Getting Down to Business

Getting Down to Business is an album by trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring performances recorded in 1989 and released on the Landmark label the following year.^[1][2][3]

Getting Down to Business
Studio album by Donald Byrd Sextet featuring Joe Henderson
Released	1990
Recorded	October 10 & 12, 1989
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:24 CD release with one additional track
Label	Landmark LLP/LCD 1523
Producer	Orrin Keepnews, Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd chronology
Harlem Blues (1987) Getting Down to Business (1990) A City Called Heaven (1991)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[5]

On AllMusic, Scott Yanow observed, "Trumpeter Donald Byrd's second jazz album during his comeback after years of playing R&B/funk and then totally neglecting his horn finds him starting to regain his former form. The strong supporting cast sometimes overshadows the leader on this CD but the music overall (modern hard bop) is rewarding".^[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz praised the contributions of Garrett and Henderson, while suggesting that the trumpeter's own playing had declined.^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Donald Byrd except where noted.

1. "Theme for Malcolm" (Donald Brown) – 7:39
2. "That's All There Is to Love" – 5:43
3. "Pomponio" (Bobby Hutcherson) – 10:18
4. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 8:29 Additional track on CD
5. "A Certain Attitude" (James Williams) – 5:13
6. "The Onliest" – 9:55
7. "Around the Corner" (Joe Henderson) – 8:07

Personnel

• Donald Byrd – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
• Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3–5 & 7)
• Donald Brown – piano
• Peter Washington – bass
• Al Foster – drums