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Donald Byrd - Kofi (1995)

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Donald Byrd & Gigi Gryce - Complete Jazz Lab Studio Sessions #2 (2006) FLAC

Vol. 2 in the Lone Hill Jazz reissue label's Donald Byrd/Gigi Gryce Jazz Lab Project opens with three tracks that resulted from a planned college concert tour by the Jazz Lab and vocalist Jackie Paris, a native of Nutley, NJ, who also worked with Charlie Parker, Lionel Hampton, and Charles Mingus. While planning their tour, the team of Byrd, Gryce, and Paris conceived a didactic overview involving what Nat Hentoff described in the original liner notes as "some of the root channels of jazz with the blues as a primary linking element" but sketched "in broad chronological and stylistic skips." This explains the origin of "Early Morning Blues/Now, Don't You Know," a remarkable medley that begins with Paris strumming a banjo while scatting an old-time blues and shifts in midstream to a snappy cool bop variation based in that same blues tradition. The other two Paris vocals, "Early Bird" and "Elgy" (named for the initials of Donald Byrd's wife, Lorraine Glover), are firmly planted in the unmistakable musical persona of Charlie Parker. Jackie Paris made scandalously few recordings. These are among his very best. Everything on this disc was recorded during the late summer of 1957, a wonderfully transitional time in the evolution of jazz. Byrd and Gryce chose their rhythm sections most discerningly; the first three tracks were propelled by pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Wendell Marshall, and drummer Art Taylor, while tracks four through 12, which document the music presented as New Formulas from the Jazz Lab, brought in Paul Chambers and Hank Jones to fuel more progressive innovations. "Exhibit A" is particularly adventurous. Although the highly polished recordings presented by the Jazz Lab necessitated sometimes as many as eight aborted takes, only one complete alternate take is known to exist: it is the second version (actually take three) of "Ergo the Blues" heard here.


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Charlie Byrd, Orchestra and Chorus - Hollywood Byrd (1967)

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Charlie Byrd, Orchestra and Chorus - Hollywood Byrd (1967)

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Charlie Byrd - Byrd & Brazil (2CD) 2004

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Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis And Tal Farlow - Great Guitars Of Jazz (2002)

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Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis And Tal Farlow - Great Guitars Of Jazz (2002)

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Charlie Byrd - Solo Flight (2003)

Charlie Byrd - Solo Flight (2003)
1CD | EAC Rip | APE(image) + CUE + LOG | 34:29 | Complete Scans | 176 MB
Genre: Instrumental, Jazz | Original Release Date: 1965
Although Charlie Byrd recorded dozens of quality albums, the 1960s weren't one of his best decades. Although his guitar work was excellent, as always, it tended to get buried in awkward arrangements of the latest Beatles' songs. As a result, his music often sounded cheesy. It's a rare pleasure, then, to listen to Solo Flight, which was recorded for Riverside in 1965. With no distracting accompaniment, Byrd cuts to the musical chase and delivers 11 lovely, succinct guitar suites. He combines a smooth blend of chords and solo runs, much as Joe Pass would later do, on favorites like "Satin Doll" and "Easy Living," along with fun oddities like "House of the Rising Sun." Unlike Pass, Byrd approaches a song like "Am I Blue" in a fairly simple, straightforward manner, more interested in the melody than virtuosity. "You Took Advantage of Me," for instance, runs only a bit over three minutes, mostly because the guitarist has developed all the ideas he cared to develop within that time frame. Many fans of more progressive jazz will find this all a bit conservative, but Byrd fans happily note that his best work has a timeless quality. Solo Flight easily fits into that category.


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Charlie Byrd - Solo Flight (2003)

Charlie Byrd - Solo Flight (2003)
1CD | EAC Rip | APE(image) + CUE + LOG | 34:29 | Complete Scans | 176 MB
Genre: Instrumental, Jazz | Original Release Date: 1965
Although Charlie Byrd recorded dozens of quality albums, the 1960s weren't one of his best decades. Although his guitar work was excellent, as always, it tended to get buried in awkward arrangements of the latest Beatles' songs. As a result, his music often sounded cheesy. It's a rare pleasure, then, to listen to Solo Flight, which was recorded for Riverside in 1965. With no distracting accompaniment, Byrd cuts to the musical chase and delivers 11 lovely, succinct guitar suites. He combines a smooth blend of chords and solo runs, much as Joe Pass would later do, on favorites like "Satin Doll" and "Easy Living," along with fun oddities like "House of the Rising Sun." Unlike Pass, Byrd approaches a song like "Am I Blue" in a fairly simple, straightforward manner, more interested in the melody than virtuosity. "You Took Advantage of Me," for instance, runs only a bit over three minutes, mostly because the guitarist has developed all the ideas he cared to develop within that time frame. Many fans of more progressive jazz will find this all a bit conservative, but Byrd fans happily note that his best work has a timeless quality. Solo Flight easily fits into that category.


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Charlie Byrd - For Louis (2000)

Charlie Byrd - For Louis (2000)
1CD | EAC Rip | APE(imge) + CUE + LOG | 58:37 | Complete Scans | 436 MB
Genre: Instrumental, Jazz | Label: CONCORD
FOR LOUIS is a tribute to the music and spirit of Louis Armstrong. It is also Charlie Byrd's last recorded work.


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Charlie Byrd & Washington Guitar Quintet (1992)

Charlie Byrd & Washington Guitar Quintet (1992)
1CD | EAC Rip | APE(image) + CUE + LOG | 59:18 | Complete Scans | 313 MB
Genre: Instrumental, Jazz | Label: Concord Records


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