A New Perspective

RELEASE
November 12, 1963
LABEL
Blue Note
GENRES
Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Guitar Jazz, Trumpet Jazz

Album Review

This unusual set (reissued on CD by Blue Note) was one of the most successful uses of a gospel choir in a jazz context. Trumpeter Donald Byrd and a septet that also includes tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, guitarist Kenny Burrell, and pianist Herbie Hancock are joined by an eight-voice choir directed by Coleridge Perkinson. The arrangements by Duke Pearson are masterful and one song, "Cristo Redentor," became a bit of a hit. This is a memorable effort that is innovative in its own way, a milestone in Donald Byrd's career.
Scott Yanow, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Elijah
  2. Beast of Burden
  3. Cristo Redentor
  4. The Black Disciple
  5. Chant