{"product_id":"donald-byrd-ethiopian-knights","title":"Ethiopian Knights","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver two days in August 1971, \u003cstrong\u003eDonald Byrd\u003c\/strong\u003e brought a powerful band into A\u0026amp;M Studios in Los Angeles to record the jazz-funk exploration \u003cem\u003eEthiopian Knights\u003c\/em\u003e, continuing his evolution from top-flight hard bop \u003cstrong\u003etrumpeter\u003c\/strong\u003e to pioneer of R\u0026amp;B\/funk fusion. Consisting of just three tracks — the extended funk workouts “The Emperor” and “The Little Rasti” with the cleanser “Jamie” in between — the album preceded his Mizell Bros produced fusion masterpiece \u003cem\u003eBlack Byrd\u003c\/em\u003e, and featured stand-out contributions from \u003cstrong\u003etenor saxophonist Harold Land\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003evibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with \u003cstrong\u003ekeyboardists Joe Sample\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBill Henderson III, guitarists Don \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeake, Greg Poree, and David T. Walker, bassist Wilton Felder, drummer Ed Greene, \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e percussionist Bobbye Porter Hall\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBLUE NOTE CLASSIC VINYL EDITION: mono, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal, padded inner sleeves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA1 The Emperor 15:14\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA2 Jamie 3:35\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB1 The Little Rasti 17:41\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrumpet: Donald Byrd, Tenor Saxophone: Harold Land, Vibraphone: Bobby Hutcherson, Keyboard: Joe Sample, Keyboard: Bill Henderson III, Guitar: Don Peake, Guitar: Greg Poree, Guitar: David T. Walker, Bass: Wilton Felder, Drums: Ed Greene, Percussions: Bobbye Porter Hall\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Donald Byrd","offers":[{"title":"OS","offer_id":46796912722174,"sku":"133396000","price":28.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/4474\/2654\/files\/Donald-Byrd_Ethiopian-Knights_Blue-Note-Classic-Vinyl_s133396_o199974_a361360_v7573037.13938c47.jpg?v=1747790327","url":"https:\/\/de-everything-jazz-prod.myshopify.com\/en-de\/products\/donald-byrd-ethiopian-knights","provider":"Store Mgmt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}