Donald Byrd

 

Artist:  Donald Byrd

Birth Name:  Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II

Born:  December 9, 1932.  Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died:  February 4, 2013 (Aged 80).  Dover, Delaware, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Post-Bop, Trumpet Jazz 

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals

Donald Byrd was an American Jazz Trumpet.  He was best known as one of the only Bebop Jazz Musicians who successfully pioneered the Funk and Soul Genres while remaining a Jazz Artist.  He was a sideman for many other Jazz Musicians of his generation, also as a Bandleader.

Title:  The Cat Walk (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Post-Bop, Trumpet Jazz 

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Say You're Mine (7:21)

 2.  Duke's Mixture (7:05)

 3.  Each Time I Think Of You (5:39)

Side Two:

 1.  The Cat Walk (6:46)

 2.  Cute (6:21)

 3.  Hello Bright Sunflower (7:29)

Personnel:

Donald Byrd:  Trumpet

Papper Adams:  Baritone Saxophone

Duke Pearson:  Piano

Laymon Jackson:  Bass

Philly Joe Jones:  Drums

The Cat Walk is an album by Donald Byrd, originally released on February 1962 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on May 15, 2026 by Blue Note.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.