Caricatures is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1976.[1] It was Byrd's final album for the label and his fifth straight release produced by Larry Mizell.
The AllMusic review by Rob Theakston awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Caricatures serves its primary purpose of being a jazz fusion record to make both people dance and purists wince at the notion that jazz can fuse with other elements and achieve success".[2]
^Donald Byrd discography accessed September 6, 2010
^ abTheakston, R. AllMusic Review accessed September 6, 2010
January 01, 1970
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