Blackbyrd

Donald Byrd | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 14, 1992)
• Original Release Date: 1973
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005HDT
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,633 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #9 in Music > R&B > Funk > Jazz Funk
  • #36 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > General
  • #74 in Music > Jazz > Smooth Jazz

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Heading towards the light and fluffy elevator style jazz...., September 15, 2004

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Daddy-o "paintfink" (Beatsville, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blackbyrd (Audio CD)

....but not there yet. I prefer the deep funk of Byrd's "Ethiopian Knights", but "BlackByrd" has grown on me considerably. On my first listen I was taken by surprise because I wanted more "Little Rasti" and I put this away for a long time. I've been listening to it now for a few weeks straight and it's laid back summertime groove has consumed my soul. "Street Lady" has the same vibe, so I picked it up to, but I will have to stop there and dig on all the great Byrd I have. It seems after Street Lady the music got really really light and fluffy. Snore...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Go get "Fancy free", "Electric Byrd", "Ethiopian Knights", "BlackByrd" & "Street Lady" and you will have the funkiest of Donald Byrd and the best in my opinion.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars tight album, January 16, 2008

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A customer "mistermaxxx" (usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Byrd (Vinyl)

i've always dug me some Donald Byrd and his approach to Groove and arrangements will keep your head bopping non stop and this album was one of those albums where his trademark playing and his fusion of Jazz/funk is something that will keep your ear steady. i bought this album on disc about a decade and change ago and i have what i call the DOnald Byrd section of my music collection and stay on the Grooves. real solid and full of Snap and Funk on here.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great album, May 27, 2008

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Bill Your 'Free Form FM Handi Cyber Print DJ ... (Mahwah, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blackbyrd (Audio CD)

While Miles Davis was making dark, brooding, introspective electric jazz,(which I love with all my heart,) Donald Byrd decided to investigate the other end of the spectrum.

This music is light and joyous funk, with tight vocal arrngements and a fantastic session band. Byrd took the same vocal ideas he used on New Perspective, and applied them to Sly Stone grooves. This coctail resulted in sleek but subtinative music. Sweet, fat licks that you bite into like a chocolate cherry. Commercial? Yes. Top 40 material, absolutely. Right up there on 70s radio with Barry White and Steely Dan. Not bad company, right?

Music you can listen to any time of day. Perfect.