Black Byrd

1973 studio album by Donald Byrd
Black Byrd
Studio album by
Donald Byrd
Released1973
RecordedApril 3–4, 1972
StudioThe Sound Factory, Hollywood
GenreJazz-funk[1]
Length44:21
LabelBlue Note
BN-LA047-F
ProducerLarry Mizell
Donald Byrd chronology
Ethiopian Knights
(1971) 		Black Byrd
(1973) 		Street Lady
(1973)
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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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flight Time"Larry Mizell8:27
2."Black Byrd"Larry Mizell8:00
3."Love's So Far Away"Larry Mizell6:00
4."Mr. Thomas"Larry Mizell, Warren Jordan5:15
5."Sky High"Larry Mizell5:59
6."Slop Jar Blues"Larry Mizell6:00
7."Where Are We Going?"Larry Mizell, Larry Gordon4:40

Personnel

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Huey, Steve (2011). "Black Byrd - Donald Byrd | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 36. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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