Byrd's Word! is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd with tracks recorded in 1958 and released on the Riverside label in 1962.[1] The album was first released on the Washington Records Offbeat imprint as Jazz at the Showboat [2]

Byrds's Word!
Studio album by Charlie Byrd
Released	1962
Recorded	1958
Studio	Edgewood Recording Studios, Washington, D.C.
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:24
Label	Riverside
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Charlie Byrd chronology
Midnight Guitar (1957) Byrds's Word! (1962) Byrd in the Wind (1959)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Byrd's Word! is an early Charlie Byrd recording that finds the guitarist in a variety of settings... Though there are really no bad cuts on the album, the content is so diverse -- acoustic trios, electric guitar with brass, and acoustic guitar with vocals -- that the album doesn't flow as a whole... The variety of material and styles gives the impression that Byrd was experimenting, but even so, his experimentation was conservative... Byrd's Word! may not be a great album, but it is certainly a good place to get a look at Byrd's early development".[3]

Track listing

All compositions written by Bobby Felder except as indicated

1. "Byrd's Word" - 5:32
2. "Blue Turning Grey Over You" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) - 2:55
3. "Bobby in Bassoonville" - 4:26
4. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 4:20
5. "Tri-X" - 4:29
6. "Conversation Piece" (Charlie Byrd, Keter Betts) - 3:36
7. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) - 4:14
8. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson, Razaf) - 3:21
9. "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday) - 3:27
10. "Buck's Hill" - 4:37

Personnel

• Charlie Byrd - guitar
• Bobby Felder - valve trombone (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10)
• Kenneth Pasmanick - bassoon (track 3)
• Buck Hill - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 5, 7 & 10)
• T. Carson (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10), Charlie Schneer (track 8) - piano
• Keter Betts - bass, cello (tracks 1, 3-8 & 10)
• Eddie Phyfe (tracks 4, 6 & 8) Bertell Knox (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10) - drums
• Ginny Byrd - vocals (tracks 2 & 9)

References