Donald Byrd's most widely known ventures from jazz into a more pop-oriented
sound in the 1970s took place with the Blackbyrds. As a less celebrated outing that
combined funk, jazz, and soul in a vocal format, he also produced this obscure album
by the 3 Pieces, who were naturally a trio, though some other musicians played on
the LP, including Ray Parker, Jr., who is responsible for the guitar on "Shortnin'
Bread." They were no mere Byrd vehicle, with the group writing all of the material
except for the instrumental cover of "Shortnin' Bread." Very much of its period, Vibes
of Truth is a pretty unmemorable entry into the funk-soul-jazz hybrid genre, with
medium-temperature grooves and only adequate singing and songwriting. Even the
attempts at tough lyrics -- "Concrete Jungle" sings about rats in the urban squalor
are a little undermined by the generally sweet-natured tone of the threesome, and
the arrangements are sometimes longer and more repetitious than justified.

3 Pieces (Donald Byrd) - Vibes of Truth 1975


01 3 Pieces - I Need You Girl (1975).mp3
02 3 Pieces - Backed Up Against The Wall (1975).mp3
03 3 Pieces - Vibes Of Truth (1975).mp3
04 3 Pieces - Shortnin' Bread (1975).mp3
05 3 Pieces - Self Dealin' (1975).mp3
06 3 Pieces - Concrete Jungle (1975).mp3
07 3 Pieces - If Only I Could Prove To You (1975).mp3
08 3 Pieces - Cool It (1975).mp3
09 3 Pieces - Virtue (1975).mp3

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