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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 ...
Charlie Byrd: Byrd Song
by David Rickert
Byrd Song is a peculiar album, even from a man whose career was always hard to pigeonhole. Although not as well-known or perhaps as highly regarded as Wes Mongomery or Kenny Burrell, Byrd was an accomplished guitarist who fused classical technique and jazz licks on everything from standards to Brazilian folk music. On Byrd Song (recorded ...
Charlie Byrd: Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros
by David Rickert
Few Americans approached bossa nova with the commitment and understanding of Charlie Byrd. His classically influenced, unamplified style was perfectly suited to the Brazilian music that quickly became his forte after the success of Jazz Samba, after which he never looked back. Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros is his finest hour, a record’s worth of bossa nova ...
Blues Sonata
By Charlie Byrd
Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2001
Track listing: The Blues Sonata: Polonaise Pour Pietro, Ballad In B Minor, Scherzo For An Old Shoe. Alexander's Ragtime Band, Jordu, That Old Devil Called Love, Zing! Went the Strings Of My Heart.
Charlie Byrd: Blues Sonata
by David Rickert
Mention the word “Bird" and Charlie Parker immediately comes to mind with Donald Byrd soon to follow. Charlie Byrd, on the other hand, is not an artist that immediately comes to mind. Byrd first made his mark with Stan Getz on Jazz Samba, a record which unfairly obscures his work as a solo artist. He has ...
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