Some of
the sharpest, jazziest funk you'll ever hope to hear – a smoking collection of
the legendary 70s work by The Blackbyrds on Fantasy Records! The group started
as a jazz combo under Donald Byrd's supervision – right at a time when Byrd was
making his own fantastic funky records in the 70s – but working for the Bay
Area Fantasy label, they really took off into an amazing groove that was all
their own – still informed by jazz, but free to open up to lots of funk and
soul elements too – sometimes with vocals in the lead, sometimes more focus on
the kinds of solos that always set them apart from all their contemporaries!
The cuts have some wonderful keyboard work from a young Kevin Toney – who's
gone onto a lot of fame over the years – and production on all cuts is either
by Larry Mizell, Donald Byrd, or George Duke – key 70s jazz funk forces who
keep things mighty tight in the studio! The package features work from all
Blackbyrds albums of the 70s – including the Cornbread Earl & Me
soundtrack, and the Night Grooves remix set – and the package features 25
titles that include "Enter In", "Party Land", "Do It
Fluid", "Gut Level", "Summer Love", "I Need
You", "The Baby", "Blackbyrds' Theme", "City
Life", "Rock Creek Park", "Walking In Rhythm", "A
Hot Day Today", "Wilford's Gone", "One Gun Salute",
"Supernatural Feeling", "Mysterious Vibes", and "Soft
& Easy". ~ Dusty Groove
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