Donald Byrd

United States
December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013

Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while remaining a jazz artist. As a bandleader, Byrd was an influence on the early career of Herbie Hancock.

For the last 14 days:

144 tracks
240 stations
41 countries

Donald Byrd top songs

1	Love Has Come Around
2	Blackjack
3	Wind Parade
4	(Fallin' Like) Dominoes
5	Places and Spaces
6	Cristo Redentor
7	Lansana's Priestess
8	(Fallin' Like) Dominoes
9	Loving You
10	Street Lady
11	Three Wishes
12	Black Byrd
13	Flight-Time
14	Pentecostal
15	The Emperor
16	I'm a Fool to Want You
17	Change (Makes You Want To Hustle)
18	Cristo Redentor (Remastered)
19	Cantaloupe Island
20	The Emperor
21	Dominoes
22	Where Are We Going?
23	Book's Bossa
24	Black Byrd
25	Paul's Pal

Donald Byrd quotes

It's an incredible dilemma to be an artist of color and to always be in denial about that, saying, 'I'm a choreographer first and then I'm black,' when in fact, that's not the case. I'm black first and then I'm also a choreographer.