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:

138 tracks
267 stations
47 countries

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Cristo Redentor

Global Sensations Radio Network - Jazz

Donald Byrd top songs

1	Love Has Come Around
2	Blackjack
3	(Fallin' Like) Dominoes
4	Wind Parade
5	Places and Spaces
6	Cristo Redentor
7	Loving You
8	Lansana's Priestess
9	Black Byrd
10	(Fallin' Like) Dominoes
11	Flight-Time
12	Street Lady
13	Where Are We Going?
14	House of the Rising Sun
15	Pentecostal
16	I'm a Fool to Want You
17	Book's Bossa
18	Black Byrd
19	The Emperor
20	People Suppose to Be Free
21	Jelly Roll
22	Witch Hunt
23	Night Flower
24	Amen
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.