The Blackbyrds - All I Ask (1975)

[zbreedla]

MF DOOM sampled this too on "Sorcerers".

[Brynny211]

Got the spirit of a thug in me

Another sip of that drink, this Hennesey got me queasy

Don't wanna earl, young nigga take it easy

Picture your dreams on a triple beam, and it seems

don't underestimate the power of a fiend

To my homies on the block

slangin rocks with your glocks put this tape in your box

When you're runnin from the cops -- and never look back

If they could be black, then they would switch

Open fire on them busta-ass bitches, and Lord knows...

[coalcaol]

This is the definition of JAZZ, The Blackbyrds.good post.

[realmendontdance100]

this is so beautiful to listen to

[7catstied2gether]

0:25 is DOOM's sample. the reason this song makes such a nice beat is because it's laid back and has no lead part. its jazzy and light, and sorcerors spit fire over it.

[Starkz420]

@7catstied2gether NOOO for the second time its 1:38 use ya ears son

[WundaTwinzTV]

special Herbs

[SNIFFsomePETROL]

@WundaTwinzTV exactly what brought me here

[bostoncolin]

Allan Barnes (b.1949, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.) (reeds)

Barney Perry (b.1953, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.) (guitar)

Pericles Jacobs Jr. (b.1951, Washington D.C., U.S.A.) (percussion)

Joe Hall III (b.1954, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.) (bass)

Keith Killgo (b.1954, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.) (drums)

Kevin Toney (b.1953 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.) (keyboards)

Saxophone – Stephen Johnson

Guitar – Orville Saunders

Formed 1973 by Donald Byrd (trumpet) from members of the Howard U. music dept.

[jgk381]

Why are there more rappers names on this page than ppl who actually worked on this record?

Those rappers had nothing to do with this song.

[peachone]

@jgk381 These rappers are the reason 90% these people are here listening to this song. Keeping this music alive and out of grumpy old jazz snobs basements.

[robertbutler714]

DOOM

[remludj]

Who plays the harmonica on this?

[TheBarnes1981]

Thank God for great music! This is beautiful! Oh yeah I know MF Doom sampled this, but I always fall in love with the original. Has that "Wiz" sound.

[elithastar]

Doom sent me here and i have never looked back at mainstream music again...

TYMFD

[EV4530]

an old school hip hop group called Society also sampled this song

[khorusBBQ]

Doom

[UKHEAD]

@khorusBBQ ALL CAPS WHEN YOU SPELL THE MANS NAME :D

[larrydankj]

Mac Dre!

[danw1374]

Can feel the vibe of 1970s new york in this track

[port2344chester]

@danw1374 YOU ARE SO RIGHT!

[jody808]

smooth easy feeling music

[krischaoz]

i heard 0:25.... and yelled AHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAH DOOM!!!!!

[Starkz420]

@krischaoz more like @1:38 brosack get u shit right

[krischaoz]

@Starkz420 ok u got it...

[SaberMuslim]

Remember this one from WAAAYYYYY Back; Blackbyrds at their best.

[cuzodave]

Tupac sampled this song first the Mac Dre! Both songs are hard but i prefer the Mac Dre - Not My Job! On dat Thizz Shit Tip Dre!

[fct4life]

Massive Ring - Funk Wrecker

[01zack]

Who knows Lupin the 3d ? sounds just like the outro Theme

[AnimalPlanetTV]

hell yeah i love hearing the original samples from hip hop songs - this is so so tight! (mf doom - SORCERERS (kmd) !!!

[doc2skate]

This song is similar to "Bubbles" by Norman Connors from "You Are My Starship". Many Jazz artists experimented with this style of arrangement, but they were each original in their concept and execution. Not gonna find too many into that today.

[MoneyBlocc868]

MF Doom - Sorcerers....5 stars!!!!

[coalcaol]

these where jazz masters,i skated 2 most of the songs,got high off tha rest,lol.////

[SalvatruchoCC]

another tune that sampled this track was Mathematik's "Formation". Great old school hip hop track from Toronto A.K.A. Tdot

[ELpiffpaff]

huss & hodn - mf doom

[papaproduction]

dooms sample on this is amazing

[MrTagoJones]

2PAC SAMPLE: Go to 1. 40. U'll hear the Keys and The Bass Line was lifted from this track.

