During the blackbyrds nearly decadelong existence, the group cut a handful of lps 1973s the blackbyrds, 1974s flying start, 1975s city life, 1976s unfinished business, 1977s action, 1980s. Flying start, 1975s city life, 1976s unfinished business and 1977s action. Blackbyrds, the action 1977 vbr 246 kbps blackbyrds, the city life 1975 256 kbps blackbyrds, the flying start 1974 vbr 233 kbps blackbyrds. Assembled by donald byrd in 1974, the groups original members percussionist. A great night not a bad little club the stamford bridge place tucked under the stadium looks a bit grimey but inside has postmodern jazz club vibethe blackbyrds were amazing with 4 of the original members simple but effective set. Find the blackbyrds discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Another haunting tune, made even more mysterious by the japanese group sunburst in 1980, on one of those hugely expensive albums, from the land of. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Listen to your favorite songs from action by the blackbyrds now. The blackbyrds are an american rhythm and blues and jazzfunk fusion group, formed in washington, d. The blackbyrds fantasy 1974 flying start fantasy 1974 cornbread, earl and me fantasy 1975 city life fantasy 1975 unfinished business fantasy 1976 city life. The blackbyrds biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
His collection actually had 9 of the 18 albums listed here. The blackbyrds new songs, albums, biography, chart history, photos, videos, news, and more on billboard, the goto source for whats hot in music. Action fantasy 1977 night grooves fantasy 1978 better days fantasy 1980. The album artwork is a section of the vincent van gogh painting, wheatfield with crows. Named after byrds fusion record, the blackbyrds were an uptempo soul, jazz and pop band who achieved moderate success but were extremely influential to the more recent acid jazz revivalists. I can\\\t take the total credit for this collection. After searching many sites, i would find many so called cameo discography\\\s. Produced by larry mizell and donald byrd with production supervision by orrin keepnews. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from the blackbyrds. Feeling burned out by the jazz scene in the early 1970s, donald byrd took to teaching music.
Another haunting tune, made even more mysterious by the japanese group sunburst in 1980, on one of those hugely expensive albums, from the. American rhythm and blues and jazzfunk fusion group, inspired by trumpeter donald byrd. Get all the lyrics to songs on action and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. The blackbyrds action 1977, gatefold, vinyl discogs. Rem genre funk, soul rem date 1994 rem discid e4111e11 rem comment exactaudiocopy v0. For their second album, flying start, the blackbyrds whipped up yet another healthy menu of protodisco music. This reissue combines two of the blackbyrds classic albums, city life from 1975 and unfinished business from 1976, on a single 74minute cd. All the elements came together for the donald byrd proteges on this scintillating certified gold album, which originally was issued in fall 1977.
Check out action by the blackbyrds on amazon music. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Usa 18 uk 9 germany 7 netherlands 4 new zealand 4 australia 3 canada 3 japan 3 argentina 1 ireland 1 italy 1. Donald byrd and the blackbyrds live at newport jazz festival new. Mysterious vibes, walking in rhythm, dreaming about you, rock creek park, summer love, biography. It was through his classroom that he recruited the blackbyrds. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Listen to donald byrd and the blackbyrds live at newport jazz festival new york. If you had to own only one album by the blackbyrds then action should be it. The blackbyrds was a rhythm and blues and jazzfunk fusion group, formed in washington, d. Kevin toney keyboards, keith killgo vocals, drums, joe hall bass guitar, allan barnes saxophone, clarinet, and barney perry guitar. Action 1977, fantasy arranged by, conductor wade marcus bass david shields concertmaster, strings charles veal, jr. I have a tape that i got in the uk in 1991 with what sounds like either a donald byrd or a blackbyrds track.
Gotta fly, city life, city lifeunfinished business, the blackbyrds, action, top tracks. Most however were missing many albums that the true cameo fans would notice. As music downloads are dispatched immediately after purchase, there is no possibility of. The blackbyrds are an american rhythm and blues and jazzfunk fusion group, formed in. To be sure, classic isnt a word that many jazz purists have used to describe the albums when donald byrd produced them, bops hardliners were denouncing the clifford browninfluenced trumpeter as a shameless sellout and insisting that he should. The group was led by trumpeter donald byrd and featured some of his howard university students. Assembled by donald byrd in 1974, the groups original members percussionist pericles perk jacobs, jr. Blackbyrds, the action 1977 vbr 246 kbps blackbyrds, the city life 1975 256 kbps blackbyrds, the flying start 1974 vbr 233 kbps blackbyrds, the night grooves the blackbyrds greatest hits 1978 192 kbps.
Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Formed when band leader and jazz trumpeter donald byrd was teaching music at howard university and recruited his students for local shows, the groups melting pot. Complete with crispy drum breaks, relentless basslines, chickenscratch guitar, majestic horns, and meandering clavinet, their danceoriented brand of funky jazz is captured at its finest on tracks such as the baby, blackbyrds theme, and spaced out. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the blackbyrds at the discogs. Blackbyrds, the action 1977 vbr 246 kbps blackbyrds, the city life 1975 256 kbps blackbyrds, the flying start 1974 vbr 233 kbps. The blackbyrds is the debut album by the american rhythm and blues and jazzfunk fusion group the blackbyrds.
1360 1284 425 1234 648 233 546 631 485 1198 1196 602 184 1048 811 830 620 1108 1018 938 1107 1290 968 1450 1401 717 230 1089 767 448 583 1408 1386 1366 863 579 481 567 42