Donald Byrds 1967 album Slow Drag was one of the last pure hard boprecords the trumpeterwould make before his music began evolving towards fusion. Byrd flies high on this gratifying setfeaturing alto saxophonist Sonny Red, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Walter Booker & drummerBilly Higgins. This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by KevinGray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in adeluxe gatefold tip–on jacket.