Donald Byrd – Black Byrd

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Label:	Blue Note – BN-LA047-F
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, All Disc Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1973
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A1	Flight Time	8:30
A2	Black Byrd	8:00
A3	Love's So Far Away	6:00
B1	Mr. Thomas	5:15
B2	Sky High	5:59
B3	Slop Jar Blues	6:00
B4	Where Are We Going?	4:40

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Blue Note Records
Recorded At – The Sound Factory
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – United Artists Records, Inc.
Copyright © – United Artists Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – United Artists Records, Inc.
Produced For – Sky High Productions, Inc.
Pressed By – All Disc Records, Inc.
Published By – Alruby Music, Inc.
Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.

Credits

Artwork [Graphic Art Work] – Eileen Anderson
Bass – Chuck Rainey (tracks: A2, A3, B2 to B4), Wilton Felder (tracks: A1, B1)
Engineer [Assistant, Assitant Remix] – Chuck Davis
Engineer [Assistant] – Steve Waldman
Engineer [Chief, Chief Remix] – Dave Hassinger
Executive-Producer – George Butler
Flute, Saxophone – Roger Glenn
Guitar – David T. Walker (tracks: A2, A3, B2 to B4), Dean Parks (tracks: A1, B1)
Liner Notes [Nationally Syndicatd Columnist] – Gertrude Gipson
Music Consultant [Electronic Music Consultant] – Reggie Andrews
Percussion – Bobbye Hall (tracks: A1, B1), Stephanie Spruill (tracks: A2, A3, B2 to B4)
Photography By – Art Hanson
Piano, Electric Piano – Joe Sample
Producer – Larry Mizell
Synthesizer, Vocals, Electric Piano – Freddie Perren
Trumpet, Vocals – Fonce Mizell
Vocals – Larry Mizell
Written-By – L. Gordon* (tracks: B4), L. Mizell*, W. Jordan* (tracks: B1)

Notes

Recorded on April 3 (B1), 4 (A1) and November 24, 1972.

Produced and arranged by Larry Mizell for Sky High Productions, Inc.
Recorded at Sound Factory, Hollywood, California.

707 jet plane effect courtesy of Elektra Records.

All selections published by Alruby Music, Inc. except B4: published by Jobete Music, Inc. (Jobete Music Co., Inc.)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Price Code (Spine): 0598
Rights Society: ASCAP
Pressing Plant ID (Both sides runout): 66
Matrix / Runout (Runout A etched - Variant 1): BN-LA 047-S-1 9-22 RSTEC #
Matrix / Runout (Runout B etched - Variant 1): BN-LA 047-S-2 - (2) RI
Matrix / Runout (Runout A etched - Variant 2): BN-LA 047-S-1 Re1 66
Matrix / Runout (Runout B etched - Variant 2): 66 BN-LA 047-S-2 Re1
Matrix / Runout (Runout A etched - Variant 3): BN-LA 047-S-1 Ro1 66
Matrix / Runout (Runout B etched - Variant 3): BN-LA 047-S-2 - (2) Re1 66

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Black Byrd (LP, Album)	Blue Note, Blue Note	BST 84 432 K, BN-LA 047 F	Germany	1973
New Submission	Black Byrd (8-Track Cartridge, Album, Quadraphonic)	Blue Note	BN-DA047-H	US	1973
Recently Edited	Black Byrd (LP, Album, Stereo, Research Craft Press)	Blue Note	BN-LA047-F	US	1973
New Submission	Black Byrd = ブラック・バード (LP, Album)	Blue Note	LNP-88137	Japan	1973
New Submission	Black Byrd (LP, Album)	Blue Note	L34957	Australia	1973