[Loader2K1]

@MrTagoJones: Metal Fingers also sampled this song on one of his Special Herbs instrumental hip-hop albums years back.

[ROMAJAM]

:-)

[port2344chester]

Quality tune...fantastic....DONT MAKE TUNES LIKE THIS ANYMORE!

[BleedingT]

I smoke a blunt to take the pain out, and if I wasn't high, probably tried to blow my barins out :)

[port2344chester]

@BleedingT 2PAC 4 LIFE!!!! he chose to sample from a quality trax! Peace

[Ferafara]

stricly beautiful...

[LordRockman82]

Lord Knows by the man 2Pac

[jodymayne]

dre rock the jewerly with the clear stones n get ona nigga head like headphones im finna spit it with a clear tone get yo attention im the biggest thang since the TV invention

[coalcaol]

true blackbryds music,that tranquill effect.yeah.

[RealMusic4Sure]

Tupac sampled this song on "Lord Knows".

[rinsethis1]

@RealMusic4Sure MF DOOM too "sorcerers"

[Ferafara]

@RealMusic4Sure

"Menelik" too, a french rapper with the track "Tranquille". ;)

[RealMusic4Sure]

@Ferafara En effet, Comment j'ai pu oublier  ça? Merci pour ce gros voyage dans le temps, le rap francais a bien marqué mon adolescence!

[Dejanoz]

@RealMusic4Sure I was just listening to "Lord knows" and I thought to myself wait.. didn't KMD use the same beat in Sorcerers? I listened to it and it sounded familiar.so I looked up the source and found "All I ask" and know I see that tupac brought you here aswell haha

[d61591]

@RealMusic4Sure Mac Dre as well on "Not My Job"

[d61591]

@RealMusic4Sure Mac Dre as well on "Not My Job" at 1:40

[Tuff22]

@RealMusic4Sure MF Doom- Sorcerers and Mac Dre-Not my Job..along with many other classic hip hop tracks....

[fannypack311]

@RealMusic4Sure so does mf doom in.. oh wait, 20 people commented u the same thing already 

[MsCharlieBrown78]

@RealMusic4Sure and what a great tune that was!

[skylawax]

it was sampled by Menelik for the trach "Tranquille" for the album released in 95

[sacpelicancom]

It was also sampled by Alliance Ethnik - L'original at 1:42

[skylawax]

it was sampled by Menelik for the trach "Tranquille" for the album released in 95.

[Slicearoni]

I used this too for Society's song "What is a Man"..1994 Luke Records 1:41

[Ferafara]

Fantastic...

[montecarlomayne]

i'll peel ya cap back....but anything else.....is not my job.

[tdcamp]

I sampled this back in '92, but never used it with anyone... Then I heard 2Pac use it. Mac De used it on "It's Not My Job" one of his classics... Always liked this song (original). The Blackbyrds and Donald Byrd have so many classics.

[dopebeats76]

nice track! min. 1:41 got sampled by 2Pac in 1995 for "Lord Knows"

[zulukidd]

Can't forget the S.I.D remix to "how nice I am"....step ur beat game up..!! WOW!!!

[ThineStatus]

@zulukidd I was just about to say. I was looking for a World Renown comment. Good shit! The first time I ever heard this sample was off that S.I.D. Remix.

[dashadyvilla]

Yea...Doom also sampled the same part!

[cherriesandicecream]

veeweev = geeweev? got some bumpin stuff bro neyways

[sta2479]

this song is the soul of soul jazz

it takes you to a place where you don't

want to come back from it puts you in a

mood of relaxation.the jazz of the 70s

was real jazz.

[donahue478]

Is it just me that thinks it has that quincy jones flaver!

[UBZUKI]

@donahue478

you could be right. Beautiful tune though.

[soulflmind]

this song strikes a serious note in my whirl of memory...taking me back...sweetness to my ears...

[redcheetah]

Lush!