DONALD BYRD Black Byrd (2012 Japanese 7-track 24bit remastered CD, first released on Blue Note in 1973. Superb Larry Mizell produced masterpiece that saw Byrd embracing the new emerging funk sound [much to the dismay of the jazz purists], it went on to be one of Blue Note's biggest selling releases, complete with Japanese booklet & obi-strip TOCJ-50504)