Byrd's Word
by Donald Byrd

Byrd's Word by Donald Byrd
Year: 1955
Overall rank: 33,549th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 9 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1955 (89th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (979th)
Award Best albums of all time (33,549th)

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Donald Byrd bestography

Byrd's Word is ranked 14th best out of 36 albums by Donald Byrd on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Donald Byrd is A New Perspective which is ranked number 11370 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 103.

Donald Byrd album bestography « Higher ranked (30,657th)
Donald Byrd At The Half Note Cafe Vol 2
This album (33,549th)
Byrd's Word
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Donald Byrd At The Half Note Cafe Vol. 1

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Overall rank: 33,549th | 1950s rank: 979th | 1955 rank: 89th

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Best Albums of 1955
1. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
2. Sarah Vaughan by Sarah Vaughan
3. Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley And His Comets
4. Julie Is Her Name by Julie London
5. Ramblin' Man by Hank Williams
6. Study In Brown by Clifford Brown & Max Roach
7. Concert By The Sea by Erroll Garner
8. Shake, Rattle And Roll by Bill Haley And His Comets
9. Dinah Jams by Dinah Washington
10. Satch Plays Fats by Louis Armstrong
11. Lullabies Of Birdland by Ella Fitzgerald
12. Blue Moods by Miles Davis
13. Diz And Getz by Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie
14. Lennie Tristano by Lennie Tristano
15. Helen Merrill by Helen Merrill
16. Les And Mary by Les Paul & Mary Ford
17. Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi by Sarah Vaughan
18. Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill by Lotte Lenya
19. Hamp & Getz by Stan Getz / Lionel Hampton
20. Chet Atkins In Three Dimensions by Chet Atkins
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