Person · American jazz trumpeter
Donald Byrd
Albums
140
Members
8
Active
1932–2013
Origin
United States
Biography
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a jazz artist. As a bandleader, Byrd is also notable for his influential role in the early career of renowned keyboard player and composer Herbie Hancock.
Discography
Donald Byrd's Best
House Of Byrd
Young Byrd
Loving You / Cristo Redentor
Thank You ... For F.U.M.L (Funking Up My Life)
Thank You For Funking Up My Life
And 125th Street, N.Y.C.
Chant
Chant
Veronica
Dominoes / Wind Parade
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 20
I'll Always Love You
The Creeper
Plays "Au Chat"
The Blue Note Collection
Harlem Blues
Harlem Blues
Last Recordings
First Flight
Getting Down to Business
A City Called Heaven
Out of This World
The Best of Donald Byrd
The Best Of Donald Byrd
Early Byrd: the Best of the Jazz Soul Years
Masters of the Jazz Trumpet
Collectables Jazz Classics: Jazz Lab / Modern Jazz Perspective
His Majesty King Funk / Up With Donald Byrd
Kofi
At the Half Note Cafe, Volumes 1 & 2
At The Half Note Cafe, Volumes 1 & 2
Blue Breakbeats
Blue Breakbeats
Landmarks
Landmarks
Winterset
Birdhouse
Byrdhouse
Jazz in Paris: Byrd in Paris
The Birth of Hard Bop
The Complete Blue Note Donald Byrd/Pepper Adams Studio Sessions
The Donald Byrd Collection
The Transition Sessions
The Transition Sessions
Timeless
Timeless
Complete Jazz Lab Studio Sessions, Volume 1
Complete Jazz Lab Studio Sessions, Volume 2
Complete Jazz Lab Studio Sessions, Volume 3
Donald Byrd With Strings
Donald Byrd With Strings
Think Twice / Show Time
All Night Long/All Day Long
Complete Live At The Café Bohemia
Day Dream
Some Cuts
Blue Byrd
Early Years: 1955 - 1958
Eight Classic Albums
Credits
Ranked #1,233 of 14,615 producers — 963.41 career Groove across 7 records.
5 Original Albums
For Lovers
The Complete Blue Note, Riverside & Contemporary Collection
Sideman: Trane's Blue Note Sessions
Seven Classic Albums
Eight Classic Albums
Blue Train
A Bluish Bag
Holiday for Skins
Prestige Profiles: The Red Garland Quintets
The Adderley Brothers: The Summer of '55
Motor City Scene: Complete Recordings
Les Incontournables
City Life / Unfinished Business
Jazz for When You’re Alone
Trane's Blues
Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings
Jazz Showcase
Big Byrd: The Essence, Part 2
Blue Trane: John Coltrane Plays the Blues
Wailing With Lou
Happy Again
Jammin’ With Herbie
Kofi
Cantaloupe Island
The Bethlehem Years
The BlackByrds / Flying Start
The Complete February 1957 Jimmy Smith Blue Note Sessions
Early Byrd: the Best of the Jazz Soul Years
It’s On
Jazzmatazz, Volume 1
Bad Boy Dance
A City Called Heaven
Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet
The Jazz Messenger
The Prestige Recordings
Getting Down to Business
The All-Star Sessions
Last Recordings
The Best of Herbie Hancock: The Blue Note Years
Bird Calls Volume 1
Compact Jazz: Wes Montgomery
Dimensions & Extensions
Straight No Filter
Words, Sounds, Colors and Shapes
Love Byrd
The Creeper
And 125th Street, N.Y.C.
My Conception
Don’t Stop the Carnival
Thank You ... For F.U.M.L (Funking Up My Life)
Action
At the Five Spot
Blue Note Live at The Roxy
Messages
Rain or Shine
Turning Point
Unfinished Business
City Life
Cornbread, Earl and Me