Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard

Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard is a live album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1961 and released on the Riverside label in 1963.^[1] The album was first released on the Washington Records Offbeat imprint but only received limited distribution prior to Byrd signing with Riverside.^[2]

Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard
Live album by Charlie Byrd
Released	1961
Recorded	January 15, 1961 Village Vanguard, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:45
Label	Offbeat OLP 3008 Riverside RLP 452
Charlie Byrd chronology
The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd (1960) Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard (1961) Blues Sonata (1961)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Down Beat	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The direction is clear; Byrd was about to open the door to bossa nova, and you can hear him inching up to the starting gate here".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) – 13:00
2. "Why Was I Born?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 5:57
3. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 6:48
4. "Fantasia on Which Side Are You On?" (Charlie Byrd) – 20:32

Personnel

• Charlie Byrd – guitar
• Keter Betts – bass
• Buddy Deppenschmidt – drums

References

1. "Riverside Records Catalog: 400 series". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
2. "Washington Records Catalog: Offbeat 3000, 4000, 4900, 5700 series". www.jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
3. Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed October 30, 2012
4. Down Beat: January 18, 1962 vol. 29, no. 2
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.