''Slow Drag'' is a

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

album by trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1967 and released on the

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label as BST 84292.

Track listing

# "Slow Drag" (Byrd) – 9:47 # "Secret Love" ( Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:57 # "Book's Bossa" (

Walter Booker Walter Booker (December 17, 1933 – November 24, 2006) was an American jazz musician. A native of Prairie View, Texas, Booker was a reliable bass player and an underrated stylist. His playing was marked by voice-like inflections, glissandos and ...

, Walton) – 6:52 # "Jelly Roll" ( Sonny Red Kyner) – 5:21 # "The Loner" (

Ronnie Mathews Ronald Mathews (December 2, 1935 in New York City – June 28, 2008 in Brooklyn) was an American jazz pianist who worked with Max Roach from 1963 to 1968 and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He acted as lead in recording from 1963 and 1978–79. His ...

, Walton) – 6:17 # "My Ideal" ( Richard A. Whiting, Newell Chase,

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) – 6:21

Personnel

* Donald Byrd - trumpet *

Sonny Red Sylvester Kyner Jr. (December 17, 1932 – March 20, 1981), known as Sonny Red, was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer associated with the hard bop idiom among other styles. Sonny Red played with Art Blakey, Curtis Fuller, Paul Qu ...

- alto sax * Cedar Walton - piano *

- bass *

Billy Higgins Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop. Biography Higgins was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Higgins played on Ornette Coleman's first records, ...

- drums (vocals on "Slow Drag")

References

1968 albums Albums produced by Alfred Lion Blue Note Records albums Donald Byrd albums Hard bop albums {{1960s-jazz-album-stub