Byrd in the Wind
| Byrd in the Wind | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | 1959 Washington, D.C. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:47 | |||
| Label | Offbeat OLP 3005 Riverside RLP 449 | |||
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Byrd in the Wind is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded in 1959 and released on the Riverside label in 1963.[1] The album was first released on the Washington Records Offbeat imprint as Byrd in the Wind: Jazz at the Showboat, Vol. II'[2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Alex Henderson, in his review for Allmusic, states "Byrd in the Wind... isn't among the guitarist's essential albums, but it's still a decent and pleasing document of his pre-bossa nova, pre-'60s period".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Charlie Byrd except as indicated
- "Swing 59" - 3:22
- "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) - 2:50
- "Showboat Shuffle" (Duke Ellington) - 3:57
- "Love Letters" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) - 3:00
- "Cross Your Heart" (Buddy DeSylva, Lewis Gensler) - 2:17
- "Keter's Dirty Blues" (Byrd, Keter Betts) - 4:11
- "You're a Sweetheart" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) - 2:31
- "Stars Fell on Alabama" (Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins) - 3:15
- "You Came a Long Way From St. Louis" (John Benson Brooks, Bob Russell) - 3:30
- "Wait Till You See Her" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:53
- "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 3:08
- "Copacabana" (João de Barro, Alberto Ribeiro) - 2:53
Personnel
- Charlie Byrd – guitar
- Buck Hill – tenor saxophone
- Wallace Mann – flute
- Richard White – oboe
- Kenneth Pasmanick – bassoon
- Charlie Schneer – piano
- Keter Betts – double bass
- Bertell Knox – drums
- Ginny Byrd – vocals
References
- ^ Riverside Records discography accessed October 29, 2012
- ^ Washington Records discography accessed October 29, 2012
- ^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed October 29, 2012