DONALD BYRD Byrd's Word (One-off One-Sided Test Pressing for Side One of the 1956 mono LP, featuring only the first two tracks of the album, the lovely 'Winterset' & 'Gotcha Goin' 'n' Comin'. These songs were recorded at the Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey in September 1955, with Frank Foster [tenor sax], Hank Jones [piano], Paul Chambers [bass] & Kenny Clarke [drums]. The second disc for side two, if there ever was one, is presumably lost to the midst of time, that's how rare this item is. The custom studio label has 'Factory Sample' printed at the top & is rubber stamped with the artist, title, matrix & catalogue detail. This heavyweight disc has been professionally cleaned & play tested. Although there are a couple of hairlines & scratches, on a mono playback setting, these small interferences are largely left in the background, with just a few clicks on occasion & the music to the fore. Even in this condition [VG] the sound quality places you centre stage, almost as if you were in the same room as the musicians, it's that good! One for a keen collector LTZ-U15121)