Listening Bar Albums
Royal Flush – Donald Byrd (1961)
Donald Byrd’s Royal Flush (1961) captures the calm before his transformation. Rafi Mercer on precision, poise, and the quiet architecture of hard bop.
Royal Flush – Donald Byrd (1961)
Donald Byrd’s Royal Flush (1961) captures the calm before his transformation. Rafi Mercer on precision, poise, and the quiet architecture of hard bop.
Ethiopian Knights – Donald Byrd (1972)
Donald Byrd’s Ethiopian Knights (1972) captures the moment jazz stepped into funk. Rafi Mercer on the sound of becoming — groove before polish, rhythm before fame.
Ethiopian Knights – Donald Byrd (1972)
Donald Byrd’s Ethiopian Knights (1972) captures the moment jazz stepped into funk. Rafi Mercer on the sound of becoming — groove before polish, rhythm before fame.
Stepping into Tomorrow – Donald Byrd (1974)
Donald Byrd’s Stepping into Tomorrow (1974) turns rhythm into architecture. Rafi Mercer on how Byrd found geometry, groove, and calm in motion.
Stepping into Tomorrow – Donald Byrd (1974)
Donald Byrd’s Stepping into Tomorrow (1974) turns rhythm into architecture. Rafi Mercer on how Byrd found geometry, groove, and calm in motion.
Street Lady – Donald Byrd (1973)
Donald Byrd’s Street Lady (1973) brings brass, rhythm, and heat to the groove. Rafi Mercer on how Byrd turned jazz into daylight and found grace in the street.
Street Lady – Donald Byrd (1973)
Donald Byrd’s Street Lady (1973) brings brass, rhythm, and heat to the groove. Rafi Mercer on how Byrd turned jazz into daylight and found grace in the street.
Black Byrd – Donald Byrd (1973)
Donald Byrd’s Black Byrd (1973) redefined jazz through rhythm and air. Rafi Mercer on how groove became flight — and how one record changed everything.
Black Byrd – Donald Byrd (1973)
Donald Byrd’s Black Byrd (1973) redefined jazz through rhythm and air. Rafi Mercer on how groove became flight — and how one record changed everything.
A New Perspective – Donald Byrd (1963)
Donald Byrd’s A New Perspective (1963) turned jazz into light. Rafi Mercer on how gospel voices and brass shaped a sacred, timeless sound.
A New Perspective – Donald Byrd (1963)
Donald Byrd’s A New Perspective (1963) turned jazz into light. Rafi Mercer on how gospel voices and brass shaped a sacred, timeless sound.