Released 1960 Length 45:49 Release date 1963 | Recorded 1960Washington, D.C. Label Original Jazz Classics | |
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The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label in 1963.The album was first released on the Washington Records Offbeat imprint as Charlie's Choice: Jazz at the Showboat, Vol. 4 but only received limited distribution prior to Byrd signing with Riverside.
Contents
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The melodic music is pleasing (if not too substantial), predictable and reasonably enjoyable".
Track listing
- "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, John Latouche) - 1:57
- "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) - 2:53
- "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) - 3:47
- "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt) - 3:04
- "Ev'rything I've Got" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:22
- "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 2:45
- "Django" (John Lewis) - 3:25
- "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 1:49
- "The House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional) - 5:30
- "Ring Them Harmonics" (Keter Betts) - 3:51
- "Taboo" (Margarita Lecuona, Bob Russell) - 9:45
- "To Ginny" (Charlie Byrd) - 5:25
Personnel
Songs
1Taking a Chance on Love1:58
2Moonlight in Vermont2:54
3Speak Low3:47
References
The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA