Black Byrd is a 1973 album by Donald Byrd and his first for Blue Note Records produced by Larry Mizell, assisted by his brother, former Motown producer Fonce. In the jazz funk idiom, it is among Blue Note Records' best selling album releases. The title of the album inspired the name of Byrd's apprentice group, The Blackbyrds.
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Flight Time"
8:27
2.
"Black Byrd"
8:00
3.
"Love's So Far Away"
6:00
4.
"Mr. Thomas"
5:15
5.
"Sky High"
5:59
6.
"Slop Jar Blues"
6:00
7.
"Where Are We Going? (Marvin Gaye)"
4:40
Personnel
Donald Byrd - trumpet, flugelhorn, electric trumpet, vocals
^ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 36. ISBN0-394-72643-X. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
