Donald Byrd's Best

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 ... read more

Tracks:

1. Black Byrd [Mizell]
2. Flight Time [Mizell]
3. Stepping into Tomorrow [Mizell]
4. Rock & Roll Again [Mizell]
5. Change (Makes You Wanna Hustle) [Mizell]
6. Sky High [Mizell]
7. Lansana's Priestess [Mizell]
8. Street Lady [Mizell/Mizell]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.