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Charlie Byrd

Charlie Byrd has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 12 episodes and was first played on 28 September 2013.

Charles L. Byrd (September 16, 1925 - November 30, 1999), better known as Charlie Byrd, was a famous jazz guitarist, born in Suffolk, Virginia. He was the only jazz guitarist of that era whose primary instrument was the classical guitar which gave him his uniquely identifiable sound.

Byrd primarily looked up to Django Reinhardt. He moved to Washington, D.C., to study classical guitar with the renowned Sophocles Papas. He later moved to Italy where he studied with Andrés Segovia. In the early 1960's he…

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My Funny Valentine
Charlie Byrd
Savoy Records1957
My Funny Valentine
Charlie ByrdSavoy Records1957
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O Pato
Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd
Verve Records1962
O Pato
Stan Getz, Charlie ByrdVerve Records1962
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Desafinado
Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd
Verve Records1962
Desafinado
Stan Getz, Charlie ByrdVerve Records1962
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Carretera
Charlie Byrd, Aldemaro Romero
Columbia1974
Carretera
Charlie Byrd, Aldemaro RomeroColumbia1974
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Theme From "Mr. Lucky"
Charlie Byrd
Columbia0
Theme From "Mr. Lucky"
Charlie ByrdColumbia0
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Bluesette
Herb Ellis, Charlie Byrd
Columbia1965
Bluesette
Herb Ellis, Charlie ByrdColumbia1965
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Chung King
Herb Ellis, Charlie Byrd
Columbia1965
Chung King
Herb Ellis, Charlie ByrdColumbia1965
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Samba De Oneida
Cal Tjader, Charlie Byrd
Fantasy1974
Samba De Oneida
Cal Tjader, Charlie ByrdFantasy1974
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Old Hymn
Charlie Byrd
Crystal Clear Records1977
Old Hymn
Charlie ByrdCrystal Clear Records1977
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This Can't Be Love
Charlie Byrd
Avid Jazz2014
This Can't Be Love
Charlie ByrdAvid Jazz2014
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