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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Down Beat[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [5]

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

  1. "Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) – 13:00
  2. "Why Was I Born?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 5:57
  3. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 6:48
  4. "Fantasia on Which Side Are You On?" (Charlie Byrd) – 20:32

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Riverside Records Catalog: 400 series". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  2. ^ "Washington Records Catalog: Offbeat 3000, 4000, 4900, 5700 series". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  3. ^ a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed October 30, 2012
  4. ^ Down Beat: January 18, 1962 vol. 29, no. 2
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd_at_the_Village_Vanguard
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