| Places and Spaces | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | August 18, 20 & 25, 1975 | |||
| Studio | The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk [1] | |||
| Length | 35:34 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BN-LA549-G | |||
| Producer | Larry Mizell | |||
| Donald Byrd chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Places and Spaces is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd, that was released on Blue Note in 1975.
Allmusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states: "Boasting sweeping string arrangements, sultry rhythm guitars, rubbery bass, murmuring flügelhorns, and punchy horn charts, the music falls halfway between the cinematic neo-funk of Street Lady and the proto-disco soul of Earth, Wind & Fire." [2]
The song "You And Music" appeared in the video game Grand Theft Auto V , on the in-game radio station WorldWide FM.
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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| Year | Song | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "Change (Makes You Want To Hustle) Part 1" | Billboard Disco Singles [8] | 2 |
| Billboard R&B Singles [8] | 43 | ||
| 1976 | "(Fallin' Like) Dominoes | Billboard R&B Singles [8] | 61 |
| 1976 | "Change (Makes You Want To Hustle)" | Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles [8] | 8 |
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