The Cat Walk: Vinyl LP #.show-split Bill Henderson may not have

Bill Henderson may not have been a household name among jazz singers

From The Outside

“Eye of the Hurricane

Ode to Joyful

” Side 2 opens with a beautiful ballad performance of “A Portrait of Jennie” before stretching out on another original blues by Byrd titled “Cecile” and concluding Volume 1 with the band’s theme “Pure D

The Cat Walk: Vinyl LP #.show-split Bill Henderson may not haveDonald Byrd was deep in a groove in 1960 as the trumpeter turned out one hard bop classic after another including The Cat Walk featuring Byrds quintet with Pepper Adams on baritone sax, Duke Pearson on piano, Laymon Jackson on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. The band struts their stuff on an engaging set of swinging originals by Byrd and Pearson. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original