Places and Spaces

Not to be confused with Spaces and Places.

Places and Spaces
Studio album by Donald Byrd
Released	1975
Recorded	August 18, 20 & 25, 1975
Studio	The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre	Jazz-funk[1]
Length	35:34
Label	Blue Note BN-LA549-G
Producer	Larry Mizell
Donald Byrd chronology
Stepping into Tomorrow (1974) Places and Spaces (1975) Caricatures (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Places and Spaces is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd, that was released on Blue Note in 1975.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states: "Boasting sweeping string arrangements, sultry rhythm guitars, rubbery bass, murmuring flügelhorns, and punchy horn charts, the music falls halfway between the cinematic neo-funk of Street Lady and the proto-disco soul of Earth, Wind & Fire."^[2]

In popular culture

The song "You And Music" appeared in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V, on the in-game radio station WorldWide FM.

Track listing

1. "Change (Makes You Wanna Hustle)" (Larry Mizell) – 5:08
2. "Wind Parade" (L. Mizell) – 6:10
3. "(Fallin' Like) Dominoes" (Sigidi Bashir Abdullah, Bradley Ridgell, Harold Clayton) – 4:33
4. "Places and Spaces" (L. Mizell, Fonce Mizell) – 6:19
5. "You And Music" (L. Mizell, F. Mizell) – 5:22
6. "Night Whistler" (James Carter, L. Mizell, F. Mizell) – 3:43
7. "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) – 4:36

Personnel

• Donald Byrd – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
• George Bohanon – trombone
• Ray Brown – trumpet
• Tyree Glenn, Jr. – tenor saxophone
• James Carter – whistle
• Fonce Mizell – trumpet, clavichord, vocals, clavinet
• Larry Mizell – piano, vocals
• Craig McMullen – guitar
• John Rowin – guitar
• Skip Scarborough – piano
• Larry Dunn - synthesizer
• Chuck Rainey – bass
• Mayuto Correa – percussion, conga
• Harvey Mason – drums
• King Errisson – conga
• Kay Haith – vocals

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1975–1976) Peak position US Billboard 200[4] 49 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 6 Chart (2021) Peak position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 98

Year-end charts Chart (1976) Position US Billboard 200[7] 98

Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Peak Position
1975	"Change (Makes You Want To Hustle) Part 1"	Billboard Disco Singles [8]	2
		Billboard R&B Singles [8]	43
1976	"(Fallin' Like) Dominoes	Billboard R&B Singles [8]	61
1976	"Change (Makes You Want To Hustle)"	Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles [8]	8

References

1. Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs". BeatCaffeine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Places and Spaces Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 36. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. "Donald Byrd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
5. "Donald Byrd Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Donald Byrd – Places and Spaces" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
7. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
8. Places and Spaces Billboard Singles at AllMusic

External links

• Places and Spaces at Discogs (list of releases)