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Donald Byrd (09 Dec 1932 - 04 Feb 2013)

Male Person - United States American jazz trumpeter

 Also known as (2)

Releases (55)

Official

Album

  1. Byrds Eye View 1955
  2. Byrd Jazz 1956
  3. Byrd's Word 1956
  4. Byrd in Hand 1959
  5. Off to the Races 1959
  6. Fuego 1960
  7. Byrd in Flight 1960
  8. Royal Flush 21 Sep 1961
  9. Free Form 11 Dec 1961
  10. The Cat Walk 1962
  11. A New Perspective 1963
  12. Up With Donald Byrd 1964
  13. I’m Tryin’ to Get Home 1965
  14. Mustang! 1966
  15. Blackjack 1967
  16. Slow Drag 1967
  17. Fancy Free 1969
  18. Electric Byrd 1970
  19. Ethiopian Knights 1972
  20. Black Byrd 1973
  21. Street Lady 1973
  22. Places and Spaces 1975
  23. Stepping Into Tomorrow 1975
  24. Caricatures 1976
  25. Thank You ... For F.U.M.L (Funking Up My Life) 01 Jul 1978
  26. And 125th Street, N.Y.C. 1979
  27. Chant 1979
  28. The Creeper 1981
  29. Harlem Blues 1988
  30. A City Called Heaven 1991
  31. Byrd Blows on Beacon Hill 1994
  32. Kofi 1995
  33. The Donald Byrd Collection 2000
  34. Byrdhouse 2000
  35. Timeless 16 Jul 2002
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Album - Compilation

  1. Donald Byrd's Best 1976
  2. The Best of Donald Byrd 25 Apr 1992
  3. Early Byrd: the Best of the Jazz Soul Years 1993
  4. Blue Breakbeats 16 Jun 1998
  5. Landmarks 1998
  6. Day Dream 24 2007
  7. Blue Byrd 2011
  8. Early Years: 1955 - 1958 27 Aug 2012
  9. Don't Worry Be Jazzy 2013
  10. Four Classic Albums 2014
  11. Donald Byrd Milestones of a Jazz Legend 29 2017
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Album - Live

  1. At the Half Note Cafe, Volumes 1 & 2 15 Jul 1997
  2. Jazz in Paris: Byrd in Paris 2000
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Relationships (11)

Teachers

  1. Nadia Boulanger

Member Of

  1. The Gigi Gryce-Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory original, eponymous, trumpet
  2. The Thelonious Monk Orchestra trumpet
  3. Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C. eponymous
  4. The Red Garland Quintet
  5. The Blackbyrds
  6. Johnny Griffin Sextet
  7. Donald Byrd Quintet
  8. Elmo Hope Sextet

Supporting By

  1. Joe Hall electric bass guitar
  2. Kevin Toney organ, electric piano, synthesizer

Recordings by (415)

