CANNES 58/180 GRS

Description

A previously unreleased live recording of Donald Byrd & Bobby Jaspar in 1958. First official release of the label with full permission and cooperation from INA (National Institute of Audiovisual). Donald Byrd's residency in Paris in 1958 to study with composer Nadia Boulanger gave birth to one of the greatest groups of his career with Bobby Jaspar on tenor sax and flute, Walter Davis, Jr. on piano, Doug Watkins on bass, and Art Taylor on drums.
Sam Records is proud to present this unreleased concert of the Donald Byrd/Bobby Jaspar Quintet recorded during the 'Modern Jazz' evening at the 1st and only Cannes Jazz Festival on July 11, 1958.
Available only on vinyl. Recorded in Cannes on July 11, 1958.