Chuck Stewart American, 1927-2017
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.
RECOMMENDED LISTENING
▶ Think Twice — Listen on YouTube Music
HIP-HOP SAMPLE CONNECTION
A Tribe Called Quest’s “Footprints” samples multiple elements from Donald Byrd’s “Think Twice.”
▶ Footprints by A Tribe Called Quest — Listen on YouTube Music
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