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    The Blackbyrds - City Life (1975) & Unfinished Business (1976) [1999, Remastered Reissue]

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    Date: 3 Oct 2017 20:06:45
    The Blackbyrds - City Life (1975) & Unfinished Business (1976) [1999, Remastered Reissue]

    The Blackbyrds - City Life (1975) & Unfinished Business (1976) [1999, Remastered Reissue]
    R&B, Jazz-Funk, Disco | EAC Rip | WavPack (WV), Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 74:48 Min | 538,12 Mb
    Label: Fantasy Records (USA) | Cat.# FCD-24751-2 | Released: 1999-05-03 (1975/1976)
    The Blackbyrds - City Life (1975) & Unfinished Business (1976) [1999, Remastered Reissue]

    This reissue combines two of the Blackbyrds' classic albums, City Life from 1975 and Unfinished Business from 1976, on a single 74-minute CD. To be sure, "classic" isn't a word that many jazz purists have used to describe the albums - when Donald Byrd produced them, bop's hard-liners were denouncing the Clifford Brown-influenced trumpeter as a shameless sellout and insisting that he should have stuck to straight-ahead acoustic jazz. But then, the Blackbyrds weren't going after jazz purists - their music was soul, funk, and disco with jazz overtones, and the people who bought their albums were more likely to be into Earth, Wind & Fire and Tower of Power than Sonny Stitt or Art Blakey. Unlike Stevie Wonder, Gil Scott-Heron, Marvin Gaye, the O'Jays, and Curtis Mayfield, the Blackbyrds didn't get into a lot of heavy sociopolitical messages; their forte was party music, and it is that escapist, feel-good mindset that defines the infectious hits "Happy Music" and "Rock Creek Park" (both from City Life) as well as memorable album tracks such as the mellow "Love So Fine" from City Life and the insistently funky "Party Land" from Unfinished Business. Calling this music escapist isn't saying that it's faceless or mechanical - far from it. The Blackbyrds' party-time lyrics may not have been challenging, but musically, the band was creative, risk-taking, and distinctive. Even though they were primarily a soul/funk/disco outfit, the Blackbyrds came from jazz backgrounds - and that jazz influence often works to their creative advantage on this excellent reissue.
    ~Review by Alex Henderson

    The Blackbyrds - City Life (1975) & Unfinished Business (1976) [1999, Remastered Reissue]

    The Blackbyrds - City Life (1975) & Unfinished Business (1976) [1999, Remastered Reissue]


    Release of these albums: "City Life" - 1975 [LP Fantasy Records, Cat.# F-9490, USA]; "Unfinished Business" - 1976 [LP Fantasy Records, Cat.# F-9518, USA]
    Release of this CD: 1999, May, 3 [CD Fantasy Records (USA), Cat.# FCD-24751-2 / UPC: 025218245128]
    ℗© 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
    Printed in U.S.A.

    Credits:

    Arranged By – Wade Marcus (tracks: 9 to 15)
    Bass – Joe Hall (tracks: 1 to 8)
    Bass Trombone – Lew McCreary (tracks: 9 to 15)
    Drums – Keith Killgo (tracks: 1 to 8)
    Engineer [Recording, Remix] – Jim Nipar, Serge Reyes (tracks: 1 to 8)
    Engineer [Recording] – David Hassinger (tracks: 1 to 8), Val Garay (tracks: 1 to 8)
    Flute [Solo] – Ernie Watts (tracks: 9 to 15)
    French Horn – Alan Robinson (tracks: 9 to 15), Marilyn Robinson (tracks: 9 to 15), Vince DeRosa (tracks: 9 to 15)
    Guitar – Orville Saunders (tracks: 1 to 8), Ray Parker (tracks: 9 to 15)
    Harmonica – Tommy Morgan (tracks: 9 to 15)
    Keyboards – Kevin Toney
    Liner Notes – Larry Kelp
    Performer [Special Guest] – Ernie Watts (tracks: 1 to 8), Gary Bartz (tracks: 1 to 8), Larry Mizell & Fonce Mizell (tracks: 1 to 8), Merry Clayton (tracks: 1 to 8), Patrice Rushen (tracks: 1 to 8), Tommy Morgan (tracks: 1 to 8)
    Photography – Gerald Panopoulos (tracks: 9 to 15)
    Producer – Donald Byrd
    Remastered By – Kirk Felton (tracks: 9 to 15)
    Saxophone, Flute – Stephen Johnson (tracks: 1 to 8), Wesley Jackson (tracks: 9 to 15)
    Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Jackie Kelso (tracks: 9 to 15), William Green (tracks: 9 to 15)
    Trombone – Charles Loper (tracks: 9 to 15), George Bohanon
    Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Chuck Findley (tracks: 9 to 15), Gary Grant (tracks: 9 to 15), Nolan Smith (tracks: 9 to 15), Steve Madaio (tracks: 9 to 15)
    Vocals – Alex Brown (tracks: 9 to 15), Bill Medford (tracks: 9 to 15), Charles Barnett (tracks: 9 to 15), Jerry Spikes (tracks: 9 to 15), Jim Gilstrap (tracks: 9 to 15), John Lehman (tracks: 9 to 15), Kenny Moore (tracks: 9 to 15), Marti McCall (tracks: 9 to 15), Myrna Matthews (tracks: 9 to 15), The Blackbyrds (tracks: 9 to 15)
    Vocals [Solo] – Mildred Lane (tracks: 9 to 15)

    Tracklist:

    "City Life" (1975)
    01. Rock Creek Park (04:40)
    02. Thankful 'Bout Yourself (05:13)
    03. City Life (05:25)
    04. All I Ask (03:56)
    05. Happy Music (04:59)
    06. Love So Fine (05:04)
    07. Flying High (03:34)
    08. Hash And Eggs (05:11)

    "Unfinished Business" (01976)
    09. Time Is Movin' (04:46)
    10. In Life (05:16)
    11. Enter In (04:41)
    12. You've Got That Something (04:19)
    13. Party Land (05:20)
    14. Lady (06:32)
    15. Unfinished Business (05:53)

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