| Byrd at the Gate | |
| Type: | Live album |
| Artist: | Charlie Byrd |
| Cover: | Byrd at the Gate.jpg |
| Released: | 1963 |
| Recorded: | May 9–10, 1963 |
| Venue: | The Village Gate, New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 54:07 |
| Label: | Riverside RLP 467 |
| Producer: | Orrin Keepnews |
| Chronology: | Charlie Byrd |
| Prev Title: | Guitar/Guitar |
| Prev Year: | 1963 |
| Next Title: | Byrd Song |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
Byrd at the Gate is an album by jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd, recorded at The Village Gate in 1963 and released on the Riverside label.[1]
S. M. Haney of AllMusic wrote, "This is a listening pleasure to the first degree. Unlike any other, Charlie Byrd sincerely knows how to make his instrument speak, sending graceful chords and melodies to this attentive audience... Cheers to the Charlie Byrd Trio for a dynamic effort during this May 1963 gig. Applause, applause."[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that the addition of a trumpeter and saxophonist to Byrd's normal trio format of the time contributed little.
All compositions by Charlie Byrd except as indicated