The Blackbyrds "Flying Start" (1974) -Funk / Jazz Funk-

Label : Fantasy Records

 Side 1

01 - I Need You (Donald Byrd & Cheryl Toney)

02 - The Baby (Donald Byrd)

03 - Love Is Love (Keith Killgo)

04 - Blackbyrds' Theme (Joe Hall, Allan Barnes & Kevin Toney)

Side 2

01 - Walking In Rhythm (Barney Perry)

02 - Future Children, Future Hopes (Kevin Toney)

03 - April Showers (Allan Barnes)

04 - Spaced Out (Kevin Toney)

Allan Barnes : Flute, Tenor & Soprano Saxophones

Kevin Toney : Acoustic & Electric Piano, Clavinet, ARP Synthesizers

Barney Perry : Guitar

Joe Hall : Bass

Keith Killgo : Drums

Perk Jacobs : Percussion

Horns :

Bobby Bryant, Oscar Brashear : Trumpets

Alexander Thomas, George Bohannon : Trombones

Jackie Kelso : Baritone Saxophone

Ernie Watts : Tenor Saxophone ("I Need You")

Vocals :

Keith Killgo ("I Need You")

Sigidi, Bruce Fisher, the Blackbyrds ("Blackbyrds' Theme")

Sigidi, the Blackbyrds ("Walking In Rhythm")

Keith Barbour ("April Showers")

Produced by Donald Byrd for Blackbyrd Productions

Recording Engineers : Val Garay, Jim Stern

Remix Engineer : Val Garay

Recorded & Remixed at the Sound Factory, Los Angeles (August, September, October 1974)

Mastered at the Mastering Lab, Los Angeles (Engineer - Doug Sax)

Executive Producer : Orrin Keepnews