Byrd at the Gate


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.

Reception

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." 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.

Track listing

All compositions by Charlie Byrd except as indicated
  1. "Shiny Stockings" - 4:57
  2. "More" - 2:53
  3. "Blues for Night People" - 7:07
  4. "Butter and Egg Man" - 3:40
  5. "Ela Me Deixou" - 3:34
  6. "Broadway" - 4:42
  7. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" - 2:59
  8. "Some Other Spring" - 4:18
  9. "Where Are the Hebrew Children? - 8:20
  10. "Let's Do It " - 4:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "Jive at Five" - 7:11 Bonus track on CD reissue

    Personnel