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Drawn from two sessions recorded in December 1969 and December 1970, and not first released until 1995, Kofi found Donald Byrd in the early stages of his transformation from top-notch hard bop trumpeter to fusion pioneer. Byrd had already begun to move away from a pure hard bop sound with his album Fancy Free in the Spring of 1969, and the two Kofi sessions straddled the recording of his adventurous fusion album Electric Byrd. The first Kofi session subtly explored a new realm of sounds on Byrd’s originals Kofi and Fufu with producer Duke Pearson’s electric piano shimmering underneath textured arrangements featuring Lew Tabackin on flute and tenor saxophone, Frank Foster on tenor saxophone, William Campbell on trombone, Ron Carter on acoustic bass, Bob Cranshaw on electric bass, and Airto Moreira on drums. The following 1970 session produced two more vibey Byrd originals— Perpetual Love and Elmina —adding Wally Richardson on guitar and Mickey Roker on drums with Moreira playing percussion along with Dom Um Romão. – Blue Note Records

• 180g black vinyl pressing
• housed in glossy tip-on gatefold sleeve 
• part of Blue Note s Tone Poet 180g audiophile remaster series
• all-analog remaster cut from the original tapes
• first time on vinyl since 2008
• featuring Donald Byrd (t), Lew Tabackin (flute, t. sax), Frank Foster (t. sax), William Campbell (trombone), Duke Pearson (p), Ron Carter (b), Bob Cranshaw (b), Airto Moreira (d)
• original release year: 1995 (recorded 1969-1970)
• music label: Blue Note Records 2024

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