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Donaldson Toussaint L’Ouverture Byrd II (born December 9, 1932) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter, born in Detroit, Michigan. He performed with Lionel Hampton before finishing high school. After playing in a military band during a term in the United States Air Force, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in music from Wayne State University and a master’s degree from Manhattan School of Music. While still at the Manhattan School he joined Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, replacing Clifford Brown. After leaving the Jazz Messengers in 1956 he performed with a wide variety of highly regarded jazz musicians.
In the 1970s, he moved away from his previous hard-bop jazz base and began to record jazz fusion and rhythm and blues. Teaming up with the Mizell Brothers, he produced Black Byrd, which was enormously successful and became Blue Note Records’ highest-ever selling album. The follow-up albums, Places and Spaces, Steppin’ Into Tomorrow and Street Lady were also big sellers, and have subsequently provided a rich source of samples for hip-hop artists such as Us3.
He has taught music at Rutgers University, the Hampton Institute, New York University, Howard University, and Oberlin College. In 1974 he created the Blackbyrds, a fusion group consisting of his best students. They scored several major hits, including “Walking In Rhythm” and “Blackbyrds Theme”.
In the 1970s, he moved away from his previous hard-bop jazz base and began to record jazz fusion and rhythm and blues. Teaming up with the Mizell Brothers, he produced Black Byrd, which was enormously successful and became Blue Note Records’ highest-ever selling album. The follow-up albums, Places and Spaces, Steppin’ Into Tomorrow and Street Lady were also big sellers, and have subsequently provided a rich source of samples for hip-hop artists such as Us3.
He has taught music at Rutgers University, the Hampton Institute, New York University, Howard University, and Oberlin College. In 1974 he created the Blackbyrds, a fusion group consisting of his best students. They scored several major hits, including “Walking In Rhythm” and “Blackbyrds Theme”.
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ziarczak wrote:
This is perfection..
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barrettsnewpc wrote:
last two tracks on 'Kofi' are my all-time favourite jazz compositions. can't believe that session was unreleased for the best part of 25 years! madness!
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This is perfection..
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I wish I were a byrd
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DJ_Sirius_B wrote:
My inspiration as a horn player!!
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AntBeeMomofuku wrote:
Awesomely Brilliant!! Thanks for the beautiful music Mr. Byrd!
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You and the music....
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brilliant!
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Detroits finest!
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robwarner wrote:
Saw the Doc live at the hammersmith in1982, blew the house away, and this tune was superb, good choice people !
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Thank You For FUML
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Swell...!!
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golfmade wrote:
Think Twice makes me feel nice. Pardon the stupid pun. Just, hearing the original after all these years of hearing remakes of it and hearing it sampled elsewhere, yeah, the original is great.
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defk3000 wrote:
Definitely not enough scrobbles of his music. So inform the masses spread the word let's get his numbers up.
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soulspinner45 wrote:
This guy knows his stuff, more!
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vodkajihad wrote:
Free Form: one of the greatest albums ever yo!
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