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- Date Released: July 21, 1989
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Label: Fantasy Records
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They Say...
When Donald Byrd embraced soul and funk in the 1970s, some jazz players and critics didn't hesitate to lambast the trumpeter and label him a sellout. But while it's always sad to see a great improviser put his improvisatory skills on the back burner, the fact is that many of the Byrd's more commercially successful recordings were highly creative. Like Byrd's own '70s dates, the albums he produced for the Blackbyrds are best described as soul and funk with jazz overtones. Anyone who seriously followed the Black music scene of the mid-1970s has heard many of the songs on this CD, which range from the dreamy "Walking In Rhythm" to invigorating funk hits like "Happy Music," "Do It Fluid" and "Rock Creek Park" (a suggestive gem that many rappers have sampled). The jazz influence is especially strong on the instrumental "Gut Level" and the peaceful "Summer Love," which has slightly Pharoah Sanders-ish qualities. But it must be stressed that this band had more to offer from an R&B standpoint than a jazz standpoint. For lovers of '70s R&B, this is a collection to savor.
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Walking In Rhythm
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4:12 |
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| 02. | |
Do It, Fluid
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5:24 |
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Gut Level
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4:08 |
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| 04. | |
Blackbyrds' Theme
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4:05 |
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| 05. | |
Rock Creek Park
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4:36 |
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| 06. | |
Summer Love
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5:08 |
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| 07. | |
City Life
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5:23 |
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| 08. | |
Happy Music
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4:56 |
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| 09. | |
Unfinished Business
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5:51 |
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| 10. | |
Supernatural Feeling
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3:47 |
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| 11. | |
Soft And Easy
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4:23 |
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11 Total Tracks, 51:53 Total Length
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Credits
- The Blackbyrds - Horn // The Blackbyrds - Horn // The Blackbyrds - Vocals // The Blackbyrds - Vocals // Kevin Toney - Keyboards // Kevin Toney - Vocals // Kevin Toney - ? // Wade Marcus - Conductor // Wade Marcus - Horn Arrangements // Oscar Brashear - Trumpet // Oscar Brashear - Flugelhorn // Donald Byrd - Producer // Donald Byrd - Producer // Merry Clayton - Vocals // Val Garay - Engineer // David Hassinger - Engineer // Perk Jacobs - Percussion // Perk Jacobs - ? // Steve Johnson - Flute // Steve Johnson - Saxophone // Steve Johnson - Sax (Tenor) // Steve Johnson - ? // Keith Killgo - Drums // Keith Killgo - Vocals // Keith Killgo - ? // Jim Nipar - Engineer // Barney Perry - Guitar // Barney Perry - Vocals // Barney Perry - ? // Sergio Reyes - Engineer // Gene Santoro - Liner Notes // Orville Saunders - Guitar // Orville Saunders - Vocals // Orville Saunders - ? // Jim Stern - Engineer // Joe Tarantino - Mastering // Jamie Putnam - Art Direction // Jamie Putnam - Cover Design // Phil Bray - Photography // Joseph Hall III - Bass // Joseph Hall III - Bass (Electric) // Joseph Hall III - Vocals // Joseph Hall III - ? // Stephen Johnson - Sax (Tenor) // Allan Curtis Barnes - Flute // Allan Curtis Barnes - Saxophone // Allan Curtis Barnes - Sax (Soprano) // Allan Curtis Barnes - Sax (Tenor) // Allan Curtis Barnes - ? // Wesley Jackson - Flute // Wesley Jackson - Guitar // Wesley Jackson - Saxophone // Wesley Jackson - Sax (Tenor) // Wesley Jackson - ?
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