Donald Byrd
American jazz trumpeter
Detroit, United States • 1932-12-09 – 2013-02-04
Biography
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (born December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz, rhythm and blues trumpeter. Born in Detroit, Michigan. He performed with Lionel Hampton before finishing high school. After playing in a military band during a term in the United States Air Force, he obtained a bachelor's degree in music from Wayne State University and a master's degree from Manhattan School of Music. While still at the Manhattan School he joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, replacing Clifford Brown.
Discography
Places And Spaces
1975
Black Byrd
1973
A New Perspective
1964
Byrd In Flight
1960
Chant
1979
Stepping Into Tomorrow
1975
Street Lady
1973
Fancy Free
1969
Ethiopian Knights
1972
Slow Drag
1968
Byrd's Eye View
1956
Kofi
1995
The Cat Walk
1962
Electric Byrd
1970
Thank You … For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life)
1978
Byrd In Hand
1959
Blackjack
1967
Free Form
1966
Royal Flush
1961
Off To The Races
1959
Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill
1957
A City Called Heaven
1991
Caricatures
1976
Up With Donald Byrd
1965
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