The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label in 1963.[1] The album was first released on the Washington Records Offbeat imprint as Charlie's Choice: Jazz at the Showboat, Vol. 4 but only received limited distribution prior to Byrd signing with Riverside.[2]
| The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | 1960 Washington, D.C. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:49 | |||
| Label | Offbeat OLP 3007 Riverside RLP 451 | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The melodic music is pleasing (if not too substantial), predictable and reasonably enjoyable".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, John Latouche) - 1:57
- "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) - 2:53
- "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) - 3:47
- "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt) - 3:04
- "Ev'rything I've Got" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:22
- "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 2:45
- "Django" (John Lewis) - 3:25
- "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 1:49
- "The House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional) - 5:30
- "Ring Them Harmonics" (Keter Betts) - 3:51
- "Taboo" (Margarita Lecuona, Bob Russell) - 9:45
- "To Ginny" (Charlie Byrd) - 5:25
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Riverside Records discography accessed October 30, 2012
- ^ Washington Records discography accessed October 30, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 30, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.