V: NM / C: EX/VG+ / Ultrasonic cleaned on KLAudio machine!
The Blackbyrds – Flying Start
Tracklist
| A1 | I Need You
|
5:30 |
| A2 | The Baby
|
5:17 |
| A3 | Love Is Love
|
4:46 |
| A4 | Blackbyrds’ Theme
|
4:03 |
| B1 | Walking In Rhythm
|
4:13 |
| B2 | Future Children, Future Hopes
|
4:41 |
| B3 | April Showers
|
3:49 |
| B4 | Spaced Out
|
6:11 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Fantasy Records
- Published By – Blackbyrd Music
- Recorded At – The Sound Factory
- Remixed At – The Sound Factory
- Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Credits
- Art Direction – Phil Carroll
- Art Direction, Photography By – Tony Lane (2)
- Baritone Saxophone – Jackie Kelso (tracks: A1)
- Bass – Joe Hall
- Drums – Keith Killgo
- Executive-Producer – Orrin Keepnews
- Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Allan Barnes
- Guitar – Barney Perry
- Liner Notes – Jesse Fax
- Mastered By – Dough Fax*
- Percussion – Perk Jacobs
- Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp] – Kevin Toney
- Producer [For Blackbyrd Productions] – Donald Byrd
- Recorded By [Recording Engineer] – Jim Stern
- Recorded By [Recording Engineer], Remix [Remix Engineer] – Val Christian Garay*
- Tenor Saxophone – Ernie Watts (tracks: A1)
- Trombone – Alexander Thomas (tracks: A1), George Bohanon (tracks: A1)
- Trumpet – Bobby Bryant (tracks: A1), Oscar Brashear (tracks: A1)
Notes
Recorded, and remixed in Los Angeles August, September, October 1974
All selections published by Blackbyrd Music-BMI










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