Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard
1961 live album by Charlie Byrd
Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard | ||||
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Live album by Charlie Byrd | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | January 15, 1961 Village Vanguard, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 44:45 | |||
Label | Offbeat OLP 3008 Riverside RLP 452 | |||
Charlie Byrd chronology | ||||
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Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard is a live album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1961 and released on the Riverside label in 1963.[1] The album was first released on the Washington Records Offbeat imprint but only received limited distribution prior to Byrd signing with Riverside.[2]
Reception
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Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Down Beat | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The direction is clear; Byrd was about to open the door to bossa nova, and you can hear him inching up to the starting gate here".[3]
Track listing
- "Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) – 13:00
- "Why Was I Born?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 5:57
- "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 6:48
- "Fantasia on Which Side Are You On?" (Charlie Byrd) – 20:32
Personnel
References
- ^ "Riverside Records Catalog: 400 series". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "Washington Records Catalog: Offbeat 3000, 4000, 4900, 5700 series". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed October 30, 2012
- ^ Down Beat: January 18, 1962 vol. 29, no. 2
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Years listed represent year recorded, not released
- Byrd's Word! (1958)
- Byrd in the Wind (1959)
- Mr. Guitar (1960)
- The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd (1960)
- Blues Sonata (1961)
- Latin Impressions (1962)
- Jazz Samba (with Stan Getz, 1962)
- Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros (1962)
- Once More! Charlie Byrd's Bossa Nova (1963)
- Byrd Song (1964)
- Solo Flight (1964)
- Blue Byrd (1979)
- Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard (1961)
- Byrd at the Gate (1963)