Donald Byrd was an influential American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and educator. Born on December 9, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, he was a leading figure in the hard bop and bebop scenes of the 1950s and 1960s. Byrd's career spanned several decades during which he collaborated with many prominent artists and ensembles, including Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, where he replaced Clifford
... MeerDonald Byrd was an influential American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and educator. Born on December 9, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, he was a leading figure in the hard bop and bebop scenes of the 1950s and 1960s. Byrd's career spanned several decades during which he collaborated with many prominent artists and ensembles, including Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, where he replaced Clifford Brown in 1956.
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