http://negroplease.vox.com/library/posts/tags/donald+byrd/page/1/ rumor has it, a blogger once lived here. en Vox Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:02:10 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss donald byrd http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/songs-for-sunday-as-serious-as-my-life-is.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/songs-for-sunday-as-serious-as-my-life-is.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/songs-for-sunday-as-serious-as-my-life-is.html?_c=feed-rss-full Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:02:10 -0700 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400f48cee1cc80002" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large audio-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item audio-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400f48cee1cc80002.html"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400f48cee1cc80002-320pi" alt="As Serious As Your Life (Jay Dee Remix)" title="As Serious As Your Life (Jay Dee Remix)" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400f48cee1cc80002.html" title="As Serious As Your Life (Jay Dee Remix)">As Serious As Your Life (Jay Dee Remix)</a></div> <div class="enclosure-asset-subtitle overflow-hidden">Four Tet</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <div>I&#39;ve felt very serious this week. I&#39;m trying to step my game up at work in hopes of gaining some new responsibilities and challenges. I&#39;m taking ownership of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/misterjt/sets/72157604326731758/">my relationship with food</a> (as in, I like food a lot) and in my responsibilities to those I care for and who care for me. And so, I&#39;m serious right now. I&#39;m so sincurr. Unplayful. That&#39;s not how I envision myself, particularly not me at my best but it feels very necessary. I&#39;ve got big plans, or at least as big of a plan as things in my life get, and I am choosing to do my best to accomplish them.<br /><br />But, damn. Where&#39;s the light and funny and free? I might be focused, man, but today, I&#39;d love it if I could get myself into a wind parade.<br /><br /> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398efb0260004" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large audio-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item audio-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398efb0260004.html"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398efb0260004-320pi" alt="Wind Parade" title="Wind Parade" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398efb0260004.html" title="Wind Parade">Wind Parade</a></div> <div class="enclosure-asset-subtitle overflow-hidden">Donald Byrd</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <br /></div><div><br /></div> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/songs-for-sunday-as-serious-as-my-life-is.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400f48d0cd86c0001?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> flickr four tet donald byrd sunday songs jay dee http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/bonus-beats-think-twice.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/bonus-beats-think-twice.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/bonus-beats-think-twice.html?_c=feed-rss-full Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:25:03 -0800 <p><a href="http://mellemusic.vox.com/library/post/add-a-soundtrack-the-detroit-experiment.html">Melissa posted Carl Craig&#39;s re-imagining of Donald Byrd&#39;s &quot;Think Twice&quot;</a> which is my favorite Donald Byrd track off my favorite Donald Byrd album, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stepping-into-Tomorrow-Donald-Byrd/dp/B00004S2EI?tag2=gp04-20">Stepping Into Tomorrow</a>. Byrd is working with <a href="http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/mizell/">the Mizells</a> at this point in his career (which is also during the same period when he was mentoring my dad as a member of <a href="http://www.harbus.org/media/storage/paper343/news/2003/06/02/Ae/The-Blackbyrds-437759.shtml?norewrite200701120123&amp;sourcedomain=www.harbus.org">The Blackbyrds</a>).</p><p>Two of my absolute favorite artists in the world have covered it with quite different outcomes:</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d09e4c9f3abe2b" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large audio-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item audio-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d09e4c9f3abe2b.html"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d09e4c9f3abe2b-320pi" alt="Think Twice (Featuring Roy Hargrove)" title="Think Twice (Featuring Roy Hargrove)" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d09e4c9f3abe2b.html" title="Think Twice (Featuring Roy Hargrove)">Think Twice (Featuring Roy Hargrove)</a></div> <div class="enclosure-asset-subtitle overflow-hidden">Erykah Badu</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p><br /> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cd970ac4324cd5" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large audio-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item audio-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cd970ac4324cd5.html"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cd970ac4324cd5-320pi" alt="Think Twice" title="Think Twice" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cd970ac4324cd5.html" title="Think Twice">Think Twice</a></div> <div class="enclosure-asset-subtitle overflow-hidden">Jay Dee</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> Enjoy.<br /> <div><br /></div><div><br /></div></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/bonus-beats-think-twice.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d09e4ca032be2b?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> melissa erykah badu j dilla carl craig donald byrd the mizells bonus beats stepping into tomorrow jay dee the blackbyrds think twice