Byrd's Word
by Donald Byrd

Byrd's Word by Donald Byrd
Year: 1955
Overall rank: 33,470th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 9 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1955 (88th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (975th)
Award Best albums of all time (33,470th)

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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 11470 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 102.

Donald Byrd album bestography « Higher ranked (30,706th)
Donald Byrd At The Half Note Cafe Vol 2
This album (33,470th)
Byrd's Word
Lower ranked (34,752nd) »
Donald Byrd At The Half Note Cafe Vol. 1

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Overall rank: 33,470th | 1950s rank: 975th | 1955 rank: 88th

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