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The Blackbyrds

City Life

£40.99

Released: 30th May 2025. The Billboard Jazz Chart-topping album 'City Life' by the legendary jazz-funk ensemble The Blackbyrds gets a Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf reissue! Featuring 'Happy Music' and 'Rock Creek Park', described by AllMusic as 'one of the pinnacles of '70s jazz-funk' and sampled by the likes of De La Soul and Nas, the album finds the band at the height of their hitmaking powers. Cut from the original tapes (AAA) by Kevin Gray, pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI, packaged in a gatefold tip-on jacket.

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  • Details

    Released:
    30th May 2025
    Category:
    R&B & Soul
    Format:
    CD Album
    Barcode:
    888072669802
  • Description

    The Billboard Jazz Chart-topping album 'City Life' by the legendary jazz-funk ensemble The Blackbyrds gets a Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf reissue! Featuring 'Happy Music' and 'Rock Creek Park', described by AllMusic as 'one of the pinnacles of '70s jazz-funk' and sampled by the likes of De La Soul and Nas, the album finds the band at the height of their hitmaking powers. Cut from the original tapes (AAA) by Kevin Gray, pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI, packaged in a gatefold tip-on jacket.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    Length
    1.Rock Creek Park
    The Blackbyrds
    4.35
    2.Thankful 'Bout Yourself
    The Blackbyrds
    5.11
    3.City Life
    The Blackbyrds
    5.22
    4.All I Ask
    The Blackbyrds
    3.5
    5.Happy Music
    The Blackbyrds
    4.32
    6.Love So Fine
    The Blackbyrds
    5
    7.Flying High
    The Blackbyrds
    3.29
    8.Hash and Eggs
    The Blackbyrds
    5.06
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