The people around them
Who works with them most. Tap a person to see everything they made.
Who makes their records
People credited as writer, producer, engineer or mixer on their songs.
Engineered by, Mixed by
44 songs
Produced by
36 songs
Produced by, Written by
27 songs
Mixed by, Engineered by
21 songs
Produced by, Written by
14 songs
Engineered by
14 songs
Engineered by
14 songs
Engineered by, Mixed by
14 songs
Engineered by, Mixed by
13 songs
Produced by
10 songs
Produced by, Written by
7 songs
Engineered by
7 songs
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Larry Mizell produced 7 of Donald Byrd’s top 10 songs
Rudy van Gelder is Donald Byrd’s most frequent collaborator, credited on 47 songs
Donald Byrd recorded most at Van Gelder Studio (50 songs)
Donald Byrd wrote or co-wrote 28 of 108 songs on fono (26%)
Credited songs by Donald Byrd span 50 years, 1955 to 2005 (106 songs)
Top songs
- 1
- 2
Street Lady
Donald Byrd, 1973
- 3
Black Byrd
Donald Byrd, 1973
- 4
- 5
- 6
Loungin’
Guru, Donald Byrd, 1993
- 7
Ghana
Donald Byrd, 1960
- 8
Think Twice
Donald Byrd, 1975
- 9
You and Music
Donald Byrd, 1975
- 10
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Where the songs were made
- Van Gelder Studio50 songs
- Sound Factory28 songs
- Sound Factory Studio7 songs
- Beltone Studios5 songs
- A&M Recording Studios3 songs
- L’Olympia2 songs
- D&D Studios1 song
- The Half Note1 song
Releases
Member of
Elsewhere
Sources (14)
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1MusicBrainz Donald Byrd is a member of Donald Byrd Quintet
Donald Byrd is a member of Donald Byrd Quintet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Donald Byrd is a member of Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C.
Donald Byrd is a member of Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C.
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Donald Byrd is a member of Elmo Hope Sextet
Donald Byrd is a member of Elmo Hope Sextet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Donald Byrd is a member of Johnny Griffin Sextet
Donald Byrd is a member of Johnny Griffin Sextet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Donald Byrd is a member of The Blackbyrds
Donald Byrd is a member of The Blackbyrds
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Donald Byrd is a member of The Gigi Gryce-Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory
Donald Byrd is a member of The Gigi Gryce-Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Donald Byrd is a member of The Red Garland Quintet
Donald Byrd is a member of The Red Garland Quintet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Donald Byrd is a member of The Thelonious Monk Orchestra
Donald Byrd is a member of The Thelonious Monk Orchestra
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Donald Byrd is from Detroit
10Wikidata The genre of Donald Byrd is funk
11Wikidata The genre of Donald Byrd is gypsy jazz
12Wikidata The genre of Donald Byrd is jazz
13Wikidata The genre of Donald Byrd is r&b
14Wikidata The genre of Donald Byrd is soul