At The Half Note Cafe Multi Culti and flashes of prog-like exuberance

and flashes of prog-like exuberance emerge without warning

full of jagged self-reflection and unflinching critique

The new album features production and guest verses from Conductor Williams

Transferred from the original tape reels that were recorded by engineer Carlos Melero

At The Half Note Cafe Multi Culti and flashes of prog-like exuberanceTrumpeter Donald Byrd was just 2 years into his 2 decade long Blue Note recording career when he brought his quintet in to Manhattans Half Note Caf in November 1960 to record this soulful, swinging, and highly enjoyable live set of hard bop featuring Pepper Adams on baritone saxophone, Duke Pearson on piano, Laymon Jackson on bass, and Lex Humphries on drums. Byrd had already established himself as a leading trumpeter on the scene and was riding high