Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams - It's A Beautiful Evening

"It's A Beautiful Evening"
Composed by Dorothy Wayne and Raymond Rasch

From the 1961 album "Out Of This World" featuring Donald Byrd and Pepper Adams.

Also, according to the notes on the album, this was Herbie Hancock's first recorded performance.

Donald Byrd - Trumpet
Pepper Adams - Baritone Saxophone
Herbie Hancock - Piano
Laymon Jackson - Bass
Jimmy Cobb - Drums
Teddy Charles - Vibraphone

Category:

Music

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• American
• jazz
• quintet
• sextet
• donald
• byrd
• pepper
• adams
• herbie
• hancock
• ballad

[TheMyndzye]

Thanks for posting my pop used to play this for me when i was little. Wow it all came back. He passed in Feb. 2 2011. Miss ya pop

[diggsduke]

@TheMyndzye You're very welcome! It sounds like your father had very good taste and passed it on to you. This is a great to song to remember someone by.

[jazznik2]

Beautiful!  Seemingly a very obscure tune. I wonder how they came to know about it. Herbie did the only solo, so maybe it was his idea. Maybe this was from a movie. Anyway, glad they did it. Thanx for posting!

[diggsduke]

@jazznik2 You're welcome! Yes, I believe this song is originally from a film. I tried to look it up for you, but I couldn't find which film it's from. This was Herbie Hancock's first session, according to the liner notes, so I doubt it was his idea. It was probably the idea of Byrd or Adams, since they were the bandleaders. There are some vocal versions of the song performed by Johnny Mathis and other singers here on YT. You should watch those too!

[ImaniHekima]

@diggsduke I've just watched the Dorothy Dandridge rendition, it's always nice to hear the vocal version. I like Donald Byrd's interpretation very much. May be just me but those opening chords have a resemblance to the opening of Stravinsky's Petrushka.

[diggsduke]

@ImaniHekima I had never heard the Dorothy Dandridge version, so that was a treat! I am infatuated with this whole album. It's one of my all-time favorites and is so underrated. I do love a lot of Stravinsky, but I'm not familiar enough with Petrushka to have an opinion on any similarities. Enjoy Mr. Byrd and Mr. Adams.

[MaisSimples]

Wonderful!!!!

[MaisSimples]

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[magajazzfan]

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[blackandtanful]

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