Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture "Donald" Byrd IIwas an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a jazz artist. As a bandleader, Byrd is also notable for his influential role in the early career of keyboard player and composer Herbie Hancock...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTrumpet Player
Date of Birth9 December 1932
CountryUnited States of America
Donald Byrd quotes about
I discovered that you can actually do it in about seven minutes.
I can take any series of numbers and turn it into music, from Bach to bebop, Herbie Hancock to hip-hop,