Dominoes

Recorded in 1975 with Larry Mizell and Fonce Mizell producing, the track featured the Mizell Brothers' signature studio approach blending jazz instrumentation with funk rhythms and lush orchestration at their Los Angeles production base. Released on Blue Note as part of the album Places and Spaces, the track exemplified the jazz-funk crossover that Byrd and the Mizell Brothers had pioneered on Black Byrd, consolidating Blue Note's commercial pivot toward a younger, funk-oriented audience. The track became a staple of rare groove and hip-hop crate diggers, with the Mizell Brothers' production style on this era of Byrd recordings influencing a generation of producers and remaining heavily sought after by collectors and sample-based artists.