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''Flying Start'' is the second album by the American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group
The Blackbyrds The Blackbyrds are an American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group, formed in Washington, D.C., in 1973 and reformed in 2012 by Keith Killgo. History The group was inspired by trumpeter Donald Byrd and featured some of his Howard Unive ...
. Produced by
Donald Byrd Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop m ...
, the album includes the top ten hit single, "
Walking in Rhythm "Walking in Rhythm" is a smooth rhythm and blues and jazz song by the Blackbyrds. It tells the tale of a man who is passionate about getting back home to his female companion. The song charted in March 1975 and reached number six on the US ''B ...
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Track listing

#"I Need You" (
Donald Byrd Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop m ...
,
Kevin Toney Kevin Kraig Toney is an American jazz pianist and composer who was a member of The Blackbyrds. Biography A native of Detroit, he graduated from Cass Technical High School. In his teens he listened to the music of John Coltrane and Art Tatum. He at ...
) #"The Baby" (Donald Byrd) #"Love Is Love" (Keith Killgo) #"Blackbyrds' Theme" (Kevin Toney,
Allan Barnes Allan Curtis Barnes (September 27, 1949 – July 25, 2016) was an American jazz musician, based in Detroit for the majority of his career. Early life Barnes was born in Detroit, Michigan, on September 21, 1949. He received his first musica ...
, Joe Hall) #"
Walking in Rhythm "Walking in Rhythm" is a smooth rhythm and blues and jazz song by the Blackbyrds. It tells the tale of a man who is passionate about getting back home to his female companion. The song charted in March 1975 and reached number six on the US ''B ...
" (Barney Perry) #"Future Children, Future Hopes" (Kevin Toney) #"April Showers" (Allan Barnes) #"Spaced Out" (Kevin Toney)


Personnel

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Donald Byrd Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop m ...
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals *
Allan Barnes Allan Curtis Barnes (September 27, 1949 – July 25, 2016) was an American jazz musician, based in Detroit for the majority of his career. Early life Barnes was born in Detroit, Michigan, on September 21, 1949. He received his first musica ...
- Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Vocals *
Kevin Toney Kevin Kraig Toney is an American jazz pianist and composer who was a member of The Blackbyrds. Biography A native of Detroit, he graduated from Cass Technical High School. In his teens he listened to the music of John Coltrane and Art Tatum. He at ...
- Acoustic and Electric Piano, Clavinet,
ARP Synthesizer ARP Instruments, Inc. was a Lexington, Massachusetts manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, founded by Alan Robert Pearlman in 1969. It created a popular and commercially successful range of synthesizers throughout the 1970s before de ...
, Vocals *Barney Perry - Guitar, Vocals *Joe Hall - Bass, Vocals *Keith Killgo - Drums, Vocals *Perk Jacobs - Percussion, Vocals


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External links


The Blackbyrds-Flying Start at Discogs

The Blackbyrds-Billboard Albums at AllMusic

The Blackbyrds-Billboard Singles at AllMusic
{{Authority control 1974 albums Fantasy Records albums The Blackbyrds albums