Places and Spaces (1975) more music like this

by Donald Byrd

Reuniting with Larry Mizell, the man behind his last three LPs, Donald Byrd continues to explore contemporary soul, funk, and R&B with Places and Spaces. In fact, the record sounds more urban than its predecessor, which often played like a Hollywood version of the inner city. Keeping the Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, and Sly Stone influences of ...

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The Best of Donald Byrd (1992) more music like this

by Donald Byrd

Given the long period of time that Donald Byrd recorded for Blue Note (from the 1950s through the mid-'70s), it seems more than a little disingenuous to refer to the relatively brief period he spent with the Mizell Brothers as his producers, arrangers, and composers in the '70s as his best work. It is true that it was his most commercially viable ...

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Mizell (2005) more music like this

by The Mizell Brothers

Any jazz purist who hovered over record bins during the '70s knows to stay away from this, as one quick glance is likely to trigger flashbacks of feeling like a vampire shoved into daylight. Some background info: Fonce Mizell established his do-it-all studio career as part of the Corporation, a Motown team that worked for the Jackson 5, Martha ...

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Land of 1000 Dances: Special Soul & Funk Edition (2004) more music like this

by Various Artists

The previous two editions of the Land of 1000 Dances series also had a lot of soul songs named after innumerable dances. This special installment, however, is different: not only does Land of 1000 Dances: Special Soul & Funk Edition feature soul and funk songs exclusively, but it also moves the focus to a slightly later era. The first two volumes ...

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Donald Byrd's Best more music like this

by Donald Byrd

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 ...

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