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Trumpeters · 1932–2013

Donald Byrd

American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist (1932–2013)

Born: 9 December 1932
Detroit
Died: 4 February 2013
Dover
Country: United States
Record labels: Blue Note, Columbia Records, Elektra
Discography: 53 albums

Biography

Donald Byrd was a jazz musician who played trumpet. Donald Byrd was born on 9 December 1932 in Detroit and died on 4 February 2013 in Dover. The music is usually filed under jazz, soul and rhythm and blues. Record labels: Blue Note, Columbia Records and Elektra. The discography here lists 53 albums, from “Byrds Eye View” (1955) to “Live: Cookin' with Blue Note at Montreux” (2022). Honours include NEA Jazz Masters and Bessie Awards.

Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter, composer and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop musicians who successfully explored funk and soul while remaining a jazz artist. As a bandleader, Byrd was an influence on the early career of Herbie Hancock and many others.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Byrds Eye View 1955

Byrd Blows on Beacon Hill 1956

Byrd Jazz 1956

Byrd's Word 1956

Jazz Lab 1957

Modern Jazz Perspective 1957

This Is New 1957

Byrd in Hand 1959

Off to the Races 1959

At the Half Note Cafe, Volume 2 1960 · Live

Byrd in Flight 1960

Fuego 1960

Motor City Scene 1960

The Third World 1960

At the Half Note Cafe, Volume 1 1961 · Live

Royal Flush 1961

The Cat Walk 1962

A New Perspective 1963

Up With Donald Byrd 1964

Body & Soul 1965

I’m Tryin’ to Get Home 1965

Free Form 1966

Mustang! 1966

Blackjack 1967

Slow Drag 1967

Fancy Free 1969

Electric Byrd 1970

Ethiopian Knights 1972

Black Byrd 1973

Street Lady 1973

Places and Spaces 1975

Stepping Into Tomorrow 1975

Caricatures 1976

Thank You ... For F.U.M.L (Funking Up My Life) 1978

Chant 1979

The Creeper 1981

Harlem Blues 1988

First Flight 1990

Getting Down to Business 1990

A City Called Heaven 1991

Kofi 1995

At the Half Note Cafe, Volumes 1 & 2 1997 · Live

Winterset 1999

Byrdhouse 2000

Jazz in Paris: Byrd in Paris 2000 · Live

The Donald Byrd Collection 2000

Timeless 2002

Complete Jazz Lab Studio Sessions, Volume 1 2006

Complete Jazz Lab Studio Sessions, Volume 2 2006

Complete Jazz Lab Studio Sessions, Volume 3 2006

Live At The Jazz Workshop, Boston September 4th 1973 2014 · Live

Cannes ‘58 2022 · Live

Live: Cookin' with Blue Note at Montreux 2022 · Live

Also plays on

Albums where Donald Byrd is credited as a sideman

1961	Lush Life — John Coltrane	trumpet
1963	My Point of View — Herbie Hancock	trumpet
1964	Black Pearls — John Coltrane	trumpet
1964	The Believer — John Coltrane	trumpet
1965	The Last Trane — John Coltrane	trumpet