Royal Flush: Vinyl LP Thorr's Hammer Robert Christgau

Robert Christgau

McCartney III saw Paul turn unexpected time on his hands into an opportunity to get into the studio on his own

meticulously crafting every aspect of Zola Jesus’s sound and look

Cosmic Love

In addition to its 14 songs

Royal Flush: Vinyl LP Thorr's Hammer Robert ChristgauDonald Byrd was off to the races after joining Blue Note in 1958 and had fully hit his hard bop stride by 1961 with his excellent album Royal Flush. Joining the trumpeter was a state of the art rhythm section featuring Herbie Hancock on piano, Butch Warren on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums plus Byrds frequent collaborator Pepper Adams on bari sax. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original