도널드 버드

소개

도널드 버드(Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II, 1932년 - 2013년 2월 12일)는 미국의 재즈, 알엔비, 블루스 트럼펫 연주자이다. 대중음악을 하면서도 소울, 훵크, 비밥 장르를 개척한 것으로 유명하다.

Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter, composer and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop musicians who successfully explored funk and soul while remaining a jazz artist. As a bandleader, Byrd was an influence on the early career of Herbie Hancock and many others.