Solo Flight (Charlie Byrd album) explained
| Solo Flight |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Charlie Byrd |
| Cover: | Solo Flight (Chalie Byrd album).jpg |
| Released: | 1964 |
| Recorded: | 1964
New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 34:24 |
| Label: | Riverside
RLP 498 |
| Chronology: | Charlie Byrd |
| Prev Title: | Byrd Song |
| Prev Year: | 1964 |
| Next Title: | Brazilian Byrd |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
Solo Flight is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded in 1964 and released on the Riverside label.[1]
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Many fans of more progressive jazz will find this all a bit conservative, but Byrd fans happily note that his best work has a timeless quality. Solo Flight easily fits into that category.[2]
Track listing
- "Am I Blue?" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) - 2:42
- "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 3:46
- "The House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional) - 3:28
- "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 3:26
- "You Took Advantage of Me" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:25
- "Li'l Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) - 2:40
- "Tears" (Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt) - 3:21
- "Nocturne" (Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt) - 3:45
- "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) - 2:40
- "Blue Mobile" (Charlie Byrd) - 3:53
- "Sweet Sue, Just You" (Will J. Harris, Victor Young) - 1:18
Personnel
Notes and References
- http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-400-series/#rlp-498 Riverside Records discography
- Lankford, Jr., R. D Allmusic Review accessed November 1, 2012
