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Charlie Byrd
Charlie Byrd was just 10 when he learned to play the acoustic steel guitar,
being taught by his father - an accomplished guitar and mandolin player. After
serving in the US Army in the Second World War, Byrd went to New York to study
composition and jazz theory at the Harnett National Music School in Manhattan,
where he also learned classical guitar, going on to study under the great
classical guitarist Andres Segovia. He was also heavily influenced by the
legendary gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, who he first saw playing in Paris.
In 1957 he began gigging with bass player Kete...
The Girl from IpanemaCharlie Byrd
Last Night When We Were Young
Charlie Byrd
Zing! Went the Strings of My HeartCharlie Byrd
Cow Cow BoogieCharlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel and Kessel
There's a Small HotelCharlie Byrd and Charlie Byrd Trio
O PatoCharlie Byrd and Stan Getz
The Girl from IpanemaCharlie Byrd
The Bossa Nova Years
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Last Night When We Were Young
Charlie ByrdIsn't It Romantic?
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Zing! Went the Strings of My HeartCharlie Byrd
Blues Sonata
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Cow Cow BoogieCharlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel and Kessel
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There's a Small HotelCharlie Byrd and Charlie Byrd Trio
Au Courant
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O PatoCharlie Byrd and Stan Getz
Latin Byrd
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