Caricatures

Caricatures

by Donald Byrd
Caricatures

Caricatures

by Donald Byrd
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Overview

One of his last efforts with the Mizell production team was definitely not his most critically acclaimed, but Caricatures continued Byrd's commercial winning streak that started years previous with 1969's Kofi and such '70s Blue Note classics as Places and Spaces, Black Byrd, and Street Lady. His last release for the label was no exception to the formula set forth from the previously mentioned albums. One of Caricatures strongest features is the level of musicianship from start to finish. Byrd recruited some of the top '70s soul-jazz musicians, such as Gary Bartz, Alphonse Mouzon, David T Walker, and future '80s R&B hitmaker Patrice Rushen, to help complement the musicianship laid down by Byrd and the Mizell brothers. The atmosphere is light and soulful, with musicians bouncing off one another for ideas that shift closer towards R&B while maintaining a sense of jazz ideals. While there is no truly memorable anthemic release or hit to speak of, 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. ~ Rob Theakston

Product Details

Release Date: 04/22/2003
Label: Blue Note
UPC: 0724358073225
Rank: 73617

Tracks

  1. Dance Band
  2. Wild Life
  3. Caricatures
  4. Science Funktion
  5. Dancing in the Street
  6. Return of the King
  7. Onward 'Til Morning
  8. Tell Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Donald Byrd   Primary Artist,Vocals,Trumpet,Flugelhorn,Vocals (Background)
Ernie Watts   Guest Artist,Horn,Saxophone
Gary Bartz   Guest Artist,Horn,Saxophone
Patrice Rushen   Guest Artist,Keyboards
David T. Walker   Guest Artist,Guitar
Alphonse Mouzon   Guest Artist,Drums
Harvey Mason, Sr.   Guest Artist,Drums
Fonce Mizell   Horn,Trumpet,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Wade Marcus   Conductor
Vernessa Mitchell   Vocals (Background)
Oscar Brashear   Horn,Trumpet
Skip Scarborough   Keyboards
Stephanie Spruill   Percussion
Bernard Taylor   Guitar
Scott Edwards   Bass
Larry Mizell   Vocals (Background)
Jerry Peters   Keyboards
George Bohannon   Horn,Trombone
Mayuto Correa   Percussion
John Rowin   Guitar
Mildred Lane   Vocals
Kay Haith   Vocals
James Jameson   Bass
Theresa Mitchell   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

William Stevenson   Composer
Rod Mizell   Composer
Fonce Mizell   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Wade Marcus   String Arrangements
Ron McMaster   Mastering
Marvin Gaye   Composer
Jim Nipar   Mixing,Engineer
Michael Cuscuna   Reissue Producer
William "Mickey" Stevenson   Composer
Sergio Reyes   Engineer,Assistant
Ivy Jo Hunter   Composer
Larry Mizell   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Donald Byrd   Composer
Al Hirschfeld   Cover Art
Ria Lewerke   Design,Art Direction
Sigidi   Composer
Sigidi Abdullah   Composer
Burton Yount   Reissue Design
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