Released 1962 | Length 41:24 Release date 1962 Label Original Jazz Classics | |
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Recorded 1958Edgewood Recording Studios, Washington, D.C. Similar Byrd in the Wind, Byrd Song, Mr Guitar, Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros, The Guitar Artistry of Charlie B | ||
Byrd's Word! is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded in 1958 and released on the Riverside label in 1962. The album was first released on the Washington Records Offbeat imprint as Jazz at the Showboat
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Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Byrd's Word! is an early Charlie Byrd recording that finds the guitarist in a variety of settings... Though there are really no bad cuts on the album, the content is so diverse -- acoustic trios, electric guitar with brass, and acoustic guitar with vocals -- that the album doesn't flow as a whole... The variety of material and styles gives the impression that Byrd was experimenting, but even so, his experimentation was conservative... Byrd's Word! may not be a great album, but it is certainly a good place to get a look at Byrd's early development".
Track listing
All compositions written by Bobby Felder except as indicated
- "Byrd's Word" - 5:32
- "Blue Turning Grey Over You" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) - 2:55
- "Bobby in Bassoonville" - 4:26
- "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 4:20
- "Tri-X" - 4:29
- "Conversation Piece" (Charlie Byrd, Keter Betts) - 3:36
- "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) - 4:14
- "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson, Razaf) - 3:21
- "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday) - 3:27
- "Buck's Hill" - 4:37
Personnel
Songs
1Byrd's Word5:32
2Blue Turning Grey Over You2:56
3Bobby in Bassoonville4:28