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Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II[1] (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. [2] . A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop musicians who successfully explored funk and soul while remaining a jazz artist.
Donald Byrd was considered one of the finest hard bop trumpeters of the post-Clifford Brown era. He recorded prolifically as both a leader and sideman from the mid-’50s into the mid-’60s, most often for Blue Note, where he established a reputation as a solid stylist with a clean tone, clear articulation, and a knack for melodicism.
Feb 11, 2013 · Donald Byrd, one of the leading jazz trumpeters of the 1950s and early 1960s, who became both successful and controversial in the 1970s by blending jazz, funk and rhythm and blues into a pop...
The Very Best of Donald Byrd (Full Album)Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blue...
Blue Note Records. 46.7K subscribers. Subscribed. 1.3K. 40K views 1 year ago #liveatmontreux #bluenote #donaldbyrd. Black Byrd by Donald Byrd Purchase the new album " Live: Cookin' with...
Feb 4, 2013 · Donald Byrd. A leading bop trumpet stylist with biting, dynamic lines and a crackling sound, later a champion of jazz/R&B crossover during the 1970s. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s - 2010s. Born. December 9, 1932 in Detroit, MI. Died.
Feb 11, 2013 · The trumpeter and educator Donald Byrd, a top jazz practitioner in the '50s and '60s whose later work shaped black pop music through multiple generations, died Feb. 4 in Dover, Del. Haley...
Donald Byrd. 601K views7 years ago. Releases. 6 songs. Live: Cookin' with Blue Note at Montreux. Donald Byrd · Album. Updated 2 days ago.
Feb 4, 2013 · Detroit, Michigan. Date of birth: Dec 09, 1932. Date of death: Feb 04, 2013. Photo courtesy of Keith Killgo. Bio. A pioneer jazz educator on African-American college and university campuses, as well as general colleges and universities, Donald Byrd also was a leading improviser on trumpet.
Donald Byrd was one of the most consistent trumpeters to come out of the fertile Detroit Jazz scene that immigrated to New York in the mid fifties. Born on December 9th 1932, Byrd possessed a beautiful, round, brassy tone, and intriguing ideas.
