''Byrd in the Wind'' 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 1959 and released on the

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label in 1963. The album was first released on the Washington Records Offbeat imprint as ''Byrd in the Wind: Jazz at the Showboat, Vol. IIWashington Records discography
accessed October 29, 2012

Reception

Alex Henderson, in his review for

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, states "''Byrd in the Wind''... isn't among the guitarist's essential albums, but it's still a decent and pleasing document of his pre-bossa nova, pre-'60s period".Henderson, A
Allmusic Review
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Track listing

''All compositions by Charlie Byrd except as indicated'' # "Swing 59" - 3:22 # "

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, Lewis Gensler) - 2:17 # "Keter's Dirty Blues" (Byrd, Keter Betts) - 4:11 # "You're a Sweetheart" (

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, Frank Perkins (composer), Frank Perkins) - 3:15 # "You Came a Long Way From St. Louis" (John Benson Brooks, Bob Russell (songwriter), Bob Russell) - 3:30 # "Wait Till You See Her" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:53 # "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 3:08 # "Copacabana" (Braguinha (composer), João de Barro, Alberto Ribeiro) - 2:53

Personnel

– guitar * Buck Hill (musician), Buck Hill – tenor saxophone * Wallace Mann – flute * Richard White – oboe * Kenneth Pasmanick – bassoon * Charlie Schneer – piano * Keter Betts – double bass * Bertell Knox – drums * Ginny Byrd – vocals

References

{{Authority control 1959 albums Charlie Byrd albums Riverside Records albums