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The Blackbyrds were a jazz-funk group with thick R&B streaks running down their backs.
Assembled by Donald Byrd in 1974, the group's original members:
Percussionist Pericles "Perk" Jacobs, Jr.
Drummer Keith Killgo
Keyboardist Kevin Toney
Reeds player Allan Barnes
Bassist Joe Hall
Guitarist Barney Perry
Were mined from Howard University's music department, where the doctor and jazz legend was an instructor.
(Other key players included guitarist Orville Saunders and saxophonist/flautist Steve Johnson.)
During the Blackbyrds' nearly decade-long existence, the group cut a handful of LPs
(1973's The Blackbyrds, 1974's Flying Start, 1975's City Life, 1976's Unfinished Business, 1977's Action, 1980's Better Days).
Scored films (1975's Cornbread, Earl and Me); and supported artists like B.B. King, Mandrill, and Roberta Flack.
"Walking in Rhythm," "Rock Creek Park," and "Happy Music" are their three best-known cuts;
they have remained underground club classics, and they have been kept alive, in part, through sampling.
The group's catalog has been overhauled and reissued a number of times;
multiple best-ofs have been released (Fantasy's Greatest Hits is the strongest and most thorough),
and most of the group's full-length output has been put out on CD through two-fers.
As far as outside activities were considered, Barney Perry released a solo album under the name Blair in 1978
(through his own Solar Sound imprint). The remaining members' involvements are far too extensive to list.
The Blackbyrds 1974
Label:Fantasy
Catalog#:F-9444
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country:US
Released:1974
Genre:Funk / Soul, Jazz
Style:Jazz-Funk, Funk
Tracklist
A1 Do It Fluid 5:31
Written-By - Donald Byrd
A2 Gut Level 4:12
Written-By - Lincoln Ross
A3 Reggins 4:09
Written-By - Larry Mizell
A4 The Runaway 4:16
Written-By - Kevin Toney
B1 Funky Junkie 7:04
Written-By - Donald Byrd
B2 Summer Love 5:11
Written-By - Allan Barnes
B3 Life Styles 3:16
Written-By - Larry Mizell
B4 A Hot Day Today 3:19
Written-By - Barney Perry , Donald Byrd
Credits
Artwork By [Cover] - Vincent Van Gogh
Bass, Other [Special Thanks] - David Williams (2) (tracks: A1, A4, B3)
Co-producer - Blackbyrd Productions
Drums - Keith Killgo
Electric Bass - Joe Hall
Guitar - Barney Perry
Keyboards, Synthesizer, Written-by [Melodies] - Kevin Toney
Liner Notes [1974] - Roberta Flack
Other [A Special Note Of Appreciation] - Laverne Hayes (tracks: A1)
Percussion - Perk Jacobs
Percussion, Other [Special Thanks] - Ray Armando (tracks: A1, A4, B3)
Producer - Sky High Productions
Recorded By, Engineer, Mixed By [Re-mix] - Jim Stern
Saxophone [Soprano, Tenor] - Allan Barnes
Supervised By - Orrin Keepnews
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Other [Special Thanks] - Oscar Brashear (tracks: A1, A4, B3)
Vocals - Blackbyrds, The
Flying Start 1974
Label:Fantasy
Catalog#:F-9472
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:US
Released:1974
Genre:Funk / Soul, Jazz
Style:Jazz-Funk, Funk, Disco
Tracklist
A1 I Need You 5:30
A2 The Baby 5:17
A3 Love Is Love 4:46
A4 Blackbyrd's Theme 4:03
B1 Walking In Rhythm 4:13
B2 Future Children, Future Hopes 4:41
B3 April Showers 3:49
B4 Spaced Out 6:11
Credits
Bass - Joe Hall
Drums - Keith Killgo
Flute, Saxophone [Tenor], Saxophone [Soprano] - Allan Barnes
Guitar - Barney Perry
Percussion - Perk Jacobs
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp] - Kevin Toney
Producer - Donald Byrd
Em 1994 é lançado através do selo BGP da Gravadora Ace Records um CD contendo estes dois LP’s.
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