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Byrd in the Wind is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded in 1959 and released on the Riverside label in 1963.

Reception

“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.” – Alex Henderson/AllMusic.

Track listing:

1 Swing 59 3:19
2 You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To 2:47
3 Showboat Shuffle 3:54
4 Love Letters 2:57
5 Cross Your Heart 2:14
6 Keter’s Dirty Blues 4:08
7 You’re A Sweetheart 2:29
8 Stars Fell On Alabama 3:11
9 You Came A Long Way From St. Louis 3:27
10 Wait Till You See Her 2:50
11 Georgia On My Mind 3:04
12 Copacabana 2:53

Personnel:

Charlie Byrd – guitar
Keter Betts – bass
Kenneth Pasmanick – bassoon
Bertell Knox – drums
Wallace Mann – flute
Richard White – oboe
Charlie Schneer – piano
Buck Hill – tenor saxophone
Ginny Byrd (# 2, 5, 9, 11) – vovals

Recorded: Edgewood Recording Studio, Washington, DC; March, 1959