About this title: While his protégés, the Blackbyrds, had more commercial success with the Top 20 R&B/pop singles "Walking in Rhythm" and "Happy Music" on Fantasy Records, Donald Byrd recorded some interesting sides (many featuring the Blackbyrds) on Blue Note, highlighted by the Top 20 R&B hit "Black Byrd." The trumpeter wasn't a singles artist; he was an album artist whose Black Byrd, Street Lady, Stepping Into Tomorrow, and Places and Spaces were big-selling LPs. Many of Byrd's better-known tracks were produced by songwriting duo Larry and Fonce Mizell, whose credits include LTD and A Taste of Honey. On ...
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