Electric Byrd

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Electric Byrd
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz fusion
Length43:47
LabelBlue Note
BST 84349
ProducerDuke Pearson
Donald Byrd chronology
Fancy Free
(1969)
Electric Byrd
(1970)
Kofi
(1969-70)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Electric Byrd is a jazz fusion album by Donald Byrd released by the Blue Note label in 1970.[3]

Reception

The

Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4 stars and stated, “Donald Byrd's transitional sessions from 1969-1971 are actually some of the trumpeter's most intriguing work, balancing accessible, funky, Davis-style fusion with legitimate jazz improvisation. Electric Byrd, from 1970, is the best of the bunch, as Byrd absorbs the innovations of Bitches Brew
and comes up with one of his most consistent fusion sets of any flavor.”

Track listing

All tracks by Donald Byrd, unless otherwise noted

  1. "Estavanico" - 11:35
  2. "Essence" - 10:42
  3. "Xibaba" (Airto Moreira) - 13:42
  4. "The Dude" - 7:48

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard Nov 14, 1970
  2. ^ Huey, Steve (2011). "Electric Byrd - Donald Byrd | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  3. ^ Huey, S.Allmusic Review: Electric Byrd accessed 07 June 2010