Words, Sounds, Colors and Shapes

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]

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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Track listing

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  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

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  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Isaac Hayesacoustic 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

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  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.