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Latin Impressions
''Latin Impressions'' is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label. accessed October 31, 2012 Reception In its October 11, 1962 issue, '' DownBeat'' magazine gave the album 4.5 stars. awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic Reviewaccessed October 31, 2012 Track listing ''All compositions by Charlie Byrd e ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Byrd
Charlie Lee Byrd (September 16, 1925 – December 2, 1999) was an American jazz guitarist. Byrd was best known for his association with Brazilian music, especially bossa nova. In 1962, he collaborated with Stan Getz on the album '' Jazz Samba'', a recording which brought bossa nova into the mainstream of North American music. Byrd played fingerstyle on a classical guitar. Early life Charlie Byrd was born in 1925 in Suffolk, Virginia, and grew up in the borough of Chuckatuck. His father, a mandolinist and guitarist, taught him how to play the acoustic steel guitar at age 10. Byrd had three brothers, Oscar, Jack, and Gene "Joe" Byrd, who was a bass player. In 1942, Byrd entered the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and played in the school orchestra. In 1943, he was drafted into the United States Army, saw combat in World War II, and was stationed in Paris in 1945. There he played in an Army Special Services band and toured occupied Europe in the all-soldier production '' G.I. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |