Chuck Stewart American, 1927-2017
Donald Byrd, 1964
exhibition print | n. f. s.
print: 14 x 14 in. | frame: 24 ½ x 20 ½ in
CS049
Copyright The Artist
DONALD BYRDNovember 1964 | Studio session ARTIST CONTEXT Donald Byrd was a brilliant trumpeter who moved from hard bop into jazz-funk while maintaining a strong melodic identity. He was also...
DONALD BYRD
November 1964 | Studio session
ARTIST CONTEXT
Donald Byrd was a brilliant trumpeter who moved from hard bop into jazz-funk while maintaining a strong melodic identity. He was also an influential educator whose work connected jazz tradition, Black cultural history, and emerging popular forms
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CHUCK STEWART / PHOTOGRAPH CONTEXT
Stewart photographed Byrd during a period of prolific recording and artistic development, before the trumpeter’s later crossover successes.
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HIP-HOP SAMPLE CONNECTION
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