Byrd, Donald: A New Perspective (Vinyl LP) Sufjan Stevens Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

which depicts a prism spectrum

and Wedding Album) and the live concert album

a broiling cascade of upward scales that repeatedly explodes beyond its own threshold

and vocalist

Byrd, Donald: A New Perspective (Vinyl LP) Sufjan Stevens Samson and DelilahBlue Note legends like Grant Green, Horace Silver, and Jimmy Smith often looked to the church for musical inspiration, but trumpeter Donald Byrd presented A New Perspective with his magnificent 1963 album for band and voices which wove the essence of spirituals into modern jazz. In collaboration with composer and arranger Duke Pearson, Byrd assembled an ensemble with tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, pianist Herbie Hancock, guitarist Kenny Burrell,