  1. Doug’s Blues 12:00 (1955)
  2. El Sino 10:00 (1955)
  3. Everything Happens to Me 5:45 (1955)
  4. Hank’s Tune 7:46 (1955)
  5. Hank’s Other Tune 7:50 (1955)
  6. Winterset 7:15 (1956)
  7. Gotcha Goin' n Comin' 9:54 (1956)
  8. Long Green 4:32 (1956)
  9. Stareyes 7:49 (1956)
  10. Someone to Watch Over Me 7:39 (1956)
  11. Blues 6:09 (1956)
  12. Tortion Level 6:26 (1956)
  13. Woody 'n You 7:27 (1956)
  14. Dancing in the Dark 7:37 (1956)
  15. Parisian Thoroughfare 14:03 (1956)
  16. Yusef (Barry Harris) 5:35 (1956)
  17. Shaw 'Nuff 6:47 (1956)
  18. Hanks Other Tune 7:33 (1956)
  19. Lover, Come Back to Me 6:53 (1959) mono
  20. When Your Love Has Gone 5:06 (1959) mono
  21. Sudwest Funk 6:55 (1959) mono
  22. Paul's Pal 7:10 (1959) mono
  23. Off to the Races 6:39 (1959) mono
  24. Down Tempo 5:21 (1959) mono
  25. Fuego ?:?? (1959)
  26. Amen ?:?? (1959)
  27. Witchcraft 8:29 (1959)
  28. Here Am I 8:25 (1959)
  29. Devil Whip 4:42 (1959)
  30. Bronze Dance 6:42 (1959)
  31. Clarion Calls 5:41 (1959)
  32. The Injuns 6:11 (1959)
  33. Ghana 7:23 (1960) stereo
  34. Gate City 5:06 (1960) stereo
  35. Bo 6:36 (1960) stereo
  36. My Girl Shirl 5:47 (1960) stereo
  37. Bup a Loup 4:07 (1960)
  38. Funky Mama 11:00 (1960)
  39. Low Life 6:04 (1960)
  40. Lament 8:29 (1960)
  41. Little Boy Blue 7:30 (1960) mono
  42. Lex 7:40 (1960) mono
  43. "Bo" ?:?? (1960) mono
  44. Hush 6:25 (21 Sep 1961)
  45. I’m a Fool to Want You 6:19 (21 Sep 1961)
  46. Jorgie’s 8:09 (21 Sep 1961)
  47. Shangri‐La 6:39 (21 Sep 1961)
  48. 6 M’s 6:33 (21 Sep 1961)
  49. Requiem 7:08 (21 Sep 1961)
  50. A Portrait of Jennie 6:49 (Nov 1961)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. El Sino 10:00 Donald Byrd (1955) trumpet
  2. Everything Happens to Me 5:45 Donald Byrd (1955) trumpet
  3. Chasm 4:22 Kenny Clarke, Nat Adderley, Horace Silver, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Donald Byrd, Paul Chambers & Jerome Richardson (1955) trumpet
  4. Hear Me Talkin’ to Ya 3:00 Kenny Clarke, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Horace Silver & Paul Chambers (1955) trumpet
  5. Bohemia After Dark 2:25 Kenny Clarke (1955) trumpet
  6. An' Then Some 7:38 Hank Jones (1955) trumpet
  7. Don't Blame Me 6:32 Hank Jones (1955) trumpet
  8. Bohemia After Dark 6:05 Kenny Clarke, Nat Adderley, Horace Silver, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Donald Byrd, Paul Chambers & Jerome Richardson (1955) trumpet
  9. Willow Weep for Me 6:22 Kenny Clarke, Horace Silver, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley & Paul Chambers (1955) trumpet
  10. Almost Like Being in Love 4:39 Hank Jones (1955) trumpet
  11. An Evening at Papa Joe's 15:14 Hank Jones (1955) trumpet
  12. Summer's Gone 7:15 Hank Jones (1955) trumpet
  13. Doug’s Blues 12:00 Donald Byrd (1955) trumpet
  14. Hank’s Tune 7:46 Donald Byrd (1955) trumpet
  15. Hank’s Other Tune 7:50 Donald Byrd (1955) trumpet
  16. Late Entry 3:10 Kenny Clarke, Nat Adderley, Horace Silver, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Paul Chambers & Jerome Richardson (1955) trumpet
  17. Hear Me Talkin’ to Ya 3:12 Kenny Clarke, Nat Adderley, Horace Silver, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Donald Byrd & Paul Chambers (1955) trumpet
  18. With Apologies to Oscar 9:06 Kenny Clarke, Nat Adderley, Horace Silver, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Donald Byrd, Paul Chambers & Jerome Richardson (1955) trumpet
  19. Just for the Love 3:42 Paul Chambers & John Coltrane (21 Sep 1956) trumpet
  20. We Six 7:40 Paul Chambers Sextet (21 Sep 1956) trumpet
  21. Dear Ann 4:19 Paul Chambers Sextet (21 Sep 1956) trumpet
  22. Tale of the Fingers 4:42 Paul Chambers Sextet (21 Sep 1956) trumpet
  23. Omicron 7:17 Paul Chambers Sextet (21 Sep 1956) trumpet
  24. Whims of Chambers 4:05 Paul Chambers Sextet (21 Sep 1956) trumpet
  25. Nita 6:31 Paul Chambers Sextet (21 Sep 1956) trumpet
  26. Weeja 11:10 Elmo Hope Sextet (1956) trumpet
  27. Kerplunk 8:51 Jackie McLean Quintet (1956) trumpet
  28. Hank’s Tune 5:28 The Horace Silver Quintet (1956) trumpet
  29. Nica’s Dream 11:51 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1956) trumpet
  30. Jammin' With Gene 14:15 Gene Ammons (1956) trumpet
  31. Avalon 9:38 Elmo Hope Sextet (1956) trumpet
  32. Woody 'n You 7:27 Donald Byrd (1956) trumpet
  33. Confirmation 11:28 Jackie McLean (1956) trumpet
  34. Cattin' 4:37 Hank Mobley (1956) trumpet
  35. When I Fall in Love 3:46 Hank Mobley (1956) trumpet
  36. Tortion Level 6:26 Donald Byrd (1956) trumpet
  37. Budo 7:32 Hank Mobley (1956) trumpet
  38. Au Privave 7:31 Hank Mobley (1956) trumpet
  39. Double Whammy 8:10 Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan (1956) trumpet
  40. Dupeltook 6:46 Phil Woods & Donald Byrd (1956) trumpet
  41. Stareyes 7:49 Donald Byrd (1956) trumpet
  42. Minor Disturbance 6:15 Hank Mobley (1956) trumpet
  43. There Will Never Be Another You 5:51 Hank Mobley (1956) trumpet
  44. Blues 6:09 Donald Byrd (1956) trumpet
  45. A Foggy Day 6:24 Jackie McLean Quintet (1956) trumpet
  46. Polka Dots and Moonbeams 8:37 Elmo Hope Sextet (1956) trumpet
  47. Lover Man 5:45 Phil Woods & Donald Byrd (1956) trumpet
  48. Dancing in the Dark 7:37 Donald Byrd (1956) trumpet
  49. Hank's Pranks 4:48 The Trio feat. Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall & Kenny Clarke (1956) trumpet
  50. Yusef (Barry Harris) 5:35 Donald Byrd (1956) trumpet

