Black Byrd
1973 studio album by Donald Byrd
Black Byrd | ||||
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Studio album by Donald Byrd | ||||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | April 3–4, 1972 | |||
Studio | The Sound Factory, Hollywood | |||
Genre | Jazz-funk[1] | |||
Length | 44:21 | |||
Label | Blue Note BN-LA047-F | |||
Producer | Larry Mizell | |||
Donald Byrd chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Black Byrd is a 1973 album by Donald Byrd and the first of his Blue Note albums to be produced by Larry Mizell, assisted by his brother, former Motown producer Fonce. In the jazz funk idiom, it is among Blue Note Records' best selling album releases. The title of the album inspired the name of Byrd's apprentice group, The Blackbyrds.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Flight Time" | Larry Mizell | 8:27 |
2. | "Black Byrd" | Larry Mizell | 8:00 |
3. | "Love's So Far Away" | Larry Mizell | 6:00 |
4. | "Mr. Thomas" | Larry Mizell, Warren Jordan | 5:15 |
5. | "Sky High" | Larry Mizell | 5:59 |
6. | "Slop Jar Blues" | Larry Mizell | 6:00 |
7. | "Where Are We Going?" | Larry Mizell, Larry Gordon | 4:40 |
Personnel
- Donald Byrd - trumpet, flugelhorn, electric trumpet, vocals
- Allan Curtis Barnes - flute, oboe, saxophone
- Roger Glenn - saxophone, flute
- Fonce Mizell - trumpet, vocals
- Larry Mizell - vocals
- Kevin Toney - piano
- Freddie Perren - piano, synthesizer, vocals
- Dean Parks, David T. Walker, Barney Perry - guitar
- Joe Sample - piano, electric piano
- Chuck Rainey, Wilton Felder, Joe Hill - bass
- Harvey Mason, Sr, Keith Killgo - drums
- Bobbye Hall Porter, Perk Jacobs, Stephanie Spruill - percussion
- King Errisson - congas and bongos
References
- ^ Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs". BeatCaffeine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ Huey, Steve (2011). "Black Byrd - Donald Byrd | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 36. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
External links
- Allmusic review
- v
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Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
- Byrd's Eye View (1955)
- Byrd Jazz (1955)
- Byrd's Word (1955)
- Byrd Blows on Beacon Hill (1956)
- 2 Trumpets (with Art Farmer, 1956)
- The Young Bloods (with Phil Woods, 1956)
- Jazz Eyes (and John Jenkins ao, 1957)
- Fuego (1959)
- Byrd in Flight (1960)
- Free Form (1961)
- A New Perspective (1963)
- I'm Tryin' to Get Home (1964)
- Up with Donald Byrd (1964)
- Mustang! (1966)
- Blackjack (1967)
- Slow Drag (1967)
- Fancy Free (1969)
- Kofi (1969–70)
- Ethiopian Knights (1971)
- Black Byrd (1972)
- Street Lady (1973)
- Stepping into Tomorrow (1974)
- Places and Spaces (1975)
- Caricatures (1976)
- Thank You...For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life) (1978)
- Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C. (1979)
- Love Byrd (1981)
- Words, Sounds, Colors and Shapes (1982)
- Harlem Blues (1987)
- Getting Down to Business (1989)
- A City Called Heaven (1991)
Pepper
Adams
- 10 to 4 at the 5 Spot (1958)
- Off to the Races (1959)
- Byrd in Hand (1959)
- At the Half Note Cafe (1960)
- Motor City Scene (1960)
- Out of This World (1961)
- Chant (1961)
- The Cat Walk (1961)
- Royal Flush (1961)
- The Creeper (1967)
- Electric Byrd (1970)
The Jazz
Messengers
- The Jazz Messengers (1956)
- Originally (1956)
- Art Blakey Big Band (1957)
- Holiday for Skins (2 volumes, 1958)
Gigi
Gryce
- At Newport (and Cecil Taylor, 1957)
- Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet (Riverside, 1957)
- Jazz Lab (Columbia album) (1957)
- Jazz Lab (Jubilee album) (1957 [1958])
- Modern Jazz Perspective (with Jackie Paris, 1957)
- New Formulas from the Jazz Lab (1957)
Jackie
McLean
- Lights Out! (1956)
- 4, 5 and 6 (1956)
- New Soil (1959)
- Jackie's Bag (1959)
- Vertigo (1963)
Hank
Mobley
- The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley (Savoy, 1956)
- Mobley's Message (Prestige, 1956)
- Jazz Message No. 2 (Savoy, 1957)
- Hank Mobley Sextet (1956)
- Hank (1957)
- No Room for Squares (1963)
- Straight No Filter (1963)
- The Turnaround! (1963)
- Far Away Lands (1967)
others
- Discoveries/Presenting Cannonball Adderley (Cannonball Adderley, 1955)
- Jammin' with Gene (Gene Ammons, 1956)
- All Night Long (Kenny Burrell, 1956)
- All Day Long (Kenny Burrell, 1957)
- 2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney, 1957)
- Whims of Chambers (Paul Chambers, 1956)
- Paul Chambers Quintet (1957)
- Sonny's Crib (Sonny Clark, 1957)
- My Conception (Sonny Clark, 1959)
- Bohemia After Dark (Kenny Clarke, 1955)
- Lush Life (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
- The Believer (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
- The Last Trane (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
- Black Pearls (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
- Davis Cup (Walter Davis Jr., 1959)
- Wailing With Lou (Lou Donaldson, 1957)
- Lou Takes Off (Lou Donaldson, 1957)
- This Is New (Kenny Drew, 1957)
- All Mornin' Long (Red Garland, 1957)
- Soul Junction (Red Garland, 1957)
- High Pressure (Red Garland, 1957)
- One Flight Up (Dexter Gordon, 1964)
- Ladybird (Dexter Gordon, 1965)
- Snap Your Fingers (Al Grey, 1962)
- Johnny Griffin Sextet (1958)
- Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 (Guru, 1993)
- Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality (Guru, 1994–95)
- My Point of View (Herbie Hancock, 1993)
- Tone Tantrum (Gene Harris, 1977)
- Swamp Seed (Jimmy Heath, 1963)
- Informal Jazz (Elmo Hope, 1956)
- African High Life (Solomon Ilori, 1963)
- Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 (Ahmad Jamal, 1994 or 1995)
- Quartet-Quintet (Hank Jones, 1955)
- Bluebird (Hank Jones, 1955)
- TV Action Jazz! (Mundell Lowe, 1959)
- The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall (1959)
- Goin' Out of My Head (Wes Montgomery, 1965)
- Hush! (Duke Pearson, 1962)
- Wahoo! (Duke Pearson, 1964)
- Another One/Oscar Pettiford Volume 2 (1955)
- Winner's Circle (Oscar Pettiford, et al, 1957)
- Blues in Trinity (Dizzy Reece, 1958)
- The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956)
- Dimensions & Extensions (Sam Rivers, 1967)
- Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 (1956)
- Don't Stop the Carnival (Sonny Rollins, 1978)
- Silver's Blue (Horace Silver, 1956)
- 6 Pieces of Silver (Horace Silver, 1956–58)
- A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One (1957)
- A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two (1957)
- Taylor's Wailers (Art Taylor, 1957)
- Soul Sauce (Cal Tjader, 1964)
- A Bluish Bag (Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
- Top Brass (Ernie Wilkins, 1955)
- Pairing Off (Phil Woods, 1956)