Donald Byrd - Street Lady + Up With Donald Byrd@320

1. Donald Byrd - Street Lady





Not so much a fusion album as an attempt at mainstream soul and R&B, Street Lady plays like the soundtrack to a forgotten blaxploitation film. Producer/arranger/composer Larry Mizell conceived Street Lady as a concept album to a spirited, independent prostitute, and while the hooker with a heart of gold concept is a little trite, the music uncannily evokes an urban landscape circa the early '70s. Borrowing heavily from Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, and Sly Stone, Donald Byrd and Mizell have created an album that is overflowing with wah-wah guitars, stuttering electric pianos, percolating percussion, soaring flutes, and charmingly anemic, tuneless vocals. It's certainly not jazz, or even fusion, but it isn't really funk or R&B, either -- the rhythms aren't elastic enough, and all of the six songs are simply jazzy vamps without clear hooks. But the appeal of Street Lady is how its polished neo-funk and pseudo-fusion sound uncannily like a jive movie or television soundtrack from the early '70s -- you can picture the Street Lady, decked out in polyester, cruising the streets surrounded by pimps with wide-brimmed hats and platform shoes. And while that may not be ideal for jazz purists, it's perfect for kitsch and funk fanatics.





01. Lansana's Priestess

02. Miss Kane

03. Sister Love

04. Street Lady

05. Witch Hunt

06. Woman Of The World





Bass [Electric] - Chuck Rainey

Congas - King Errisson

Drums - Harvey Mason

Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Vocals - Donald Byrd

Flute - Roger Glenn

Guitar - David T. Walker

Percussion - Stephanie Spruill

Piano [Piano, Fender Rhodes] - Jerry Peters

Synthesizer [Arp] - Freddie Perren

Trumpet, Vocals, Producer, Clavinet - Fonce Mizell



Recording Date: June 13, 14 & 15, 1973

Recorded at: Sound Factory, Hollywood, California

Mastered at: Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California

Label: Blue Note

Released:1973











2. Donald Byrd Γ?? Up With Donald Byrd





The Donald Byrd album is marred somewhat by background vocals, which were overdubbed later.After a couple of listens, you can easily ignore the vocals and concentrate on some very good performances, especially by Jimmy Heath.







01. Blind Man, Blind Man

02. Boom Boom

03. House Of The Rising Sun

04. See See Rider

05. Cantaloupe Island

06. Bossa

07. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child

08. You've Been Talkin' 'bout Me, Baby

09. My Babe







Arranged & Conducted By - Claus Ogerman

Bass - Bob Cranshaw , Ron Carter

Drums - Grady Tate

Guitar - Kenny Burrell

Percussion - Candido

Piano - Herbie Hancock

Producer - Creed Taylor

Tenor Sax - Jimmy Heath , Stanley Turrentine

Trumpet - Donald Byrd

Arranged and Conducted by Claus Ogerman.

Vocal Accompaniment by the Donald Byrd Singers.

Cantelope Island is the predecessor of Canteloupe Island by Herbie Hancock.



Label: Verve Records

Released:1965







BITRATE: 320



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