Legends of Jazz Guitar - Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop

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CHARLIE BYRD “Some guitarists impress me. Some guitarists reach me. Charlie Byrd does both.” — Herb Ellis on Charlie Byrd Charlie Byrd’s background is nothing if not eclectic. Born in Chuckatuck, Virginia, in 1925, Byrd’s first musical experiences were playing country music on the radio in Newport News with his father. He later tried his hand at playing jazz with a pick, only to be seduced by the sounds of the classical guitar. He studied with Segovia in 1954, but experienced a withering revelation: “I really wasn’t going to be a significant classical guitar player,” Byrd recalls. Subsequently he decided to arrange some jazz for classical guitar, and this new sound debuted on a 1956 Savoy label album, Jazz Recital. Byrd’s new approach to jazz found a welcome audience. He won down beat’s New Star award in 1960, the same year he toured with Woody Herman’s band. The following year the State Department sponsored Byrd’s musical goodwill tour of Latin America, an event which led to Byrd’s role in introducing Brazil’s ‘new beat’ (bossa nova) sound to America. His duet album with Stan Getz, 13
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