- Black Byrd
Infobox Album
Name = Black Byrd
Type = studio
Artist =Donald Byrd
Released = 1972
Recorded = 1972
Genre =Jazz
Length = 44:21
Label =Blue Note
Producer = Larry Mizell
Reviews =Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://wm04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0cftxqlgldae]
Last album = Ethiopian Knights
1971
This album = Black Byrd
1972
Next album = Street Lady
1973"Black Byrd" is a 1972 album by
Donald Byrd , which was enormously successful and became Blue Note Records' highest-ever selling album.Track listing
#Flight Time 8:27
#Black Byrd 8:00
#Love’s So Far Away 6:00
#Mr. Thomas 5:15
#Sky High 5:59
#Slop Jar Blues 6:00
#Where Are We Going? 4:40Personnel
*
Donald Byrd - trumpet, flugelhorn, electric trumpet, vocals
* Allen 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
*Wilton Felder , Joe Hill - bass
* Harvey Mason, Sr, Keith Killgo - drums
* Bobbye Porter, Perk Jacobs, Stephanie Spruill - percussionExternal links
* [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4u6ompcd9foo All Music Guide review]
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