Once More! Charlie Byrd's Bossa Nova Explained

Once More! Charlie Byrd's Bossa Nova
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Charlie Byrd
Cover:	Once More! Charlie Byrd's Bossa Nova.jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	February 21 and April 4, 1963 Edgewood Studios, Washington, D.C.
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	45:54
Label:	Riverside RLP 454
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews and Ed Michel
Chronology:	Charlie Byrd
Prev Title:	Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Guitar/Guitar
Next Year:	1963

Once More! Charlie Byrd's Bossa Nova is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded in 1963 and released on the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Charlie Byrd except as indicated

1. "Outra Vez (Once More)" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) - 3:16
2. "Presente de Natal (Birthday Gift)" (Nelcy Noronha) - 3:29
3. "Insensatez (Insensitive)" (Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) - 2:58
4. "Three Note Samba" - 2:23
5. "Samba de Minha Terra (Samba of My Country)" (Dorival Caymmi) - 2:03
6. "Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) - 3:02
7. "Saudade da Bahia (Longing for Bahia)" (Caymmi) - 2:27
8. "Anna" (Roman Vatro, Francesco Giordano) - 4:42
9. "Socegadamente (Softly)" - 2:42
10. "Chega de Saudade (No More Blues)" (Jobim, de Moraes) - 3:16
11. "Canção de Ninar Para Carol (Lullaby for Carol)" - 4:22

Personnel

• Charlie Byrd - guitar
• Gene Byrd - guitar, bass
  • Keter Betts - bass Buddy Deppenschmidt, Bill Reichenbach - drums, percussion
• Hal Posey - trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 2, 5, 8 & 11)
• Tommy Gwaltney - vibraphone (tracks 2, 5, 8 & 11)
• Samuel Ramsey - French horn (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 9 & 10)
• Morris Kirshbaum, John Martin, Dorothy Stahl, Franz Vlashek - cello (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 9 & 10)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-400-series/#rlp-454 Riverside Records discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/once-more%21-bossa-nova-mw0001881379 Allmusic Review