| Byrd in the Wind | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | 1959 Washington, D.C. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:47 | |||
| Label | Offbeat OLP 3005 Riverside RLP 449 | |||
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Byrd in the Wind is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded in 1959 and released on the Riverside label in 1963. [1] The album was first released on the Washington Records Offbeat imprint as Byrd in the Wind: Jazz at the Showboat, Vol. II' [2]
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| Allmusic |   |
Alex Henderson, in his review for Allmusic, states "Byrd in the Wind... isn't among the guitarist's essential albums, but it's still a decent and pleasing document of his pre-bossa nova, pre-'60s period". [3]
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