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]
| Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard | ||||
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | January 15, 1961 Village Vanguard, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:45 | |||
| Label | Offbeat OLP 3008 Riverside RLP 452 | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| 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
edit- "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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.