Credited as (118)

  1. Donald Byrd
  2. Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams
  3. Art Farmer & Donald Byrd
  4. Jackie McLean & Donald Byrd
  5. Donald Byrd & Doug Watkins
  6. Donald Byrd & Gigi Gryce
  7. Phil Woods & Donald Byrd
  8. Donald Byrd & Booker Little
  9. Guru & Donald Byrd
  10. Miles Davis & Donald Byrd
  11. Lou Bennett, Donald Byrd and the Paris Jazz All Stars
  12. Donald Byrd / Ahmad Jamal
  13. Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan
  14. Donald Byrd with Pepper Adams
  15. Donald Byrd with Pepper Adams , Duke Pearson , Laymon Jackson & Lex Humphries
  16. Guru feat. Donald Byrd
  17. Paul Chambers with Donald Byrd, Clifford Jordan, Tommy Flanagan & Elvin Jones
  18. Paul Chambers with Donald Byrd, Clifford Jordan, Tommy Flanagan & Elvin Jones
  19. Paul Chambers Sextet with Paul Chambers, Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Horace Silver & Philly Joe Jones
  20. Lou Donaldson Quintet with Donald Byrd, Herman Foster, John "Peck" Morrison & Art Taylor
  21. Donald Byrd & The Blackbyrds
  22. Donald Byrd & Johnny Coles
  23. Donald Byrd with Guru and Ronny Jordan
  24. Gigi Gryce & Donald Byrd
  25. Donald Byrd feat. Guru & Ronny Jordan
  26. Hank Mobley & Lee Morgan feat. Donald Byrd
  27. Busta Rhymes, Duke Pearson & Donald Byrd
  28. Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew
  29. Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Frank Foster, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron, Curtis Fuller, Paul Quinichette, Hank Jones
  30. Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron
  31. Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Frank Foster
  32. Pepper Adams, Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Louis Hayes, Paul Chambers
  33. Donald Byrd feat. The Angel
  34. Elmo Hope, John Coltrane, Donald Byrd, Jimmy Heath, Philly Joe Jones
  35. S. Mos feat. Busta Rhymes, Duke Pearson & Donald Byrd
  36. Donald Byrd, Stanley Turrentine, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Burrell, Ron Carter, Candido Camero and Grady Tate
  37. John Coltrane & Donald Byrd
  38. Donald Byrd feat. Erik Truffaz
  39. Donald Byrd feat. Doug Watkins
  40. Farmer / Byrd
  41. The Red Garland Quintet featuring John Coltrane and Donald Byrd
  42. Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley & Lee Morgan
  43. Red Garland, John Coltrane & Donald Byrd
  44. Donald Byrd Sextet Featuring Joe Henderson
  45. Grant Green / Donald Byrd
  46. Kenny Clarke, “Cannonball” Adderley, Nat Adderley, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Jerome Richardson & Paul Chambers
  47. Kenny Clarke, Nat Adderley, Horace Silver, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Donald Byrd, Paul Chambers & Jerome Richardson
  48. Kenny Clarke, Nat Adderley, Horace Silver, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Donald Byrd & Paul Chambers
  49. Kenny Clarke, “Cannonball” Adderley, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson & Paul Chambers
  50. Kenny Clarke, “Cannonball” Adderley, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley & Jerome Richardson
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Works (66)

Wrote

  1. Time Is Moving On
  2. Little T
  3. Lex
  4. Do It Fluid
  5. We Six
  6. Happy Music
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Composed

  1. The Injuns
  2. It's a Heavy Town
  3. Fly Little Bird Fly
  4. Blues Medium Rare
  5. Early Sunday Morning
  6. Blues Well Done
  7. Cornbread
  8. Distant Land
  9. You're Next
  10. Great God
  11. When Your Love Has Gone
  12. Sudwest Funk
  13. Off to the Races
  14. Down Tempo
  15. Bird House
  16. The East
  17. Carol
  18. Soulful Kiddy
  19. Fuego
  20. Bup a Loup
  21. Funky Mama
  22. Low Life
  23. Lament
  24. Amen
  25. Bossa
  26. Blackjack
  27. Eldorado
  28. Pentatonic
  29. Fancy Free
  30. I Love the Girl
  31. Estavanico
  32. Essence
  33. The Dude
  34. The Emperor
  35. Jamie
  36. The Little Rasti
  37. Lex
  38. Hush
  39. Jorgie's
  40. Shangri-La
  41. 6 M's
  42. The Third
  43. The Loner
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Lyrics

  1. Cornbread
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Events (2)

Main Performer At

  1. Montreux Jazz Festival 1973
  2. Roskilde Festival 1993, Day 2: World time

Links (20)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/donald-byrd/
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/donald_byrd
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81011276
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6380n0c
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13892039b
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/11951947X
  7. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81-011276

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/549639

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/20956

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000149946

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0126014/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/195495

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q362764

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ZUZYvTkSr7kJQyAXVpqaL
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/5116

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/44684

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/44684
  2. https://tidal.com/artist/10959

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/69f95e5c-4b34-4c8b-b8fe-c59f9296195a

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/donaldbyrdjazzfunk