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.Riverside Records discography accessed October 30, 2012 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.Washington Records discography accessed October 30, 2012
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The melodic music is pleasing (if not too substantial), predictable and reasonably enjoyable".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 30, 2012
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 Charlie Byrd - guitar Keter Betts - bass Buddy Deppenschmidt - drums
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