Animalia Modal Donald Byrd brings Hard Bop

Donald Byrd brings Hard Bop to Paris at the Olympia Theatre in 1958

is putting Kind of Blue where it belongs: the Ultra High-Quality Record (UHQR) pressed on Clarity Vinyl on a manual Finebilt press with attention paid to every single detail of every single record

means “moving together” in the sense of matching energies

A mainstream Hard Bop classic

Animalia Modal Donald Byrd brings Hard BopFolk minimalists announce vinyl issue for breakthrough album, Animalia. "The semi classical drums sax piano trio Mammal Hands mutate into a high volume rave act" The Guardian Captivating, ethereal and majestic, Mammal Hands (saxophonist Jordan Smart, pianist Nick Smart and drummer and percussionist Jesse Barrett) has carved out a refreshingly original sound from adisparatearray of influences: drawing on spiritual jazz, north Indian, folk and classical