| Words, Sounds, Colors and Shapes | ||||
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| Studio album by Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C. | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Studio | Mastersound Studios, Atlanta, GA | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Funk, Soul music | |||
| Length | 40:10 | |||
| Label | Elektra ELK 52427 | |||
| Producer | Isaac Hayes | |||
| Donald Byrd chronology | ||||
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Words, Sounds, Colors and Shapes is an album by trumpeter Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C. featuring Isaac Hayes released on the Elektra label in 1982. [1] [2]
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