The Jazz Funk Collection
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Donald Byrd & The Blackbyrds ?The Jazz Funk Collection? is the first time you have been able to acquire a collection of tracks by these artists on a CD package.All tracks on ?The Jazz Funk Collection? are either written, produced or performed by Donald Byrd; the collection starts in 1973 around the start of the Jazz Funk era.Donald Byrd started recording in the mid-fifties, but by the late-sixties and now on Blue Note Records his style became more electric and was one of the instigators of the Jazz Funk scene. Our package kicks off with ?Lansana?s Priestess? from the 1973 album ?Street Lady? nearly eight minutes of pure Jazz Funk produced by the legendary Mizell Brothers. Followed by a slew of classic Donald Byrd tracks such as ?Black Byrd?, ?Loves So Far Away? and ?Flight Time? to name but a few.During the sixties Donald was now teaching Jazz at several Universities including Howard University, this is where he met a few students to start a band with, and the Blackbyrds were formed. The Blackbyrds went on to have a great deal of success and our package kicks off with the ?Blackbyrds Theme?, but the big success they were to have was with ?Walking In Rhythm? which was produced by Donald. ?Walking In Rhythm? went on to sell one million copies, and was awarded a Gold Disc and was Grammy nominated, the R&B hits kept on coming with ?Rock Creek Park?, ?Time Is Movin?? and the Top 3 R&B hit ?Happy Music? which was written and produced by Donald.Donald Byrd was also now making his m
Tracks
1~1~Black Byrd - Donald Byrd1~2~Love?S So Far Away ? Donald Byrd
1~3~Witch Hunt - Donald Byrd
1~4~Flight-Time - Donald Byrd
1~5~Blackbyrds' Theme ? The Blackbyrds
1~6~Do It, Fluid - The Blackbyrds
1~7~Walking In Rhythm ? The Blackbyrds
1~8~Dominoes - Donald Byrd
1~9~Rock Creek Park - The Blackbyrds
1~10~Change (Makes You Want To Hustle) - Donald Byrd
1~11~Happy Music - The Blackbyrds
1~12~Stepping Into Tomorrow - Donald Byrd
1~13~Wind Parade - Donald Byrd
1~14~Flying High - The Blackbyrds
1~15~Hash And Eggs - The Blackbyrds
1~16~Think Twice - Donald Byrd
1~17~Featuring Kay Haith
1~18~Cornbread - The Blackbyrds
1~19~Fallin' Like) Dominoes (Live At The Roxy) - Donald Byrd
1~20~Science Funktion - Donald Byrd
1~21~Time Is Movin' - The Blackbyrds
1~22~Dance Band - Donald Byrd
1~23~Dancing In The Street - Donald Byrd
1~24~Party Land - The Blackbyrds
1~25~Onward 'til Morning - Donald Byrd
1~26~Supernatural Feeling ? The Blackbyrds
1~27~Street Games - The Blackbyrds
1~28~Lookin' Ahead - The Blackbyrds
1~29~Thank You For Funking Up
1~30~My Life ? Donald Byrd
Details
Catalogue Number: QROBIN43CDTFormat: CD
Artist: Donald Byrd And The Blackbyrds
Release Date: 10 January 2025
Genre: Rock
Label: ROBINSONGS
Distributor: Rocket Group
