a sealed album which is presumed to have vinyl in mint condition. Sealed albums may not be returned. My NM grading means that the vinyl looks and plays as though it is the first time out of the sleeve. The VG+ rating is used on any album that plays great but has one or two small defects.  It may have a pop here and there or some occasional background static. On a VG album you can expect that, typically, this album will play great, but you’ll see more defects on this than your VG+ rated album.  Most often the VG rated album may even play well enough to be graded VG+, but the color or blemishes drop the grading.  Likewise, you may occasionally find an album that looks almost NM but the sound quality just isn’t there. That’s why I play every album first, because this does happen.  In this case the vinyl will be graded VG. 

Occasionally I will list an album with a grade of G. This is one where I consider the collectible value of the album to be great enough that the copy being presented is worth owning as a filler copy. Albums graded G are not returnable.

Shipping Information – Combined Shipping:

The shipping cost will be based on the weight of your package. For Media Mail, shipping is $6.00 in the continental U.S. The US Postal Service has raised the price of media mail twice since the last time I adjusted my shipping charge. I’m sorry to have to do this, but it is necessary once again. I will happily combine records from multiple auctions to reduce total shipping cost. In fact, I welcome it!  Shipping will be $6.00 in the U.S regardless of the number of auctions won in any 5-day period.

Canada shipping is calculated based on weight using US Postal Service rates.  Combined shipping is also welcomed here and does result in significant per-album cost savings. The first album will typically cost approximately $24. Additional albums will be shipped for $6 per album, with up to four pounds able to be shipped before we need to use International Priority shipping. At that point we will work together on final determination of shipping cost.

Shipments to outside the US and Canada will vary depending on your country. Typically, the cost per album will be no more than $30.  Combined shipping is welcome here as well, at a cost of $10 per additional album up to the maximum of four pounds.

All albums will be shipped in specially designed album hard cardboard mailers with a cardboard insert to prevent damage upon opening.  The vinyl is removed from the cover and presented in a new poly sleeve.  I am committed to one day turnaround on shipments.  If I receive payment before 7:00 AM Central Time I will package and ship that same day.

Thanks for looking and please contact me with any questions.