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Charlie Byrd: Bamba Samba Bossa Nova
by David Rickert
Charlie Byrd never really got his due as a jazz guitarist; most people see him as a pioneer in bossa nova and little else. Of course it doesn't help that many of his records were quiet affairs, lacking soul and preoccupied with applying classical technique to jazz chops. Many preferred to stick with Wes or Kenny ...
Charlie Byrd: Homage to Jobim
by Jim Santella
Charlie Byrd was a genius. For this live session that opened the 26th annual Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival in 1994, the guitarist brought in harmonica player Hendrik Meurkens, clarinetist Ken Peplowski, and one of the finest rhythm sections around for his set. A tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim, the program features Byrd's musical partners in a sensual ...
Byrd & Brazil
By Charlie Byrd
Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2004
Track listing: Disk One: Primeira Palavra; Triste; Favela; Na Praia; Meninas Brincando; Saudade de Bahia; Sapartos Novos; The Gentle Rain
Disk Two: Brazilville; What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life; Zingaro; Speak Low; How Insensative; Saquarema; Charlotte's Fancy; Yesterdays
Charlie Byrd: Byrd & Brazil
by John Kelman
Once again Concord Records has reissued two simpatico dates as a budget two-CD collection, this time two live sets by guitarist Charlie Byrd, originally issued as '80's Sugarloaf Suite and '82's Brazilville. Both sets are indicative of Byrd's lightweight and low-key approach to Brazilian music, which he discovered while in his mid-30s and dedicated much of ...
Solo Flight
By Charlie Byrd
Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2003
Track listing: Am I Blue/ Easy Living/ House of the Rising Sun/ Mood Indigo/ You Took Advantage of Me/ Lil
Byrd Song
By Charlie Byrd
Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2003
Track listing: I Left My Heart in San Francisco/ Who Will Buy?/ The Night We Called it a Day/ Wild Cat/ Felicidade/
Action Painting/ This Can
Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros
By Charlie Byrd
Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Yvone 2. A Salute To Bonfa 3. Meditation 4. You And I 5. A Most
Beautiful Thing 6. Little Boat 7. Slightly Out Of Tune 8. Samba Triste 9.
Bim Bom 10. Ho-Ba-La-La 11. She Has Gone 12. The Bird 13. Once
More 14. Birthday Present 15. How Insensitive 16. Three Note Samba
17. Samba Of My Country 18. Limehouse Blues.
Charlie Byrd: Solo Flight
by David Rickert
Solo guitar albums can be a tricky affair; even the best of them, like Joe Pass’s Virtuoso occasionally flirt with tedium and seem to exhaust all possibilities relatively quickly. As a result, many guitarists tend to stay away from the demands of the format, preferring the company of at least one other sideman to share the ...
Charlie Byrd: Solo Flight
by Derek Taylor
Rarely in today’s global music marketplace does an artist successfully combine staggering talent with equally superlative success. There are those who manage one or the other, but only a select few achieve both. Guitarist Charlie Byrd was one such individual, though admittedly the playing field back during his prime was much more populous with publicly lauded ...
Charlie Byrd: Byrd Song
by Derek Taylor
Eclectic is an adjective easily applied to Charlie Byrd. Over the course of his career the guitarist shaped a reputation as a genre-hopping virtuoso who crossed over into Latin, classical, country and popular music camps, while retaining his abiding affection for jazz. His preference for acoustic over-amplified strings also set him apart from his peers. Certain ...
