Places & Spaces

Donald Byrd | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 11, 1997)
• Original Release Date: February 11, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005H7S
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,524 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars '70s Crossover Jazz at its Funkiest !, May 9, 2004

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Eddie Landsberg "My 10th year as a reviewer !... (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Places & Spaces (Audio CD)

In my book, this album even beats (or atleast matches up with)the Blackbyrds ventures...
Mixing the disco tinged funk of the era with Byrd's masterful hornplaying... this album is totally tripped out... Its not one of those albums with one or two good tracks then a lot of fluff in the middle... the thing is kickin' straight through... Though "contemporary Jazz" (circa that era) its by no means "sell out" or "soft music" - - the stuff is hard hitting... with, of course, a very Jazzy edge... I guess its been almost 13 years since I first gotten the album, and it hasn't warn out... When I listen to it, I feel just as transed out and grooved up as when I first got it... and from that perspective... the thing is a masterpiece.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic jazz album, with a touch of soul., July 11, 2001

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Mister Hip-Hop (The Land Where Hip-Hop And Jazz Live.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Places & Spaces (Audio CD)

One of the most impressive jazz albums created in the 1970's. Donald Byrd is a fantastic trumpet player, and plays mostly improvised lines over the most beautiful, relaxed backbeats. From exotic guitars, pianos, and up-tempo keyboards. The album opens up with the nice swiftly-paced track "Change (Makes You Want To Hustle)" which has a nice theme by trumpet and saxophone and interesting vocals. "Wind Parade" is a work of art, this song has influenced so many and has been the part of many samples. The beat, vocals, trumpet all in one track is amazing. "Fallin' Like Dominoes" is another nice song, more up-tempo again, and a very catchy track. "Places And Spaces" is over a brilliant guitar loop and some of the most colorful harmony I've heard in a long time. Donald Byrd's trumpet soloing is perfect for the song. "You And The Music" has a nice drum-loop at the beginning and then folds out into a classic string-laced song. This track has a great summertime feel to it, just classic. "Night Whistler" is a slower song, though not one of the album's better tracks, it has a nice African feel and whistling on it, which makes it a worthy song. However, the best song is the addicting melody of "Just My Imagination", a remake of a song by the Temptations. Though I feel the Temptations did a nice job with the song, Donald Byrd and company turned it into an exotic masterpiece. The variations, tune, additions, everything is great. The best track for last.

This album is for any fan of black-originated music. Whether you like soul, jazz, blues, rap, anything, you should love this. Apparently Tupac did. He sampled from "Wind Parade" on "Definition Of A Thug", from Poetic Justice. This album should be taken places and spaces. A classic.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!!!!!! HEAVENLY!!, April 18, 2005

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Tall Paul (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Places & Spaces (Audio CD)

INCREDIBLE recording from Donald Byrd. Probably his greatest recording. Byrd proved there is no barrier between Soul and Jazz. In my extensive collection of music this album is one of my personal favorites. Its up there with Whats Goin On and Songs In The Key Of Life. If you like this album, you should get The Blackbyrds album City Life (produced by Byrd) that came out around the same time.