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Caricatures (Donald Byrd album)

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Caricatures
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1976
RecordedApril–May, 1976
GenreJazz
LabelBlue Note
BN-LA633-G
ProducerLarry Mizell
Donald Byrd chronology
Places and Spaces
(1975)
Caricatures
(1976)
Thank You...For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life)
(1978)

Caricatures is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1976.[1] It was Byrd's final album for the label and his fifth straight release produced by Larry Mizell.

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Rob Theakston awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Caricatures serves its primary purpose of being a jazz fusion record to make both people dance and purists wince at the notion that jazz can fuse with other elements and achieve success".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Larry Mizell Byrd except as indicated
  1. "Dance Band" (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell) - 6:13
  2. "Wild Life" (Mizell, Mizell) - 5:59
  3. "Caricatures" - 5:10
  4. "Science Funktion" (Mizell, Mizell) 4:50
  5. "Dancing in the Street" (Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson) - 4:43
  6. "Return of the King" (Mizell, Mizell) - 4:51
  7. "Onward 'Til Morning" - 3:47
  8. "Tell Me" (Donald Byrd, Larry Mizell) - 4:20
  • Recorded at The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California in April–May, 1976

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Donald Byrd discography accessed September 6, 2010
  2. ^ a b Theakston, R. AllMusic Review accessed September 6, 2010