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Charlie Byrd / Charlie Byrd Trio

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by Richard S. Ginell

That old Django Reinhardt buff Charlie Byrd actually gets something resembling the drive of the Hot Club Quintette on this CD at times, but with unusual means. With Charlie on acoustic guitar and brother Joe Byrd on bass, Charlie's longtime drummer Chuck Redd shifts over to the vibraphone, and the three independent voices tumble intricately all around each other in a collection of standards. While not absolutely impeccable in technique, Byrd continues to get around his instrument in a swinging manner, and Redd proves to be a more than serviceable performer on the vibes. Inevitably (for Byrd), the Brazilian influence surfaces on tracks like "On a Clear Day," Jobim's "If You Never Came to Me," and Rodgers/Hart's "There's a Small Hotel," all of which bring us gently back to 1962. A modest yet pleasing experiment for the Charlie Byrd collector.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	This Can't Be Love Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers	Charlie Byrd / Charlie Byrd Trio	03:01	Spotify Amazon
2	My Romance Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers	Charlie Byrd / Charlie Byrd Trio	03:31	Spotify Amazon
3	St. Louis Blues W.C. Handy	Charlie Byrd / Charlie Byrd Trio	05:36	Spotify Amazon
4	On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) Burton Lane / Alan Jay Lerner	Charlie Byrd / Charlie Byrd Trio	04:30	Spotify Amazon
5	There'll Be Some Changes Made Billy Higgins / W. Benton Overstreet	Charlie Byrd / Charlie Byrd Trio	03:24	Spotify Amazon
6	If You Never Came to Me Antônio Carlos Jobim / Aloysio de Oliveira	Charlie Byrd / Charlie Byrd Trio	05:04	Spotify Amazon
7	I Didn't Know What Time It Was Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers	Charlie Byrd / Charlie Byrd Trio	04:02	Spotify Amazon
8	Avalon Buddy DeSylva / Al Jolson / Vincent Rose	Charlie Byrd / Charlie Byrd Trio	03:03	Spotify Amazon
9	Emily Johnny Mandel / Johnny Mercer	Charlie Byrd / Charlie Byrd Trio	03:09
10	There's a Small Hotel Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers	Charlie Byrd / Charlie Byrd Trio	04:22	Spotify Amazon
11	The Blue Room Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers	Charlie Byrd / Charlie Byrd Trio	04:06
12	Have You Met Miss Jones? Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers	Charlie Byrd / Charlie Byrd Trio	04:16	Spotify Amazon
13	Willow Weep for Me Ann Ronell	Charlie Byrd / Charlie Byrd Trio	05:09	Spotify Amazon
14	Days of Wine and Roses Henry Mancini / Johnny Mercer	Charlie Byrd / Charlie Byrd Trio	04:10	Spotify Amazon