Donald Byrd, Marvin Gaye Producer Larry Mizell to Celebrate 80th Birthday With L.A. Tribute Concert
Todd Gilchrist editor From 1972 to 1981, producers Larry and Alfonso “Fonce” Mizell helped create some of the most popular and recognizable recordings in the history of jazz. These include Donald Byrd’s “Black Byrd,” “Stepping Into Tomorrow” and “Places and Spaces;” Bobbi Humphrey’s “Blacks and Blues” and “Fancy Dancer;” Johnny Hammond’s “Gears;” Gary Bartz’s “Music Is My Sanctuary,” and many more.