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Donald Byrd
An ambitious fusion artist, Donald Byrd is a jazz trumpeter who became an
important figure pioneering jazz fusion with funk and soul music, enjoying a
number of hits with tracks such as Happy Music, Walking In Rhythm and Rock Creek
Park. The son of a Methodist minister who was also a musician, Byrd started
young, playing with Lionel Hampton while still at high school and played in a
military band during a spell in the US Air Force. He achieved a Masters Degree
at Manhattan School of Music, where he also joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers,
working with the likes of John Coltrane,...
Places And SpacesDonald Byrd
Places And Spaces
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Loungin'Guru and Donald Byrd
Giant Steps
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Change (Makes You Wanna Hustle)Donald Byrd
Places And Spaces
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Wind ParadeDonald Byrd
Places And Spaces
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ImaginationErnie Wilkins, Hank Jones, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder, Ray Copeland, Donald Byrd, Kenny Clarke, Wendell Marshall and Idrees Sulieman
Top Brass Featuring Five Trumpets
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I Feel Like Loving You TodayDonald Byrd
Love Byrd
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