Description
Initially, Black Byrd was offensive to jazz purists, who didn't immediately appreciate Donald Byrd's foray into R&B. But the record went on to become the biggest-selling in Blue Note history – never before had a jazz musician embraced the celebratory sound and style of contemporary funk as fully as Byrd did here – not even Miles Davis.
For 2014, Blue Note – along with Universal Music Enterprises – is launching a major 75th Anniversary Vinyl Initiative that is dedicated to the proposition that Blue Note's catalog should be readily available at a low cost – featuring high quality pressings and authentic reproductions of Blue Note's iconic packaging.
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Side 1 |
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Flight Time |
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Black Byrd |
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Love’s So Far Away |
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Side 2 |
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Mr. Thomas |
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Sky High |
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Slop Jar Blues |
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Where Are We Going? |