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Donald Byrd
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
The trumpeter Donald Byrd, from Detroit, came to New York in 1955 and succeeded Clifford Brown in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers; Brown's playing was his model. He played on many hard bop records for Blue Note. On A New Perspective (1963) he used a gospel choir. Byrd also studied at universities and taught jazz history. In the 1970s he worked with the producers Larry and Fonce Mizell on soul and funk records such as Black Byrd (1973), Blue Note's best-selling album up to then. Purists considered it a betrayal; hip hop producers later sampled his music a great deal. In 1993 he played on Guru's Jazzmatazz.
Listening
Cristo Redentor · Donald Byrd, 1963
Fancy Free · Donald Byrd, 1969
(Fallin' Like) Dominoes · Donald Byrd, 1975
Discography
Studio albums
- 1955Bohemia After Dark
- 1955Byrds Eye View
- 19562 Trumpets
- 1956Byrd Blows on Beacon Hill
- 1956Byrd Jazz
- 1956Byrd's Word
- 1956The Young Bloods
- 1957Jazz Eyes
- 1957Jazz Lab
- 1957Modern Jazz Perspective
- 1957New Formulas From the Jazz Lab
- 1957This Is New
- 1957Wailing With Lou
- 1958Jazz Lab
- 1959Byrd in Hand
- 1959Off to the Races
- 1959The New York Scene
- 1960Byrd in Flight
- 1960Fuego
- 1960Motor City Scene
- 1960Soul Junction
- 1960The Third World
- 1961Royal Flush
- 1962The Cat Walk
- 1963A New Perspective
- 1964Up With Donald Byrd
- 1965Body & Soul
- 1965I’m Tryin’ to Get Home
- 1965Yusef
- 1966Free Form
- 1966Mustang!
- 1967Blackjack
- 1967Slow Drag
- 1969Fancy Free
- 1970Electric Byrd
- 1972Ethiopian Knights
- 1973Black Byrd
- 1973Street Lady
- 1975Places and Spaces
- 1975Stepping Into Tomorrow
- 1976Caricatures
- 1978Thank You ... For F.U.M.L (Funking Up My Life)
- 1979Chant
- 1981The Creeper
- 1988Harlem Blues
- 1990First Flight
- 1990Getting Down to Business
- 1991A City Called Heaven
- 1991Out of This World
- 1995Kofi
- 1999Winterset
- 2000Byrdhouse
- 2002Timeless
In School of Rock
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- Jazz MapNL Map
- After Hours: Session 4NL Reader
Mentioned in other articles
- Jazz-funk Genre
The trumpeter Donald Byrd worked with the producers Larry and Fonce Mizell and made soul and funk records for Blue Note.
- Jazz rap Genre
In 1993 Guru recorded Jazzmatazz, with jazz musicians such as Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers in the studio.