Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd set the standard for hard-bop trumpet in his days as a regular on the Prestige and Blue Note labels. His brassy tone and adventurous solos, coupled with a deep sense of the blues, made him one of the most in-demand trumpeters of the 1950s and '60s. Later, Byrd turned to the R&B-influenced side of jazz, which sustained him through several successful years in the late '60s. By the 1970s, Byrd had fully embraced funk and R&B in the form of his popular group, the Blackbyrds.
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Albums
- (2008) Thank You...For F.U.M.L.
- (2008) Words, Sounds, Colors, & Shapes
- (2008) Love Byrd
- (2008) Donald Byrd And 125th Street, N.Y.C.
- (2007) All Night Long
- (2007) The Cat Walk (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
- (2006) Royal Flush
- (2006) Off To The Races
- (2005) Landmarks
- (2005) Timeless: Donald Byrd
- (2005) Fuego (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
- (2004) Slow Drag (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
- (2004) Stepping Into Tomorrow
- (2004) Free Form (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
- (2004) The Best Of Donald Byrd
- (2004) At The Half Note Cafe: Vols 1 & 2 (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
- (2003) Byrd In Hand (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
- (2003) Caricatures
- (2002) Donald Byrd And Doug Watkins - The Transition Sessions
- (1997) Places and Spaces
- (1997) Street Lady
- (1995) His Majesty King Funk!/ Up With Donald Byrd
- (1992) Blackbyrd
Top Tracks
- Think Twice
- Black Byrd
- Places And Spaces
- Flight-Time
- Stepping Into Tomorrow
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Comments
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hermosaman on 2009-02-04 23:41:38.043:
This is Jazz Blue!! Everyone should try this. They would be moveed!