Singer: Donald Byrd
Title: Black Byrd
Label: Blue Note ‎– BN-LA047-F
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: US
Date of released: 1973
Category: Jazz
Style: Jazz-Funk
Size MP3 zip: 1539 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1476 mb
Rating: 4.0✭
Format: MP3 MP2 MIDI MPC MP1 VOC VQF XM FLAC

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.

• Recorded At – Sound Factory
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – United Artists Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – United Artists Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – United Artists Records, Inc.
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
• Produced For – Sky High Productions, 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 – Gertrude Gipson
• Percussion – Bobbye Hall (tracks: A1, B1), Stephanie Spruill (tracks: A2, A3, B2 to B4)
• Photography By – Art Hanson
• Piano [Electric], Synthesizer, Vocals – Freddie Perren
• Piano, Piano [Electric] – Joe Sample
• Producer, Arranged By – Larry Mizell
• Technician [Electronic Music Consultant] – Reggie Andrews
• Trumpet, Vocals – Fonce Mizell
• Vocals – Larry Mizell
• Written-By – L. Gordon* (tracks: B4), L. Mizell*, W. Jordan* (tracks: B1)

Notes

First "Division of United Artists" blue and white label with Blue text.

Artist and album title centered above center hole (see photos).

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.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 etched): BN-LA 047-S-1 RE 1 66
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 etched): BN-LA 047-S-2 RE 1 66
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BN-LA047-F	Donald Byrd	Black Byrd ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BN-LA047-F	US	1973
BN-CA047-G	Donald Byrd	Black Byrd ‎(Cass, Album)	Blue Note	BN-CA047-G	US	Unknown
BN-LA047-F	Donald Byrd	Black Byrd ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BN-LA047-F	Canada	1973
CDP 7 84466 2	Donald Byrd	Black Byrd ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Blue Note	CDP 7 84466 2	US	1992
CDP 584466	Donald Byrd	Black Byrd ‎(CD, Album, Club, RE)	Blue Note	CDP 584466	US	Unknown

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