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Profile of Charlie Byrd
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Charlie Byrd |
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16th September 1925 |
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Suffolk, Virginia, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Charles L. Byrd (September 16, 1925 - November 30, 1999), better known as Charlie Byrd, was a famous jazz guitarist, born in Suffolk, Virginia. His identifiable sound comes from playing his guitar in a more classical style, without a pick.
Biography
Byrd primarily looked up to Django Reinhardt. He studied classical guitar with Andrés Segovia, who introduced him to the Latin styles of music which he would later perform professionally. Byrd was largely responsible for introducing a combination of American jazz styles and bossa nova to the mainstream.
He is perhaps most well known as a collaborator with Stan Getz on the Jazz Samba album, which featured many themes of bossa nova, and of course, samba.
He died in 1999 of bladder cancer.
Discography
Albums
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Release |
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| First Flight |
1957 |
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| Jazz Recital |
1957 |
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| Blues for Night People |
1957 |
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| Midnight Guitar |
1957 |
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| Byrd's Word |
1958 |
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| Mr. Guitar |
1959 |
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| The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd |
1960 |
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| Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard |
1961 |
live |
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| Latin Impressions |
1962 |
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| Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros |
1962 |
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| Once More! Bossa Nova |
1963 |
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| Charlie Byrd Trio at the Villiage Gate |
1964 |
live |
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| Brazilian Byrd |
1965 |
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| Travellin' Man |
1965 |
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| A Touch of Gold |
1965 |
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| Byrd Song |
1965 |
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| Solo Flight |
1965 |
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| Byrdland |
1966 |
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| Hollywood Byrd |
1967 |
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| More Brazilian Byrd |
1967 |
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| Christmas Carols for Solo Guitar |
1967 |
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| Music for "Villa Lobos" |
1967 |
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| Delicately |
1968 |
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| Hit Trip |
1968 |
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| The Great Byrd |
1969 |
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| Let It Be |
1970 |
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| For All We Know |
1971 |
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| The Stroke of Genius |
1974 |
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| Byrd by the Sea |
1974 |
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| Great Guitars |
1974 |
live |
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| Top Hat |
1975 |
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| Charlie Byrd Swings Downtown |
1976 |
live |
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| Blue Byrd |
1978 |
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| Sugarloaf Suite |
1979 |
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| Great Guitars at the Winery |
1980 |
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| Brazilville |
1981 |
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| Charlie Byrd Christmas Album |
1982 |
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| Isn't It Romantic |
1984 |
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| Tango |
1985 |
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| Byrd and Brass |
1986 |
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| It's a Wonderful World |
1988 |
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| Tambu |
1992 |
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| Rise and Shine |
1992 |
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| The Washington Guitar Quintet |
1992 |
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| Music to Dine By |
1993 |
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| Aquarelle |
1993 |
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| I've Got the World on a String |
1994 |
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| Moments Like This |
1994 |
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| Jazz & Samba |
1995 |
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| Du Hot Club De Concord |
1995 |
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| Great Guitars 2 |
1995 |
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| Live At Music Room |
1996 |
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| Au Courant |
1997 |
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| My Inspiration: Music of Brazil |
1999 |
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| For Louis |
2000 |
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| Charlie Byrd |
2000 |
label: Delta |
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| Byrd in the Wind |
2002 |
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| Bamba Samba Bossa Nova |
2005 |
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| Aquarius |
2005 |
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| Byrd at the Gate: Charlie Byrd Trio at the Villiage Gate |
2005 |
Extended CD Release, live |
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| Everybody's Doin' the Bossa Nova |
2005 |
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| Great Guitars Concord Jazz |
2005 |
label: Concord Jazz, live |
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| Let Go |
2005 |
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| Lodovico Roncalli Suites |
2005 |
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| Music of the Brazilian Masters |
2005 |
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| World of Charlie Byrd |
2005 |
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External link
- Classic Jazz Guitar
- Guitar-Poll
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