Royal Flush is an album by American jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded on September 21, 1961 and released on Blue Note the following year. Byrd's quintet features saxophonist Pepper Adams and rhythm section Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren and Billy Higgins.[2]

Royal Flush
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1962[1]
RecordedSeptember 21, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length41:00
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4101
ProducerAlfred Lion
Donald Byrd chronology
The Cat Walk
(1961)
Royal Flush
(1962)
Free Form
(1962)

Background

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The album is Herbie Hancock's first Blue Note session to be released.[3]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states, "For the most part, the quintet plays a set of vital hard bop... But what's really interesting is when they begin pushing the boundaries."[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DownBeat     [5]
AllMusic     [4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated

Side 1

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  1. "Hush" – 6:24
  2. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) – 6:15
  3. "Jorgie's" – 8:07

Side 2

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  1. "Shangri-La" – 6:37
  2. "6M's" – 6:30
  3. "Requiem" (Hancock) – 7:07

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard Sep 22, 1962
  2. ^ Donald Byrd discography accessed August 31, 2010
  3. ^ Cook, Richard (2003). Blue Note Records: The Biography. Justin, Charles & Co. p. 148.
  4. ^ a b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2010
  5. ^ Down Beat: January 17, 1963 vol. 30, no. 2