Donald Byrd
American jazz trumpeter and musician
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop musicians who successfully explored funk and soul... Wikipedia
Born: December 9, 1932, Detroit, MI
Died: February 4, 2013 (age 80 years), Dover, DE
Music groups: The Blackbyrds (Since 1973) and The Jazz Messengers (1956 – 1956)
Spouse: Lorraine Glover (m. 1955–2013)
Genre: Jazz
Songs
Moanin’
Moanin' ˇ 1959
Wind Parade
Places and Spaces ˇ 1975
Think Twice
Stepping into Tomorrow ˇ 1975
Places and Spaces
Places and Spaces ˇ 1975
Love Has Come Around
Love Byrd ˇ 1981
You and Music
Places and Spaces ˇ 1975
Rock Creek Park
City Life ˇ 1975
Mysterious Vibes
Action ˇ 1977
Change
Places and Spaces ˇ 1975
Walking in Rhythm
Flying Start ˇ 1974
Where Are We Going?
Black Byrd ˇ 1973
Stepping Into Tomorrow
Stepping into Tomorrow ˇ 1975
Dreaming About You
Action ˇ 1977
Dominoes
Places and Spaces ˇ 1975
Blackjack
Blackjack ˇ 1968
Dat Dere
The Big Beat ˇ 1960
Sky High
Black Byrd ˇ 1973
Love's So Far Away
Black Byrd ˇ 1973
Blackbyrds’ Theme
Flying Start ˇ 1974
Flight Time
Black Byrd ˇ 1973
Lansana's Priestess
Street Lady ˇ 1973
Do It Fluid
The Blackbyrds ˇ 1974
House of the Rising Sun
Up with Donald Byrd ˇ 1965
Cristo Redentor
A New Perspective ˇ 1964
Mr. Thomas
Black Byrd ˇ 1973
Soft and Easy
Action ˇ 1977
The Little Rasti
Ethiopian Knights ˇ 1972
Onward ’til Morning
Caricatures ˇ 1976
Happy Music
City Life ˇ 1975
Butterfly
Jazz Mixtape
Loving You
Thank You ... For F.U.M.L (Funking Up My Life) ˇ 1978
Weasil
Fancy Free ˇ 1969
Albums
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist.
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