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Thank You...For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life) Donald Byrd featuring compositions by The Blackbyrds which was released on the Elektra label in 1978.[ 1] [ 2] rhythm and blues and disco influences.
Track listing
All compositions by Art Posey, Josef Powell and Melvin Ragin except where noted
Thank You for Funking Up My Life" (Posey, Powell, Kevin Toney ) – 4:15
"Sunning in Your Loveshine" (Posey, Powell, Orville Saunders) – 5:40
"Your Love Is My Ecstasy" – 5:03
"Loving You" (Joe Hall) – 4:48
"Have You Heard the News?" – 4:42
"In Love with Love" – 4:48
"Cristo Redentor" (Duke Pearson ) – 4:45
"Close Your Eyes and Look Within" (Posey, Powell, Saunders) – 5:15
Personnel
Donald Byrd – trumpetGreg Phillinganes – pianoPaul Jackson Jr. , Rick Littlefield, Wah Wah Watson – guitarEd Watkins – electric bass
Anthony Cox – drums
Donald Byrd, Jim Gilstrap , John Lehman, Art Posey, Josef Powell, Syreeta Wright , Ralph Turnbough, Stephanie Spruill, John Lehman, Lisa Roberts, Patricia Henderson, Marlena Jeter, Maxine Anderson, Angela Winbush – vocals
References
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
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Discoveries Presenting Cannonball Adderley Cannonball Adderley , 1955)Jammin' with Gene Gene Ammons , 1956)All Night Long Kenny Burrell , 1956)All Day Long 2 Guitars Jimmy Raney , 1957)Whims of Chambers Paul Chambers , 1956)Paul Chambers Quintet Sonny's Crib Sonny Clark , 1957)My Conception Bohemia After Dark Kenny Clarke , 1955)Lush Life John Coltrane , 1957–58)The Believer The Last Trane Black Pearls Davis Cup Walter Davis Jr. , 1959)Wailing With Lou Lou Donaldson , 1957)Lou Takes Off This Is New Kenny Drew , 1957)All Mornin' Long Red Garland , 1957)Soul Junction High Pressure One Flight Up Dexter Gordon , 1964)Ladybird Snap Your Fingers Al Grey , 1962)Johnny Griffin Sextet Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 Guru , 1993)Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality My Point of View Herbie Hancock , 1993)Tone Tantrum Swamp Seed Jimmy Heath , 1963)Informal Jazz Elmo Hope , 1956)African High Life Solomon Ilori , 1963)Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 Ahmad Jamal , 1994 or 1995)Quartet-Quintet Hank Jones , 1955)Bluebird TV Action Jazz! Mundell Lowe , 1959)The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall Goin' Out of My Head Wes Montgomery , 1965)Hush! Duke Pearson , 1962)Wahoo! Another One Oscar Pettiford Volume 2 (1955)Winner's Circle Oscar Pettiford , et al, 1957)Blues in Trinity Dizzy Reece , 1958)The Cool Voice of Rita Reys Dimensions & Extensions Sam Rivers , 1967)Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 Don't Stop the Carnival Sonny Rollins , 1978)Silver's Blue Horace Silver , 1956)6 Pieces of Silver A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two Taylor's Wailers Art Taylor , 1957)Soul Sauce Cal Tjader , 1964)A Bluish Bag Stanley Turrentine , 1967)Top Brass Ernie Wilkins , 1955)Pairing Off Phil Woods , 1956)
