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Black Byrd 1973

jazz, jazz-funk 43 min 7 tracks Blue Note

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.

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Character

Grave, character-led, spare and classical in form.

gravecomic
character-ledplot-driven
sparerichly built

Tracks

1Flight Time8:32
2Black Byrd7:21
3Love's So Far Away6:03
4Mr. Thomas5:04
5Sky High5:59
6Slop Jar Blues5:41
7Where Are We Going?4:37

7 tracks, 43 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Donald Byrd
Label: Blue Note
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: US

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