Name: Flying Start
Brand: The Blackbyrds

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Catalogue number

BGPD1089

Colour

Black

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-12-09

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Standard:20

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029667508919

Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Blackbyrds

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

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The Blackbyrds are an American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group, formed in Washington, D.C., in 1973. Inspired by trumpeter Donald Byrd, they released seven original albums and one remixes compilation between 1974 and 1980. The group was reformed in 2012 by Keith Killgo.
Some of the talented members of The Blackbyrds include Allan Barnes on reeds, Barney Perry on guitar, Kevin Toney on keyboards, Joseph Hall III on bass, Pericles Jacobs Jr. on percussion, and Keith Killgo on drums.
If you enjoy the music of *Ronnie Laws*, *Bobbi Humphrey*, *The Jones Girls*, or other artists like *Donald Byrd* or *Roy Ayers Ubiquity*, then you will definitely appreciate the unique sound of The Blackbyrds.

Ace Records Spotlight

The Blackbyrds were a legendary 70s combo that were discovered by Donald Byrd while he was teaching at Howard University and they had a tight style that mixed raw funk influences with smoother jazz playing, creating a sound that was different from many of their contemporaries, and which pushed funk and soul into a whole new level. 

This, their second album features the classic cuts "Blackbyrds Theme" , "Walking In Rhythm" as well as the epic and perfectly titled, "Spaced Out".

Flying Start

Music GB

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