Backgrounder: Barry Galbraith - Guitar and the Wind

Barry Galbraith was one of New York's busiest session jazz guitarists in the 1940s, '50s and '60s. Between 1941 and the late 1970s, he was on 620 recording dates, a staggering total. How many albums did he record as a leader under his name? Just one—Guitar and the Wind, for Decca. What a shame.

His sole album is groovy and gorgeous. Galbraith could swing and his cord voicings and tasty improvised runs were unbeatable. My last post on Galbraith is here.

Recorded in January 1958 over three days, the album featured the following tracks and personnel:

Urbie Green, Chauncey Welsch and Frank Rehak (tb); Dick Hixson (b-tb); Bobby Jaspar (fl,ts); Eddie Costa (p,vib); Barry Galbraith (g); Milt Hinton (b)' Osie Johnson (d) and Billy Byers (arr)

• What Am I Here For?
• Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home
• Bull Market
• Nina never knew

Bobby Jaspar (fl,ts); Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque and Spencer Sinatra (reeds); Eddie Costa (p,vib); Barry Galbraith (g); Milt Hinton (b); Osie Johnson (d) and Al Cohn (arr)

• Holiday
• I Like to Recognize the Tune
• Portrait of Jenny
• A Gal in Calico

Reeds are out (1); Bobby Jaspar (ts,fl)

• Ya Gotta Have Rhythm (1)
• Judy's Jaunt (1)
• Love Is for the Very Young (Bad and the Beautiful)
• Walkin'

Barry Galbraith died in 1983 from cancer at age 63.

Here's the complete Guitar and the Wind without ad interruptions...