{"id":131,"date":"2013-02-09T16:48:57","date_gmt":"2013-02-09T16:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flipthescriptbook.com\/blog\/?p=131"},"modified":"2013-02-09T16:48:57","modified_gmt":"2013-02-09T16:48:57","slug":"celebrating-classics-donald-byrd-gurus-jazzmatazz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.flipthescriptbook.com\/blog\/?p=131","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Classics: Donald Byrd &#038; Guru&#8217;s Jazzmatazz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-131 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.flipthescriptbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/gurubyrd_kd_1.jpg'><img width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flipthescriptbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/gurubyrd_kd_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Guru &amp; Donald Byrd - Nov 29 2000\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-171\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-171'>\n\t\t\t\tGuru &#038; Donald Byrd &#8211; backstage at the Forum, Kentish Town &#8211; London\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.flipthescriptbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/donaldbyrdedit_kd_1.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flipthescriptbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/donaldbyrdedit_kd_1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Flip the Script had the great honor to meet both Donald Byrd and Guru on the Jazzmatazz London Debut (29 November 2000).<\/p>\n<p>The gifted trumpeter <strong>Donaldson Toussaint L&#8217;Ouverture Byrd II<\/strong>, (born December 9, 1932) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd is best known as one of the only <a title=\"Bebop\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bebop\">bebop<\/a> jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a pop artist. He teamed up with the <a title=\"Mizell Brothers\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mizell_Brothers\">Mizell Brothers<\/a> (producer-writers Larry and Fonce) for <em><a title=\"Black Byrd\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Byrd\">Black Byrd<\/a><\/em> in 1972. It was highly successful and became <a title=\"Blue Note\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blue_Note\">Blue Note<\/a> Records&#8217; highest-ever selling album. The title track climbed to #19 on Billboard&#8217;s R&amp;B chart and reached the Hot 100 pop chart, peaking at #88. The Mizell brothers&#8217; follow-up albums for Byrd, <em>Street Lady<\/em>, <em><a title=\"Places and Spaces\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Places_and_Spaces\">Places and Spaces<\/a><\/em> and <em><a title=\"Steppin' Into Tomorrow (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Steppin%27_Into_Tomorrow&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Steppin&#8217; Into Tomorrow<\/a><\/em> were also big sellers,<\/p>\n<p>In 1993 Guru released Jazzmatazz Vol. 1. Guru decided to take music to new heights by utilizing the brilliance of actual jazz musicians to produce the sounds to rhyme too. He merges his potent and forever meaningfull rhymes with beats and instruments directly from authentic lounge jazz. The album fuses an assortment of jazz talents both old and new, including Donald Byrd, Lonnie Liston, Roy Ayers, Courtney Pine, Branford Marsalis , and Ronny Jordan. He used the melodic voices of Carleen Anderson and N\u2019Dea Davenport and collaborated with french rapper MC Solaar. The variety of guest artists adds diversity and originality to each track, and gives the album a distinct jazz feel. In its own right the album is a historical document of jazz and hip-hop starting to blend.<\/p>\n<p>We pay tribute to both musicians and continue to celebrate their great legacy in music.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flipthescriptbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/gurubyrd_kd_1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-171\" title=\"gurubyrd_kd_1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flipthescriptbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/gurubyrd_kd_1.jpg\" alt=\"Guru &amp; Donald Byrd - Nov 29 2000\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 51px; height: 21px; overflow: hidden;\"><div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.flipthescriptbook.com\/blog\/?p=131\" data-send=\"false\" data-width=\"51\" data-show-faces=\"false\"><\/div><\/span><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.flipthescriptbook.com\/blog\/?p=131\" data-via=\"thenowschool\" data-text=\"Celebrating Classics: Donald Byrd & Guru\u2019s Jazzmatazz\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.flipthescriptbook.com\/blog\/?p=131\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flipthescriptbook.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D131&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flipthescriptbook.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F02%2Fgurubyrd_kd_1.jpg&amp;description=Celebrating+Classics%3A+Donald+Byrd+%26+Guru%E2%80%99s+Jazzmatazz\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.flipthescriptbook.com\/blog\/?p=131\"><\/script><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_tumblr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/share\/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flipthescriptbook.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D131&amp;name=Celebrating+Classics%3A+Donald+Byrd+%26+Guru%E2%80%99s+Jazzmatazz\" class=\"mr_social_sharing_popup_link\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.flipthescriptbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit_o\/images\/buttons\/tumblr.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Share on Tumblr\" title=\"Share on Tumblr\"\/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_digg\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flipthescriptbook.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D131&amp;title=Celebrating+Classics%3A+Donald+Byrd+%26+Guru%E2%80%99s+Jazzmatazz\" class=\"mr_social_sharing_popup_link\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.flipthescriptbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit_o\/images\/buttons\/digg.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Digg This\" title=\"Digg This\"\/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flipthescriptbook.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D131\" class=\"mr_social_sharing_popup_link\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.flipthescriptbook.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit_o\/images\/buttons\/reddit.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Submit to reddit\" title=\"Submit to reddit\"\/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.flipthescriptbook.com\/blog\/?p=131\" data-text=\"Celebrating Classics: Donald Byrd & Guru\u2019s Jazzmatazz\" data-desc=\"Flip the Script had the great honor to meet both Donald Byrd and Guru on the Jazzmatazz London Debut (29 November 2000). 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