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1976 studio album by Donald Byrd
Caricatures is an album by American trumpeter
Donald Byrd recorded and released on the
Blue Note label in 1976.
[1] It was Byrd's final album for the label and his fifth straight release produced by Larry Mizell.
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 - trumpet
George 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
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
As leader With
Pepper Adams With
The Jazz Messengers With
Gigi Gryce With
Jackie McLean With
Hank Mobley With others
Discoveries /
Presenting Cannonball Adderley (
Cannonball Adderley , 1955)
Jammin' with Gene (
Gene Ammons , 1956)
All Night Long (
Kenny Burrell , 1956)
All Day Long (Kenny Burrell, 1957)
2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell &
Jimmy Raney , 1957)
Whims of Chambers (
Paul Chambers , 1956)
Paul Chambers Quintet (1957)
Sonny's Crib (
Sonny Clark , 1957)
My Conception (Sonny Clark, 1959)
Bohemia After Dark (
Kenny Clarke , 1955)
Lush Life (
John Coltrane , 1957–58)
The Believer (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
The Last Trane (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
Black Pearls (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
Davis Cup (
Walter Davis Jr. , 1959)
Wailing With Lou (
Lou Donaldson , 1957)
Lou Takes Off (Lou Donaldson, 1957)
This Is New (
Kenny Drew , 1957)
All Mornin' Long (
Red Garland , 1957)
Soul Junction (Red Garland, 1957)
High Pressure (Red Garland, 1957)
One Flight Up (
Dexter Gordon , 1964)
Ladybird (Dexter Gordon, 1965)
Snap Your Fingers (
Al Grey , 1962)
Johnny Griffin Sextet (1958)
Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 (
Guru , 1993)
Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality (Guru, 1994–95)
My Point of View (
Herbie Hancock , 1993)
Tone Tantrum (Gene Harris, 1977)
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 (Hank Jones, 1955)
TV Action Jazz! (
Mundell Lowe , 1959)
The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall (1959)
Goin' Out of My Head (
Wes Montgomery , 1965)
Hush! (
Duke Pearson , 1962)
Wahoo! (Duke Pearson, 1964)
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 (1956)
Dimensions & Extensions (
Sam Rivers , 1967)
Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 (1956)
Don't Stop the Carnival (
Sonny Rollins , 1978)
Silver's Blue (
Horace Silver , 1956)
6 Pieces of Silver (Horace Silver, 1956–58)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One (1957)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two (1957)
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)