The Blackbyrds – The Blackbyrds (Remastered) (1974/2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The Blackbyrds – The Blackbyrds (Remastered) (1974/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 36:29 minutes | 869 MB | Genre: R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Craft Recordings

The Blackbyrds is the debut album by the American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group The Blackbyrds. Produced by Larry Mizell and Donald Byrd with production supervision by Orrin Keepnews.

“The Blackbyrds were a jazz-funk group with thick R&B streaks running down their backs. Assembled by Donald Byrd in 1974, the group’s original members – percussionist Pericles “Perk” Jacobs, Jr., drummer Keith Killgo, keyboardist Kevin Toney, reeds player Allan Barnes, bassist Joe Hall, guitarist Barney Perry – were mined from Howard University’s music department, where the doctor and jazz legend was an instructor. (Other key players included guitarist Orville Saunders and saxophonist/flautist Steve Johnson.) During the Blackbyrds’ nearly decade-long existence, the group cut a handful of LPs (1973’s The Blackbyrds, 1974’s Flying Start, 1975’s City Life, 1976’s Unfinished Business, 1977’s Action, 1980’s Better Days); scored films (1975’s Cornbread, Earl and Me); and supported artists like B.B. King, Mandrill, and Roberta Flack. “Walking in Rhythm,” “Rock Creek Park,” and “Happy Music” are their three best-known cuts; they have remained underground club classics, and they have been kept alive, in part, through sampling. The group’s catalog has been overhauled and reissued a number of times; multiple best-ofs have been released (Fantasy’s Greatest Hits is the strongest and most thorough), and most of the group’s full-length output has been put out on CD through two-fers. As far as outside activities were considered, Barney Perry released a solo album under the name Blair in 1978 (through his own Solar Sound imprint). The remaining members’ involvements are far too extensive to list.” (Andy Kellman, AMG)

Tracklist:
1. The Blackbyrds – Do It, Fluid (05:24)
2. The Blackbyrds – Gut Level (04:09)
3. The Blackbyrds – Reggins (04:05)
4. The Blackbyrds – The Runaway (04:11)
5. The Blackbyrds – Funky Junkie (07:02)
6. The Blackbyrds – Summer Love (05:09)
7. The Blackbyrds – Life Styles (03:11)
8. The Blackbyrds – A Hot Day Today (03:15)

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