''Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros'' is an album by American jazz guitarist

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' ...

featuring tracks recorded in 1962 and released on the

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Reception

Allmusic awarded the album three stars stating, "Byrd was at the top of his form in those days. Unlike some of his earlier sets, these pretty and melodic recordings are very concise (lacking a sense of adventure), clocking in between one-and-a-half and three-and-a-half minutes".Yanow, S
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Track listing

''All compositions by Charlie Byrd except as indicated'' # "Yvone" - 1:57 # "Um Abraço No Bonfá (A Salute to Bonfá)" ( João Gilberto) - 2:22 # "Meditação (Meditation)" ( Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) - 3:12 # "Você e Eu (You and I)" ( Carlos Lyra, Vinícius de Moraes) - 2:57 # "Coisa Mais Linda (A Most Beautiful Thing)" - 2:40 # "O Barquinho (Little Boat)" ( Ronaldo Bôscoli, Roberto Menescal) - 1:56 # " Desafinado (Slightly Out of Tune)" (Jobim, Mendonça) - 2:31 # "Samba Triste" (Billy Blanco,

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Bim-Bom "Bim Bom" () is considered the first bossa nova song. It was composed by João Gilberto around 1956. The song wasn't recorded until July 1958 when Gilberto released it under Odeon Records along with his version of the first produced bossa nova ...

" (Gilberto) - 1:51 # "Hô-Bá-Lá-Lá" (Gilberto) - 2:14 # "Ela Me Deixou (She Has Gone)" (Byrd, Benito DiPaula) - 2:34 # "O Pássaro (The Bird)" - 3:11

Personnel

- guitar *Gene Byrd - guitar (tracks 4, 10 and 12) * Keter Betts -

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- trombone (tracks 4, 10 and 12) *Charlie Hampton -

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(tracks 4, 10 and 12) *Willie Rodriguez - bongos (tracks 4, 10 and 12) *Orchestra conducted by Walter Raim (tracks 1, 3, 6 and 8)

References

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