Donald Byrd - Definitive Classic Blue Note Collect

Donald Byrd

Disc: 1 1. Lover, Come Back To Me 2. When Your Lover Has Gone 3. Sudwest Funk 4. Paul'S Pal 5. Off To The Races 6. Down Tempo 7. Witchcraft 8. Here Am I 9. Devil Whip 10. Bronze Dance 11. Clarion Calls 12. The Injuns Disc: 2 1. Fuego 2. Bup A Loup 3. Funky Mama 4. Low Life 5. Lament 6. Amen 7. Ghana 8. Little Boy Blue 9. Gate City 10. Lex 11. Bo 12. My Girl Shirl Disc: 3 1. My Girl Shirl 2. Soulful Kiddy 3. A Portrait Of Jennie 4. Cecile 5. Jeannine 6. Pure D Funk 7. Kimyas 8. When Sunny Gets Blue Disc: 4 1. Hush 2. I'M A Fool To Want You 3. Jorgie'S 4. Shangri-La 5. 6m'S 6. Requiem 7. Pentecostal Feelin' 8. Night Flower 9. Nai Nai 10. French Spice 11. Free Form Disc: 5 1. Say You'Re Mine 2. Duke'S Mixture 3. Each Time I Think Of You 4. The Cat Walk 5. Cute 6. Hello Bright Sunflower 7. Elijah 8. Beast Of Burden 9. Cristo Redentor 10. The Black Disciple 11. Chant

Donald Byrd (December 9, 1932 - February 4, 2013) was among the very finest American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeters. A sideman for many other musicians of his generation, Byrd was best known as one of the only bebop jazzmen to successfully pioneer the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a jazz artist. As a bandleader, Byrd is also notable for his influential role in the early career of renowned keyboard player and composer Herbie Hancock. Byrd performed with Lionel Hampton before finishing high school and 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, as a replacement for Clifford Brown. In 1955, he recorded with Jackie McLean and Mal Waldron. After leaving the Jazz Messengers in 1956, he performed with many leading jazz musicians of the day, including John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, and later Herbie Hancock. Byrd's first regular group was a quintet that he co-led from 1958-61 with baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams. In 1958 Donald signed with the Jazz label Blue Note, the most significant record label specialising in the form during the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s. He would remain as one of the label's most popular and respected artists until 1976 when he left to join Elektra. His tenure at Blue Note was highlighted early on and his first nine records for the label are generally considered by the Jazz community to be his golden age. This collection features these remarkable albums in their entirety. Byrd's 1961 LP Royal Flush marked the Blue Note debut for Herbie Hancock, who came to wider attention with Byrd's successful 1962 album Free Form, and these albums (both included in this set) also feature the first recordings of Hancock's original compositions.

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