Places and Spaces
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Places and Spaces is an album by American
trumpeter Donald Byrd
, that was released on Blue Note
in 1975.
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awards this album with 4 stars and states: "Boasting sweeping string arrangements, sultry rhythm guitars, rubbery bass, murmuring flügelhorns, and punchy horn charts, the music falls halfway between the cinematic neo-funk of Street Lady and the proto-disco soul of Earth, Wind & Fire."
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trumpeter Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II, is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd is best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a...
, that was released on Blue Note
Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...
in 1975.
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awards this album with 4 stars and states: "Boasting sweeping string arrangements, sultry rhythm guitars, rubbery bass, murmuring flügelhorns, and punchy horn charts, the music falls halfway between the cinematic neo-funk of Street Lady and the proto-disco soul of Earth, Wind & Fire."
Track listing
- "Change (Makes You Wanna Hustle)" (Larry Mizell) – 5:06
- "Wind Parade" (Mizell) – 6:59
- "(Fallin' Like) Dominoes" (Clayton, Mbaji, Sigidi) – 5:50
- "Places and Spaces" (Mizell, Mizell) – 6:23
- "You and the Music" (Mizell, Mizell) – 3:40
- "Night Whistler" (Carter, Mizell, Mizell) – 4:59
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Personnel
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- trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals - George Bohannon - trombone
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- whistle - Fonce Mizell - trumpet, clavichord, vocals, clavinet
- Larry Mizell - piano, vocals
- Craig McMullen - guitar
- John Rowin - guitar
- Skip ScarboroughSkip ScarboroughSkip Scarborough was a Grammy Award-winning songwriter, best known for romantic ballads.-Biography:Born Clarence Alexander Scarborough in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he lived in Los Angeles most of his life....
- piano - Chuck RaineyChuck RaineyChuck Rainey, is an American bass guitar session musician, known for playing with many well-known American musicians and acts, including Donald Byrd, Steely Dan, Quincy Jones, and Aretha Franklin.-Biography:Rainey's youthful pursuits included violin, piano and trumpet...
- bass - Mayuto Correa - percussion, conga
- Harvey MasonHarvey MasonHarvey William Mason is an American jazz drummer. He has worked with many jazz and fusion artists such as Bob James, The Brecker Brothers, Lee Ritenour, Herbie Hancock's Headhunters and almost all the Mizell Brothers productions with Donald Byrd, Johnny Hammond, Bobbi Humphrey and Gary Bartz...
- drums - Kay Haith - vocals
- King Errisson - conga
Album
Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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1976 | Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Jazz Albums |
1 |
Billboard R&B Albums | 6 | |
The Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
49 |
Singles
Year | Song | Chart | Peak Position |
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1975 | "Change (Makes You Want To Hustle) Part 1" | Billboard Disco Singles | 2 |
Billboard R&B Singles | 43 | ||
1976 | "(Fallin' Like) Dominoes | Billboard R&B Singles | 61 |
1976 | "Change (Makes You Want To Hustle)" | Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles | 8 |