1976 studio album by Donald Byrd
Caricatures Donald Byrd recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1976.[1]
Reception [ ] The AllMusic review by Rob Theakston awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Caricatures serves its primary purpose of being a jazz fusion record to make both people dance and purists wince at the notion that jazz can fuse with other elements and achieve success".[2]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2]
Track listing [ ] All compositions by Larry Mizell Byrd except as indicated "Dance Band" (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell ) - 6:13
"Wild Life" (Mizell, Mizell) - 5:59
"Caricatures" - 5:10
"Science Funktion" (Mizell, Mizell) 4:50
"Dancing in the Street " (Marvin Gaye , Ivy Jo Hunter , William "Mickey" Stevenson ) - 4:43
"Return of the King" (Mizell, Mizell) - 4:51
"Onward 'Til Morning" - 3:47
"Tell Me" (Donald Byrd, Larry Mizell) - 4:20 Recorded at The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California in April–May, 1976 Personnel [ ] Donald Byrd - trumpet , flugelhorn , vocals Oscar Brashear - trumpetGeorge Bohanon - trombone Gary Bartz , Ernie Watts - saxophones Jerry Peters , Patrice Rushen , Skip Scarborough - keyboards Fonce Mizell - keyboards, trumpet, backing vocals John Rowin, Bernard Beloyd Taylor, David T. Walker - guitar
Scott Edwards (tracks 2-8), James Jamerson (track 1) - electric bass
Alphonse Mouzon (tracks 1-5), Harvey Mason (track 1) - drums Mayuto Correa , Stephanie Spruill - percussion Mildred Lane (tracks 2 & 5), Kay Haith (tracks 3 & 7) - lead vocals
Theresa Mitchell, Vernessa Mitchell , Larry Mizell - backing vocals
Wade Marcus - string arrangement Unidentified strings References [ ] show Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
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Discoveries Presenting Cannonball Adderley Cannonball Adderley , 1955)Jammin' with Gene Gene Ammons , 1956)All Night Long Kenny Burrell , 1956)All Day Long 2 Guitars Jimmy Raney , 1957)Whims of Chambers Paul Chambers , 1956)Paul Chambers Quintet Sonny's Crib Sonny Clark , 1957)My Conception Bohemia After Dark Kenny Clarke , 1955)Lush Life John Coltrane , 1957–58)The Believer The Last Trane Black Pearls Davis Cup Walter Davis Jr. , 1959)Wailing With Lou Lou Donaldson , 1957)Lou Takes Off This Is New Kenny Drew , 1957)All Mornin' Long Red Garland , 1957)Soul Junction High Pressure One Flight Up Dexter Gordon , 1964)Ladybird Snap Your Fingers Al Grey , 1962)Johnny Griffin Sextet Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 Guru , 1993)Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality My Point of View Herbie Hancock , 1993)Tone Tantrum Swamp Seed Jimmy Heath , 1963)Informal Jazz Elmo Hope , 1956)African High Life Solomon Ilori , 1963)Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 Ahmad Jamal , 1994 or 1995)Quartet-Quintet Hank Jones , 1955)Bluebird TV Action Jazz! Mundell Lowe , 1959)The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall Goin' Out of My Head Wes Montgomery , 1965)Hush! Duke Pearson , 1962)Wahoo! Another One Oscar Pettiford Volume 2 (1955)Winner's Circle Oscar Pettiford , et al, 1957)Blues in Trinity Dizzy Reece , 1958)The Cool Voice of Rita Reys Dimensions & Extensions Sam Rivers , 1967)Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 Don't Stop the Carnival Sonny Rollins , 1978)Silver's Blue Horace Silver , 1956)6 Pieces of Silver A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two Taylor's Wailers Art Taylor , 1957)Soul Sauce Cal Tjader , 1964)A Bluish Bag Stanley Turrentine , 1967)Top Brass Ernie Wilkins , 1955)Pairing Off Phil Woods , 1956)
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