Search results for "Charlie Byrd"

Donald Byrd: Here Am I (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 29, 07

When the New York Herald Tribune coined the term “hard bop,” it was like saying “wet water.” Bop had always been har...

Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd: O Pato (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music October 31, 07

Everyone associates early-1960s bossa nova with Stan Getz, and rightly so. But Charlie Byrd brought back Brazilian re...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ FOR THE BIRDS

It's only fitting. Since birds inspire us with their songs, composers return the favor, dedicating music in every gen...

Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd: Samba Triste (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 31, 07

This track appeared on the pioneering, hugely successful Jazz Samba album because guitarist Charlie Byrd wanted to in...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA

Bossa nova never was a dance, despite the 1963 hit “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” (“the dance of love”). It was a mu...

Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis & Barney Kessel: Lover (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 28, 07

Without resorting to the manic metronome marking of quarter note = 5280 that for "Lover" had become de rigueur, th...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE GREAT LOVERS

Jazz has always relied on popular songs to connect quickly with an audience. In return, jazz has helped keep alive ...

Charlie Byrd/Herb Ellis/Tal Farlow: Embraceable You (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music June 18, 09

Even though this version of George and Ira Gershwin's "Embraceable You" is credited to the guitar trio of Byrd/Ellis/...

Charlie Byrd/Herb Ellis/Tal Farlow: Jumpin' at the Woodside (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music June 18, 09

Featured on a DVD entitled Great Guitars of Jazz, this version of "Jumpin' at the Woodside" pays its respects to the ...

Stan Getz: Desafinado (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

“Desafinado” first appeared on the 1962 Jazz Samba album that launched the bossa nova craze and stayed on the charts ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA

Bossa nova never was a dance, despite the 1963 hit “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” (“the dance of love”). It was a mu...

The Great Guitars: On the Trail (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 19, 07

"Basically just a big hole in the ground," scoffs our friend who's never seen it. Well, yeah, but as big holes go, Ar...

Byrd, Eric posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Byrd, Eric, pianist; b. Jersey City, NJ, 6 June 1970. His parents, William J. Byrd and Jimmye Lorraine Byrd, still li...

Ellis, Herb (Mitchel Herbert) posted in Encyclopedia March 19, 09

Herb Ellis's quick-picking right hand, fleet fingers and metronomic hard swing established him as a master of the mod...

Gertz, Bruce (David) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Gertz, Bruce (David), bass; b. Providence, RI, 15 December 1952. He grew up in Cranston, RI. His parents Minnie (b. J...

Goldsby, John (Mark) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Goldsby, John (Mark), bass, composer, educator; b. Louisville, KY, 10 December 1958. His parents are Hugh Goldsby and...

Ramo, Michele posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Ramo, Michele, 7 string nylon fingerstyle jazz guitarist, jazz violinist, composer, educator; b. Mazara Del Vallo, Si...

GRAMMY® Hall of Fame Jazz Singles posted in Features and Interviews January 20, 08

"The Hall of Fame Award," explains The Recording Academy's website, "was established in 1973 to honor recordings of l...

Getz, Stan (Stanley) posted in Encyclopedia March 04, 08

Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz’s distinctive sound and precise phrasing stand out in some of the best jazz recordings of...

Jobim, Antonio Carlos posted in Encyclopedia June 19, 08

Pianist Antonio Carlos Jobim's subtle lyricism helped spark a worldwide craze for the music of Brazil, and his compo...

Gilberto, João (Prado Pereira de Oliveira) posted in Encyclopedia March 18, 09

Early in his career, singer and guitarist João Gilberto stepped out of Brazilian popular music. Unable to find work o...

Britos, Federico (Federico Juan Sebastian Britos Ruiz) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Britos, Federico [Federico Juan Sebastian Britos Ruiz], violin; b.  Montevideo, Uruguay, 1 March 1939. He grew u...

Brendle, Ron (Ronnal Darrant Brendle) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Brendle, Ron [Ronnal Darrant Brendle], bassist; b. Charlotte, NC, 4 July 1955. He moved to Statesville, NC a year aft...

Hart, Billy (William W.; Jabali) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hart, Billy (William W.; Jabali), drummer; b. Washington, DC, 29 November 1940. His grandmother was a concert pianis...

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