Donald Byrd: Stepping Into Tomorrow (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) 1LP ETJS-46 Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s

Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “I Say A Little Prayer” (Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin)

which was recorded for Blue Note just 3 months prior and also showcased the deep chemistry between the soulful guitarist and tenor saxophonist

and bassist John Ore to lay down takes of Mobley's skittering tunes "Three Way Split" and "No Room for Squares" in addition to two remarkable Morgan tunes: the gorgeous ballad "Carolyn" and the grooving "Me 'N You

Lover Come Back To Me

The result is this 1959 debut album

Donald Byrd: Stepping Into Tomorrow (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) 1LP ETJS-46 Burt Bacharach and Hal David’sBlue Note, 1974 Donald Byrds 1974 fusion masterpiece Stepping Into Tomorrow was a high water mark of the legendary trumpeters vibrant latter Blue Note years. Byrd had begun recording for Blue Note in 1958, and over the course of his tenure evolved from a top notch hard bop trumpeter into a pioneer of R&B Funk fusion, leading the labels own creative direction along a similar path. Byrd began to introduce elements of fusion to his music with his 1969