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.

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Portrait of Jennie

Cool Jazz Florida

Book's Bossa

RMC Jazz

Book's Bossa

RMC Next

Donald Byrd top songs

1	Love Has Come Around
2	Blackjack
3	Wind Parade
4	Places and Spaces
5	(Fallin' Like) Dominoes
6	(Fallin' Like) Dominoes
7	Cristo Redentor
8	Where Are We Going?
9	Change (Makes You Want To Hustle)
10	Stepping Into Tomorrow
11	Flight-Time
12	Lansana's Priestess
13	Black Byrd
14	Street Lady
15	Loving You
16	Thank You for Funking up My Life
17	I Feel Like Loving You Today
18	Miss Kane
19	Woman of the World
20	Love's So Far Away
21	Witch Hunt
22	Black Byrd
23	Someone To Watch Over Me
24	You and the Music
25	Three Wishes

Donald Byrd quotes

I thought that I would like to be affiliated with some school or institution. As time went on, I also decided on the subject that I wanted to get involved with in addition to music: it was Black Studies.