Mr. Guitar (album)

This article is about the album by Charlie Byrd. For the artist nicknamed "Mr. Guitar", see Chet Atkins.

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
Studio album by Charlie Byrd
Released	1962
Recorded	September 1960 Washington, D.C.
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:24
Label	Offbeat OLP 3006 Riverside RLP 450
Charlie Byrd chronology
Byrd in the Wind (1959) Mr. Guitar (1962) The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd (1960)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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

All compositions written by Charlie Byrd except as indicated

1. "Blues for Felix" - 2:57
2. "Gypsy in My Soul" (Clay Boland, Moe Jaffe) - 2:54
3. "In a Mellotone" (Duke Ellington) - 3:13
4. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Mack Gordon, Gordon Mills) - 4:43
5. "Travelin' On" - 2:34
6. "Play Fiddle, Play" (Arthur Altman, Emory Deutsch, Jack Lawrence) - 3:35
7. "Funky Flamenco" - 2:49
8. "My One and Only" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:41
9. "Mama, I'll Be Home Some Day" - 3:11
10. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 3:41
11. "Who Cares?" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 2:12
12. "Lay the Lily Low" - 5:54

Personnel

• Charlie Byrd - guitar
• Keter Betts - bass
• Bertell Knox - drums

References

1. Riverside Records discography accessed October 29, 2012
2. Washington Records discography accessed October 29, 2012
3. Unterberger, R. Allmusic Review accessed October 26, 2012
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.