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Tracklist

A1	Flight Time	8:30
A2	Black Byrd	8:00
A3	Love's So Far Away	6:00
B1	Mr. Thomas	5:15
B2	Sky High	5:59
B3	Slop Jar Blues	6:00
B4	Where Are We Going?	4:40

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Sound Factory
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – United Artists Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – United Artists Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – United Artists Records, Inc.
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
• Produced For – Sky High Productions, Inc.

Credits

• Artwork [Graphic Art Work] – Eileen Anderson
• Bass – Chuck Rainey (tracks: A2, A3, B2 to B4), Wilton Felder (tracks: A1, B1)
• Engineer [Assistant, Assitant Remix] – Chuck Davis
• Engineer [Assistant] – Steve Waldman
• Engineer [Chief, Chief Remix] – Dave Hassinger
• Executive-Producer – George Butler
• Flute, Saxophone – Roger Glenn
• Guitar – David T. Walker (tracks: A2, A3, B2 to B4), Dean Parks (tracks: A1, B1)
• Liner Notes – Gertrude Gipson
• Percussion – Bobbye Hall (tracks: A1, B1), Stephanie Spruill (tracks: A2, A3, B2 to B4)
• Photography By – Art Hanson
• Piano [Electric], Synthesizer, Vocals – Freddie Perren
• Piano, Piano [Electric] – Joe Sample
• Producer, Arranged By – Larry Mizell
• Technician [Electronic Music Consultant] – Reggie Andrews
• Trumpet, Vocals – Fonce Mizell
• Vocals – Larry Mizell
• Written-By – L. Gordon* (tracks: B4), L. Mizell*, W. Jordan* (tracks: B1)

Notes

Label variant: different type, layout on labels

Recorded on April 3 (B1), 4 (A1) and November 24, 1972.

Produced and arranged by Larry Mizell for Sky High Productions, Inc.
Recorded at Sound Factory, Hollywood, California.

707 jet plane effect courtesy of Elektra Records.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): BN-LA 047-S1-RE-1 TI
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): BN-LA 047-S2-RE-1 TI
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BN-CA047-G	Donald Byrd	Black Byrd ‎(Cass, Album)	Blue Note	BN-CA047-G	US	Unknown
BN-LA047-F	Donald Byrd	Black Byrd ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BN-LA047-F	Canada	1973
none	Donald Byrd	Black Byrd ‎(6xFile, FLAC, Album, 24b)	Blue Note	none	2013
CDP 7 84466 2	Donald Byrd	Black Byrd ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Blue Note	CDP 7 84466 2	US	1992
CDP 584466	Donald Byrd	Black Byrd ‎(CD, Album, Club, RE)	Blue Note	CDP 584466	US	Unknown