THE EARLY YEARS: 1955 1958 ELEVEN CLASSIC ALBUMS FROM BYRD ACROSS 6 CDS EARLY BUT PIVOTAL RECORDINGS
Although perhaps best known for his pioneering efforts in combining funk and soul into the jazz idiom, the early career of Donaldson Toussaint L''Ouverture Byrd II is not one to be overlooked. Born in Detroit, Michigan on December 9th, 1932, Byrd was one of the finest and most influential trumpeters of the bebop era, and even at such a tender age his fame far outstretched his years.