Mr. Guitar is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label in 1962.[1] The album was first released on the Washington Records Offbeat imprint as Jazz at the Showboat, Vol. 3 but only received limited distribution prior to Byrd signing with Riverside.[2]
| Mr. Guitar | ||||
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | September 1960 Washington, D.C. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:24 | |||
| Label | Offbeat OLP 3006 Riverside RLP 450 | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "a delightful trio outing with an adroit and light feel".[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions written by Charlie Byrd except as indicated
- "Blues for Felix" - 2:57
- "Gypsy in My Soul" (Clay Boland, Moe Jaffe) - 2:54
- "In a Mellotone" (Duke Ellington) - 3:13
- "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Mack Gordon, Gordon Mills) - 4:43
- "Travelin' On" - 2:34
- "Play Fiddle, Play" (Arthur Altman, Emory Deutsch, Jack Lawrence) - 3:35
- "Funky Flamenco" - 2:49
- "My One and Only" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:41
- "Mama, I'll Be Home Some Day" - 3:11
- "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 3:41
- "Who Cares?" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 2:12
- "Lay the Lily Low" - 5:54
Personnel
edit- Charlie Byrd - guitar
- Keter Betts - bass
- Bertell Knox - drums
References
edit- ^ Riverside Records discography accessed October 29, 2012
- ^ Washington Records discography accessed October 29, 2012
- ^ a b Unterberger, R. Allmusic Review accessed October 26, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.