Charlie Byrd – The Guitar Artistry Of
Analogue Productions – Fantasy 45 Series
Mastering by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at Acoustech Mastering
The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd didn’t top the Billboard charts like Byrd’s later bossa nova blockbuster Jazz Samba (1962, with Stan Getz), but it was a sleeper hit in jazz circles.
Its initial limited release on Washington Records meant it was like finding a rare Pokémon card for early collectors.
When Riverside picked it up in ’63, it rode the wave of Byrd’s growing fame, especially after he introduced bossa nova to North America.
Jazz fans, already smitten with Byrd’s genre-hopping genius, snapped it up, and it became a staple in collections for its pure, unadulterated guitar artistry.
This reissue brims with superior quality.
Mastering by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at Acoustech Mastering, double LP cut at 45 RPM and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings.
Plus it’s housed in a Stoughton Printing Old Style Tip-On gatefold jacket with scuff-resistant matte finish.
For a jazz music collector, The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd is like a holy grail with a side of hot sauce.
It’s a masterclass in guitar-driven jazz from a guy who could make nylon strings sing like nobody else.
It’s the kind of record you’ll play to unwind, to impress, or to remind yourself why you fell in love with jazz in the first place.
Track List: Charlie Byrd – The Guitar Artistry Of
LP 1 Side A
1. Taking A Chance On Love
2. Moonlight In Vermont
3. Speak Low
4. Nuages
LP 1 Side B
1. Everything I’ve Got Belongs To You
2. Makin’ Whoopee
3. Django
4. Nice Work If You Can Get It
LP 2 Side A
1. The House Of The Rising Sun
2. Ring Them Harmonics
LP 2 Side B
1. Taboo
2. To Ginny
