Blue Byrd

Blue Byrd is the thirty-seventh album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd. He is joined by his brother, Joe Byrd, on bass and Wayne Phillips on drums for this recording.

Blue Byrd
Studio album by
Charlie Byrd
ReleasedApril 30, 1979
StudioCoast Recorders in San Francisco, California
GenreJazz
Length36:40
LabelConcord Jazz
ProducerCarl E. Jefferson
Charlie Byrd chronology
Great Guitars 2
(1976)
Blue Byrd
(1979)
Sugarloaf Suite
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Critical reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic writes that "This delightful LP is one of Charlie Byrd's finest albums for Concord."[1]

An article about Jazz Guitar from All About Jazz remarks, "A great Charlie Byrd album is Blue Byrd (Concord Jazz, 1978)."[2]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"3:42
2."Vou Vivendo"Alfredo Vianna3:26
3."Nice Work If You Can Get It"3:05
4."Jitterbug Waltz"Thomas "Fats" Waller4:31
5."Soft Lights and Sweet Music"Irving Berlin4:08
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues"3:17
7."This Can't Be Love"2:59
8."Carinhoso"Alfredo Vianna3:41
9."Mama, I'll Be Home Someday"Charlie Byrd2:05
10."Isn't This a Lovely Day?"Irving Berlin3:14
11."Saturday Night Fish Fry"Louis Jordan2:32
Total length:36:40

Musicians

  • Charlie Byrd: Guitar
  • Gene “Joe” Byrd: Bass, Vocals on I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues
  • Wayne Phillips: Drums

Production

  • Carl E. Jefferson: Producer
  • Phil Edwards: Mixer, Recording Engineer
  • Judy O'Rourke: Design/Illustration

All track information and credits were taken from the CD liner notes[3] and verified against the Discogs listing.[4]

References

  1. Yanow, Scott. Blue Byrd at AllMusic
  2. Staff, AAJ (27 January 2009). "The Story Of Jazz Guitar". allaboutjazz.com. All About Jazz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. Byrd, Charlie. “Blue Byrd”. Concord. 1979.
  4. "Charlie Byrd – Blue Byrd". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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