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There was 1978's Night Grooves: The Blackbyrds' Greatest Hits, then 1989's Greatest Hits, and now there are two additional sets that handle the Blackbyrds' discography with a little more love and depth. This one -- Happy Music: The Best of the Blackbyrds -- covers most of R&B chart hits and other energetic highlights, while LoveByrds: Soft and Easy focuses on the finer proto-smooth jazz material. Here's some of the most uplifting, most melodically developed (and most sampled) jazz-funk made, and the disc also showcases the group's versatility. Including the exuberant "Happy Music," the lilting "Walking in Rhythm," the heart-melting "Mysterious Vibes," the awesomely sleazy "Rock Creek Park," and the War dead ringer "Do It, Fluid," along with eight other highlights and an unreleased track that doesn't feel out of place, it easily trumps the compilations that came before it. It sounds much more vivid, and the liner notes, from producer Don Mizell, are another treat.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Donald Byrd, Composer - The Blackbyrds, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Fantasy, Inc.
Orville Saunders, ComposerLyricist - Donald Byrd, Producer - Kevin Toney, ComposerLyricist - The Blackbyrds, MainArtist
℗ 1977 Fantasy, Inc.
Donald Byrd, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Blackbyrds, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Fantasy, Inc.
Kevin Toney, ComposerLyricist - The Blackbyrds, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Fantasy, Inc.
Keith Killgo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Hall, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Byrd, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Allan Barnes, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Barney Perry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Toney, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Melodica, AssociatedPerformer - The Blackbyrds, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Laurence Mizell, Producer - Perk Jacobs, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Fantasy, Inc.
Stephen Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Orville Saunders, ComposerLyricist - Keith Killgo, ComposerLyricist - Joe Hall, ComposerLyricist - Donald Byrd, Producer - Kevin Toney, ComposerLyricist - The Blackbyrds, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Fantasy, Inc.
Keith Killgo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Hall, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Byrd, Composer, Producer - Allan Barnes, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Barney, Composer - Barney Perry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Toney, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Melodica, AssociatedPerformer - The Blackbyrds, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Laurence Mizell, Producer - Perk Jacobs, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Fantasy, Inc.
Donald Byrd, Composer - The Blackbyrds, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Fantasy, Inc.
Joe Hall, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Byrd, Producer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Allan Barnes, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Barney Perry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Toney, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - The Blackbyrds, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Fantasy, Inc.
Keith Killgo, Composer - Donald Byrd, Producer - The Blackbyrds, MainArtist
℗ 1977 Fantasy, Inc.
Joe Hall, ComposerLyricist - The Blackbyrds, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Fantasy, Inc.
Keith Killgo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Hall, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Byrd, Producer - Allan Barnes, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Lincoln Ross, ComposerLyricist - Barney Perry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Toney, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Melodica, AssociatedPerformer - The Blackbyrds, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Laurence Mizell, Producer - Perk Jacobs, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Fantasy, Inc.
Larry Mizell, Composer - Keith Killgo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Hall, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Byrd, Producer - Allan Barnes, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Barney Perry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Toney, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Melodica, AssociatedPerformer - The Blackbyrds, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Laurence Mizell, Producer - Perk Jacobs, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Fantasy, Inc.
Joe Hall, ComposerLyricist - Allan Barnes, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Toney, ComposerLyricist - The Blackbyrds, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Fantasy, Inc.
Album review
There was 1978's Night Grooves: The Blackbyrds' Greatest Hits, then 1989's Greatest Hits, and now there are two additional sets that handle the Blackbyrds' discography with a little more love and depth. This one -- Happy Music: The Best of the Blackbyrds -- covers most of R&B chart hits and other energetic highlights, while LoveByrds: Soft and Easy focuses on the finer proto-smooth jazz material. Here's some of the most uplifting, most melodically developed (and most sampled) jazz-funk made, and the disc also showcases the group's versatility. Including the exuberant "Happy Music," the lilting "Walking in Rhythm," the heart-melting "Mysterious Vibes," the awesomely sleazy "Rock Creek Park," and the War dead ringer "Do It, Fluid," along with eight other highlights and an unreleased track that doesn't feel out of place, it easily trumps the compilations that came before it. It sounds much more vivid, and the liner notes, from producer Don Mizell, are another treat.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:39
- Main artists: The Blackbyrds
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fantasy Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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