Slow Drag

by Donald Byrd

Overview

Slow Drag was one of trumpeter Donald Byrd's final hard bop dates. Teamed with altoist Sonny Red, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Walter Booker and drummer Billy Higgins (who takes a surprise vocal on the title cut), this quintet outing features originals by Byrd, Walton and Red along with the standards "Secret Love" and "My Ideal." The music in general finds Byrd looking both backwards toward the blues and forwards toward modal music and hints of the avant-garde. A fine effort. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	06/02/2023
Label:	Blue Note
UPC:	0602438568420
Rank:	28706

Tracks

1. Slow Drag
2. Secret Love
3. Booker's Bossa
4. Jelly Roll
5. The Loner
6. My Ideal

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Donald Byrd   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Sonny Red   Sax (Alto)
Billy Higgins   Drums,Vocals
Walter Booker   Bass
Cedar Walton   Piano

Technical Credits

Sylvester Kyner   Composer
Bob Blumenthal   Liner Notes
Donald Byrd   Composer
Francis Wolff   Photography
Walter Booker   Composer
Ronnie Mathews   Composer
Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer,Remastering,Digital Remastering
Richard A. Whiting   Composer
Michael Cuscuna   Reissue Producer
Newell Chase   Composer
Cedar Walton   Composer
Alfred Lion   Producer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Leo Robin   Composer
Nat Hentoff   Liner Notes
Sammy Fain   Composer
Sonny Red Kyner   Composer