DONALD BYRD - At The Half Note Café Vol. 2 (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) THE ROYSTON CLUB these songs seek not to

these songs seek not to destroy but to poke and provoke

Includes the single ft

they couldn't wait to see what came next

His 1968 album Total Eclipse was the vibraphonist’s first recording to feature tenor saxophonist and flutist Harold Land who would go on to become a key collaborator in the years to follow

‘A55’ captures the group’s trademark enigmatic wordplay and vivid musicianship in full flow

DONALD BYRD - At The Half Note Café Vol. 2 (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) THE ROYSTON CLUB these songs seek not toLP 180g Black Vinyl. This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip on jacket (2025 Reissue). In November 1960, trumpeter Donald Byrd brought his quintet into the Half Note Caf in New York City to record this soulful, swinging, and highly enjoyable live set of hard bop featuring