Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard | ||||
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Live album by Charlie Byrd | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | January 15, 1961 Village Vanguard, New York City |
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Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 44:45 | |||
Label | Offbeat OLP 3008 Riverside RLP 452 |
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Allmusic | |
Down Beat |
Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard is a live album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1961 and released on the Riverside label in 1963. The album was first released on the Washington Records Offbeat imprint but only received limited distribution prior to Byrd signing with Riverside.
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The direction is clear; Byrd was about to open the door to bossa nova, and you can hear him inching up to the starting gate here".