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1961 live album by Donald Byrd From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

At the Half Note Cafe
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At the Half Note Cafe, Vols. 1 & 2 are a pair of separate but related live albums by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded at the Half Note in Manhattan on November 11, 1960 and released on Blue Note the following year. Byrd's quintet features saxophonist Pepper Adams and rhythm section Duke Pearson, Laymon Jackson and Lex Humphries.[1]

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Release history

The albums were later reissued as a double CD set, At the Half Note Cafe, Volumes 1&2.

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The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states, "This was a hot quintet, one that not only swung hard, but possessed a deep lyricism and an astonishing sense of timing, and one need only this set by them to feel the full measure of their worth."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz says the sessions were "impeccable played and atmospherically recorded, but they tend to show off the best and worst of Byrd: ... he peels off chorus after chorus of manicured licks, and the process gets repeated throughout".[3]

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At the Half Note Cafe, Volume 1

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All tracks are written by Donald Byrd.

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At the Half Note Cafe, Volume 2

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At the Half Note Cafe, Volumes 1&2

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All tracks are written by Donald Byrd, except as noted.

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