Words, Sounds, Colors and Shapes

1982 studio album by Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C.
Words, Sounds, Colors and Shapes
Studio album by
Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C.
Released1982
Recorded1982
StudioMastersound Studios, Atlanta, GA
GenreJazz, Funk, Soul music
Length40:10
LabelElektra
ELK 52427
ProducerIsaac Hayes
Donald Byrd chronology
Love Byrd
(1981) 		Words, Sounds, Colors and Shapes
(1982) 		Harlem Blues
(1987)

Words, Sounds, Colors and Shapes is an album by trumpeter Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C. featuring Isaac Hayes released on the Elektra label in 1982.[1][2]

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Track listing

  1. "Sexy Dancer" (Donald Byrd, Isaac Hayes) – 5:11
  2. "Midnight" (Byrd, Hayes) – 5:07
  3. "So Much in Love" (Byrd, Hayes, Ronnie Garrett) – 4:00
  4. "High Energy" (William Duckett, Byrd, Hayes, Garrett) – 5:47
  5. "Star Trippin'" (Hayes) – 5:23
  6. "I'm Coming Home" (Hayes, Sam Hamlin) – 4:14
  7. "Forbidden Love" (Albert Crawford Jr., Hayes) – 5:24
  8. "Everyday" (Garret, Duckett, Crawford, Myra Walker, Eric Hines, Byrd, Hayes) – 5:04

Personnel

  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Isaac Hayes – acoustic piano Fender Rhodes, vibes, percussion, synthesizer, concert bells
  • Ronnie Garrett – electric bass
  • William "Country" Duckett – electric guitar
  • Albert "Chip" Crawford Jr. – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, prophet
  • Eric Hines – drums
  • Glenn Davis – percussion
  • Hot Buttered Soul Unlimited: Diane Evans, Diane Davis, Pat Lewis, Rose Williams – vocals
  • Myra Walker – vocals (track 6)
  • Isaac Hayes, Bill Purse – arrangers

References

  1. ^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Elektra/Asylum Album Discography, Part 8: Consolidated 60000 Series (1982– ) accessed December 8, 2017
  2. ^ Donald Byrd Catalog, accessed December 8, 2017
  3. ^ Donald Byrd: Words, Sounds, Colors and Shapes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
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