Ethiopian Knights (Vinyl LP) Indie Punk & AlternativeClassic 1972 album. If there's one word to summarize Donald Byrd's career, it's undoubtedly "eclectic." The trumpet player recorded his share of straight ahead hard bop, but he branched out pretty far from that central sound, adding vocal choir experiments on the groundbreaking A New Perspective, dabbling in soul jazz in the late '60s, zoning out with space age fusion sounds in the mid '70s, and carving out a seriously funky groove on Ethiopian
is their first release on the legendary Island Records label
after a couple of rapturously received one off singles is the debut LP
It's recorded in home studios
Having signed to the legendary record label Parlophone (home to The Beatles
ten songs which slide effortlessly between lovelorn country
from his ongoing live archival series
but even that wouldn't stop the vision for this record being realized"
with new types of chords & arrangements being experimented with + vocals throughout this particular song
Reissue is faithful to the original recording with vinyl cutting by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering
it's this new unified feel that defines the confident and eclectic sound of the album
whose records were undeniably slick and full of synthesizers and electronic drums
you get the idea that Lateef was after something different
