Bird's Eye View (Tone Poet Series): Vinyl LP 38 Special 000-word sleevenote on the history

000-word sleevenote on the history of the album written by the band’s archivist Eoin Devereux who wrote the sleevenote to the reissue of their debut album

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Bird's Eye View (Tone Poet Series): Vinyl LP 38 Special 000-word sleevenote on the historyRecorded in 1955 for Tom Wilsons Transition label, Byrds Eye View was Donald Byrds first issued album as a leader featuring the trumpeter at the helm of the line up of The Jazz Messengers with Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, and Art Blakey plus trumpeter Joe Gordon on several tracks. This mono Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and