LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

To a great many people, the name of Charlie Byrd and the updated samba beat known as bossa nova will always be intertwined. The guitarist did play a most important role in the introduction into this country of the compelling Brazilian rhythm--first on that major hit with Stan Getz and then on his own Bossa Nova Pelos Pássaros (now OJCCD-107-2). But before, during, and after the craze, Byrd was capable of much more- a remarkable improviser and a richly versatile in-person performer. This 1963 "live" session at a celebrated New York club, the Village Gate, offers a little South American flavor and a lot of other jazz elements, including the guest appearance of trumpet great Clark Terry.Shiny Stockings, More (theme from "Mondo Cane"), Blues for Night People, Butter and Egg Man, Ela Me Deixou, Broadway, I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Some Other Spring, Where Are the Hebrew Children?, plus CD bonus tracks Let's Do It, Jive at Fivewith Keter Betts, Bill Reichenbach, Clark Terry, Seldon Powell