City Life

The Blackbyrds · 1975 · Pièce-titre signée Kevin Toney, n° 1 du classement jazz américain

Context

Title track of the album, composed by Kevin Toney. City Life, produced by Donald Byrd, reached number one on the American Top Jazz LPs chart and went gold.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk, Soul jazz, boogaloo. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).

By the same artist

• Rock Creek Park (1975)
• Happy Music (1975)
• Flying High (1975)
• Time Is Movin' (1976)
• Party Land (1976)
• Lady (1976)

Sources

• EN: City Life (The Blackbyrds album)

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