| 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 | |||
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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. The album was first released on the Washington Records Offbeat imprint but only received limited distribution prior to Byrd signing with Riverside.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| 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".
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.
- ^ 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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