Jeannine

Recorded live at the Half Note Café, 298 Hudson Street, New York City on 11 November 1960, with Byrd on trumpet, Pepper Adams on baritone saxophone, Duke Pearson on piano, Laymon Jackson on bass, and Lex Humphries on drums. The session was produced by Alfred Lion for Blue Note. The opening track of *At the Half Note Café, Vol. 2*, 'Jeannine' showcased Duke Pearson's composition in an extended live setting that ran to over thirteen minutes, demonstrating the quintet's ability to sustain momentum and swing at length in front of an audience. The albums were received as essential documents of New York hard bop at its peak, with original liner notes by Leonard Feather. Pearson's 'Jeannine' became one of his most enduring compositions and was recorded by numerous artists across the following decades, making this Byrd performance one of the most widely heard early interpretations of the tune. The 2025 Blue Note Tone Poet series reissue of *At the Half Note Café, Vol. 2* on 180-gram vinyl confirmed the recording's continued status as an audiophile and critical benchmark.