Donald Byrd's Best

Tracklist

• 1
  Black Byrd
  7:20
• 2
  Flight Time
  8:32
• 3
  Stepping Into Tomorrow
  5:14
• 4
  Rock and Roll Again
  6:11
• 5
  Change (Makes You Want to Hustle)
  5:09
• 6
  Sky High
  5:57
• 7
  Lansana's Priestess
  7:45
• 8
  Street Lady
  5:40
  5.0 ★

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Stepping Into Tomorrow

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Slow Drag

Slow Drag 1967

A New Perspective

A New Perspective 1963

Byrd in Hand

Byrd in Hand 1959

2 Trumpets

2 Trumpets 1956

Release credits

• Bobbye Hall
  percussion [2]
• Chuck Davis
  assistant
• Chuck Rainey
  bass [3-4, 7-8], electric bass guitar [1, 5-6]
• Craig McMullen
  guitar [5]
• David Hassinger
  engineer [1-4, 6], mix [1-6]
• David T. Walker
  guitar [1, 3-4, 6-8]
• Dean Parks
  guitar [2]
• Donald Byrd
  flugelhorn, lead vocals [1-2, 6], solo [3-4, 7-8], trumpet [1, 1-2, 2-6, 6-8], vocal [5]
• Fonce Mizell
  background vocals [3-5], clavinet [3-5, 7-8], producer [3-5], trumpet, vocal [1-2, 6-8], vocal arranger [7-8]
• Freddie Perren
  background vocals [3-4], electric piano [1-2, 6], piano [1-2, 6], synthesizer [1-4, 6-8], vocal [1-2, 6-8], vocal arranger [7-8]
• Gary Bartz
  alto saxophone [3-4], clarinet [3-4]
• George Bohanon
  trombone [5]
• George Butler
  executive [1-2, 6]
• Harvey Mason
  drums (drum set) [1-2, 5-8], membranophone [3-4]
• Jerry Peters
  Rhodes piano [7-8], organ [3-4], piano [3-4, 7-8]
• Jim Nipar
  assistant [3-4], engineer [5]
• Joe Sample
  electric piano [1-2, 6], piano [1-2, 6]
• John Arrias
  assistant [7-8]
• John Mills
  engineer [3-4, 7-8]
• John Rowin
  guitar [3-5]
• Kay Haith
  background vocals [5]
• King Errisson
  congas [5, 7-8]
• Larry Mizell
  Rhodes piano [3-4], arranger, background vocals [3-5], conductor [3-4, 7-8], piano [5], producer, synthesizer [3-4], vocal [1-2, 6-8], vocal arranger [7-8]
• Lorraine Kenner
  background vocals [3]
• Mayuto Correa
  congas [3-5], percussion [5]
• Ray Brown
  trumpet [5]
• Roger Glenn
  flute [1-2, 6-8], saxophone [1-2, 6]
• Roger Sainte
  percussion [3-4]
• Skip Scarborough
  electric piano [5]
• Stephanie Spruill
  background vocals [3], congas [1, 6], percussion [3-4, 7-8], tambourine [1, 6]
• Steve Maslow
  engineer [5]
• Steve Waldman
  assistant [1-2, 6]
• Tyree Glenn, Jr.
  tenor saxophone [5]
• Val Garay
  engineer [3-5], mix [3-4]
• Wade Marcus
  conductor [5], strings [5]
• Wilton Felder
  electric bass guitar [2]
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Issues

• D
  (Combined release view)
• D
  Donald Byrd's Best

  12" Vinyl
  1976