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Blackbyrd

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....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.

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.

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.

When this recording was first introdused critics laughed and downplayed this album, Just to prove and show that some critics are sometime way OFF. This was the best selling album on "Blue Note" and is a NOW criticly aclaimed masterpiece.

Don't sleep on this album! A funky fusion masterpiece-also check other Byrd albums,Caricatures,Street Lady,and my personal fave,Places and Spaces.Look for anything the Mizell Bros. worked on,it's butters.I should know,it's my pops&uncle.

Don't sleep on this album! A funky fusion masterpiece-also check other Byrd albums,Caricatures,Street Lady,and my personal fave,Places and Spaces.Look for anything the Mizell Bros. worked on,it's butters.I should know,it's my pops&uncle.

Donald Byrd is A Musical Genius.His Music takes Jazz Into So many Directions&Yet Never Looses it's Roots&Foundations.THis Disc Is Smoking From start to finish.

I heard "Flight Time" as a teenager on a wax "Greatest Hits" collection by Mr. Byrd. When I saw "Blackbyrd" on CD, I bought it without hesitation! A very good contemporary jazz collection!
Five stars!

this cd is one of the BYRD MAN slickest especially 'LOVES SO FAR AWAY' I've made this cut into my personal LIFE THEMES with out a doubt a winner -get up -get out-and get dis cd-CAN YA DIG IT?????