DONALD BYRD Black Byrd 1975 ORIGINAL UK BLUE NOTE MINT
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27
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£ 27
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Nov 29, 2012
Sold Date
Nov 19, 2012
Start Date
£ 24
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Great Britain
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DONALD BYRD Black Byrd 1975 ORIGINAL UK BLUE NOTE MINT
UNPLAYED - PERFECT SOUND - MINT FULLY LAMINATED COVER
DONALD BYRDBlack Byrd
1975 ORIGINAL UK BLUE NOTE (BN-LA 047) FIRST PRESSING OF DONALD BYRD'S LANDMARK JAZZ/FUNK FUSION LP "Black Byrd" WHICH BECAME THE BIGGEST SELLING ALBUM ON THE BLUE NOTE LABEL
BEAUTIFUL COPY - UNPLAYED (prior to my play-check) AND PRISTINE THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK BLUE NOTE LABELS (scarce UK pressing - every other original copy I have seen has been US pressed)
MANUFACTURED BY UNITED ARTISTS - PRESSED BY EMI
MATRIX: BNLA 047 A-1U / BNLA 047 B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/G (the ultimate first pressing)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED AND DEEPLY GLOSSY SLEEVE - CODED WITH THE YEAR OF PRODUCTION 'DOP/UP/75' (1975)
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" PRINTED IN GREY
Purists howled with indignation when Donald Byrd released Black Byrd, a full-fledged foray into R&B that erupted into a popular phenomenon. Byrd was branded a sellout and a traitor to his hard bop credentials, especially after Black Byrd became the biggest-selling album in Blue Note history.
What the elitists missed, though, was that Black Byrd was the moment when Byrd's brand of fusion finally stepped out from under the shadow of his chief influence, Miles Davis, and found a distinctive voice of its own.
Never before had a jazz musician embraced the celebratory sound and style of contemporary funk as fully as Byrd did here -- not even Davis, whose dark, chaotic jungle-funk stood in sharp contrast to the bright, breezy, danceable music on Black Byrd.
Byrd gives free rein to producer/arranger/composer Larry Mizell, who crafts a series of tightly focused, melodic pieces often indebted to the lengthier orchestrations of Isaac Hayes and Curtis Mayfield.
They're built on the most straightforward funk rhythms Byrd had yet tackled, and if the structures aren't as loose or complex as his earlier fusion material, they make up for it with a funky sense of groove that's damn near irresistible.
Byrd's solos are mostly melodic and in-the-pocket, but that allows the funk to take centre stage. Sure, maybe the electric piano, sound effects, and Roger Glenn's ubiquitous flute date the music somewhat, but that's really part of its charm.
Black Byrd was state-of-the-art for its time, and it set a new standard for all future jazz/R&B/funk fusions -- of which there were many.
Byrd would continue to refine this sound on equally essential albums like Street Lady and the fantastic Places and Spaces, but Black Byrd stands as his groundbreaking signature statement.
SIDE A:
Flight Time (8:30)
Black Byrd (8:00)
Love's So Far Away (6:00)
SIDE B:
Mr Thomas (5:15)
Sky High (5:59)
Slop Jar Blues (6:00)
Where Are We Going? (4:40)
VINYL: MINT
SLEEVE: MINT
INNER SLEEVE: MINT
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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