Black Byrd
Donald Byrd
Available in 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
1.1
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Flight Time (Remastered 2013)
Donald Byrd |
8:31 | |||
1.2
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Black Byrd (Remastered)
Donald Byrd |
7:22 | |||
1.3
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Love's So Far Away (Remastered 2013)
Donald Byrd |
6:04 | |||
1.4
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Mr. Thomas (Remastered 2013)
Donald Byrd |
5:05 | |||
1.5
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Sky High (Remastered 2013)
Donald Byrd |
5:58 | |||
1.6
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Slop Jar Blues (Remastered 2013)
Donald Byrd |
5:40 | |||
1.7
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Where Are We Going? (Remastered 2013)
Donald Byrd |
4:38 | |||
Digital Booklet
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"... (Black Byrd) veered wholly into the funky danceable rhythms prominent in rhythm and blues at the time."
- JazzTimes.com
"... Byrd’s restrained licks (are) layered over an irresistible funk groove seasoned with wah-wah guitar and simple, repeated lyrics ..."
- The New York Times
"With its throbbing electric bass lines, vocal parts, heavy percussion and other effects, Byrd’s music found a new generation of fans ..."
- The Washington Post
Donald Byrd truly came into his own as a fusion artist when he hooked up with brothers Larry and Fonce Mizell, who began to handle production, writing and some musical support duties. Their first collaboration was 1973's Black Byrd, an upbeat, funky blend of jazz and R&B. Jazz critics at the time detested the album and called Byrd a sellout and a traitor to his hard bop credentials but the record was a smash hit; it sold a million copies, becoming the biggest seller in Blue Note history to that point and almost hitting number one on the R&B albums chart. What the critics missed, however, was that Black Byrd was 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.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Blue Note Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.67 -1.20 to 0.00 | -18.64 -19.59 to -17.91 | -15.77 -16.70 to -14.90 | 13 12 to 13 | |
1 | Flight Time (Remastered 2013) | 0.00 | -17.91 | -15.1 | 12 |
2 | Black Byrd (Remastered) | -0.42 | -19.04 | -15.9 | 13 |
3 | Love's So Far Away (Remastered 2013) | -0.54 | -19.59 | -16.7 | 13 |
4 | Mr. Thomas (Remastered 2013) | -0.94 | -18.29 | -15.4 | 12 |
5 | Sky High (Remastered 2013) | -1.20 | -18.59 | -15.9 | 13 |
6 | Slop Jar Blues (Remastered 2013) | -0.63 | -18.18 | -14.9 | 12 |
7 | Where Are We Going? (Remastered 2013) | -0.95 | -18.89 | -16.5 | 13 |