A New Perspective (2014)

Trumpeter Donald Byrd set a hard bop front line against a wordless vocal choir, with arrangements by Duke Pearson. On Pearson's hymn-like Cristo Redentor, Byrd's trumpet rises over the voices with the solemn, communal feel of Black American church music, and Herbie Hancock's piano keeps the rest of the album grounded in the blues. Personality here comes from the whole concept, not one soloist.