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Star Eyes
| Recorded | Sep 10, 1957 |
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| Label | Savoy Records |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 773318 |
The record
Detroit players dominate the frontline here -- Byrd, Curtis Fuller, and John Jenkins moving easily over Tommy Flanagan's comping on this Savoy date. Watkins and Taylor keep the rhythm lean, a conversational document of Byrd's pre-Blue Note years.
Session personnel
- John Jenkins — alto saxophone
- Doug Watkins — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Tommy Flanagan — piano
- Curtis Fuller — trombone
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1978 | Savoy Records · SJL 1114 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue earliest on file |
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| 1978 | Savoy Records |
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