Byrd at the Gate

Byrd at the Gate
Live album by Charlie Byrd
Released	1963
Recorded	May 9 & 10, 1963 The Village Gate, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:07
Label	Riverside RLP 467
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Charlie Byrd chronology
Guitar/Guitar (1963) Byrd at the Gate (1963) Byrd Song (1964)

Byrd at the Gate is a live album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded at The Village Gate in 1963 and released on the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

S. M. Haney of Allmusic states, "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.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Charlie Byrd except as indicated

1. "Shiny Stockings" (Frank Foster) - 4:57
2. "More" (Nino Oliviero, Riz Ortolani) - 2:53
3. "Blues for Night People" - 7:07
4. "Butter and Egg Man" (Percy Venable) - 3:40
5. "Ela Me Deixou" - 3:34
6. "Broadway" (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) - 4:42
7. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (George Cory, Douglass Cross) - 2:59
8. "Some Other Spring" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings) - 4:18
9. "Where Are the Hebrew Children? (Traditional) - 8:20
10. "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)" (Cole Porter) - 4:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "Jive at Five" (Count Basie, Harry "Sweets" Edison) - 7:11 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Charlie Byrd - guitar
• Keter Betts - bass
• Bill Reichenbach - drums
• Clark Terry - flugelhorn, trumpet (tracks 4, 6 & 8)
• Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 8)

References

1. Riverside Records discography accessed November 1, 2012
2. Haney, S. M. Allmusic Review accessed November 1, 2012