| Black Byrd | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | April 3–4, 1972 | |||
| Studio | The Sound Factory, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk[1] | |||
| Length | 44:21 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BN-LA047-F | |||
| Producer | Larry Mizell | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Black Byrd is a 1973 album by Donald Byrd and the first of his Blue Note albums to be produced by Larry Mizell, assisted by his brother, former Motown producer Fonce. In the jazz funk idiom, it is among Blue Note Records' best selling album releases. The title of the album inspired the name of Byrd's apprentice group, The Blackbyrds.
- ^ Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs". BeatCaffeine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ Huey, Steve (2011). "Black Byrd - Donald Byrd | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 36. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.