Thursday, February 7, 2013

Donald Byrd (1932-2013)


Donald Byrd, New York City, 1959, photograph by William Claxton

Rest in Peace Professor Byrd

Click here for an alternate shot of the above photo

2 comments:

  1. kcr had byrd tribute a week or so back , so knew something was coming

    he did it all, but made it biggest with 70's fusiony-funk

    blackbyrd thing


    his ethiopian nights lp was always a fave in the electric miles period thing..nobody else did it as well

    rip db

    cheers

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  2. ps--thats a great claxton photo

    gotta be late 50's..maybe early 60's

    i remember subway cars like that..

    hotels by todays standards

    light bulbs...enameled poles and handgrips

    and wicker seats that cut into you..pinching

    on your way to coney island

    never saw donald byrd playin trumpet tho

    hah



    cheers

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