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Donald Byrd is a Funk and House act. Their catalogue also touches Jazz and Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Pepper Adams, Eric Dolphy, Art Blakey, Kenny Clarke and Curtis Fuller. Those roots explain a lot about how Donald Byrd arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes, Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Henderson, Hank Mobley and Horace Silver, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dorothy Ashby, Miles Davis, Us3, Isaac Hayes and Madlib, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 53 connections around Donald Byrd, reaching back through Pepper Adams and forward to Dorothy Ashby. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Donald Byrd connections
Donald Byrd grew out of Pepper Adams, Eric Dolphy, Art Blakey and Kenny Clarke, shares an orbit with Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes, Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Henderson and Hank Mobley, went on to shape Dorothy Ashby, Miles Davis, Us3 and Isaac Hayes. 53 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Donald Byrd
Sounds and acts that shaped Donald Byrd.
- Pepper Adamsartist
- Eric Dolphyartist
- Art Blakeyartist
- Kenny Clarkeartist
- Curtis Fullerartist
- Let's Get It Onartist
- Syreeta Wrightartist
- Lonnie Liston Smithartist
- Delmark Recordsartist
- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengersartist
- Gary Bartzartist
- Karriem Rigginsartist
- Think Twiceartist
- John Coltraneartist
- Sonny Rollinsartist
- Thelonious Monkartist
- Herbie Hancockartist
Artists similar to Donald Byrd
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Donald Byrd.
- Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoesartist
- Freddie Hubbardartist
- Eddie Hendersonartist
- Hank Mobleyartist
- Horace Silverartist
- Lonnie Liston Smithartist
- Gary Bartzartist
- Reuben Wilsonartist
- Ronnie Fosterartist
- Weldon Irvineartist
- Jack McDuffartist
- Idris Muhammadartist
- Roy Ayers Ubiquityartist
- Wayne Shorterartist
- Johnny Hammondartist
- The Crusadersartist
- Candidoartist
- Tom Browneartist
Bands Donald Byrd shaped
Where the influence of Donald Byrd travelled next.
- Dorothy Ashbyartist
- Miles Davisartist
- Us3artist
- Isaac Hayesartist
- Madlibartist
- Cameoartist
- N.Y. State of Mindartist
- Timmy Thomasartist
- Jimmy Owensartist
- The Blackbyrdsartist
- John P. Keeartist
- Mongo Santamariaartist
- Bobbi Humphreyartist
- Kamaal Williamsartist
- Syreetaartist
- Sound Directionsartist
- Yesterday's New Quintetartist
- Herbie Hancockartist
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