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'''Charlie Lee Byrd''' (September 16, 1925 – December 2, 1999) was an American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarist guitarist]. His earliest and strongest musical influence was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt Django Reinhardt], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people gypsy] guitarist. Byrd was best known for his association with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil Brazilian] music, especially [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossa_nova bossa nova]. In 1962, Byrd collaborated with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Getz Stan Getz] on the album ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Samba Jazz Samba]'', a recording which brought bossa nova into the mainstream of North American music.

Byrd played [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerstyle_guitar fingerstyle] on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_guitar classical guitar].





==Contents==

 [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd# hide]] *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#Early_life 1 Early life]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#Career 2 Career]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#Personal_life 3 Personal life]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#Awards 4 Awards]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#Discography 5 Discography]

**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#As_sideman 5.1 As sideman]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#References 6 References]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#External_links 7 External links]





==Early life[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlie_Byrd&action=edit&section=1 edit]]==

Charlie Byrd was born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk,_Virginia Suffolk, Virginia], in 1925 and grew up in the town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuckatuck,_Virginia Chuckatuck, Virginia]. His father, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandolin mandolinist] and guitarist, taught him how to play the acoustic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_guitar steel guitar] at age 10. Byrd had three brothers, Oscar, Jack, and Joe, who was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upright_bass bass] player. In 1942 Byrd entered the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Polytechnic_Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute] and played in the school orchestra. In 1943 he was drafted into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army United States Army] for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II], saw combat, then was stationed in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris Paris] in 1945 where he played in an Army Special Services band.

After the war, Byrd returned to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States] and went to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York New York], where he studied composition and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_theory jazz theory] at the Harnett National Music School in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan,_New_York Manhattan, New York]. During this time he began playing a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_guitar classical guitar]. After moving to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. Washington, D.C.] in 1950, he studied [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_guitar classical guitar] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophocles_Papas Sophocles Papas] for several years. In 1954 he became a pupil of the Spanish classical guitarist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Segovia Andrés Segovia] and spent time studying in Italy with Segovia.

Byrd's greatest influence was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people gypsy] guitarist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt Django Reinhardt], who he saw perform in Paris.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-1 [1]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-Salon.com-2 [2]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-3 [3]]

==Career[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlie_Byrd&action=edit&section=2 edit]]==

In 1957 Byrd met [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_bassist double bassist] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keter_Betts Keter Betts] in a Washington, D.C., club called the Vineyard. The two began doing gigs together, and by October they were frequently performing at a club called the Showboat. In 1959 the pair joined [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Herman Woody Herman]'s band and toured [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe] for 3 weeks as part of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_State_Department State Department]-sponsored "goodwill" tour. The other members of the band were [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Guaraldi Vince Guaraldi], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Harris_(musician) Bill Harris], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Adderley Nat Adderley] and drummer Jimmy Campbell.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-Price.2C_Suzi-4 [4]] Byrd also led his own groups that sometimes featured his brother Joe. Byrd was also active as a teacher in the late 1950s; he trained several guitar students at his home in D.C., each being required to 'audition' for him, before he decided if they had potential enough to warrant his input.

Byrd was first introduced to Brazilian music by his friend, radio host [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Grant Felix Grant], who had established contacts in Brazil in the late 1950s, and who was well-known there by 1960, due to the efforts of Brazilian radio broadcaster Paulo Santos. Following a spring 1961 diplomatic tour of South America (including Brazil) for the State Department, Byrd returned home and met with[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Getz Stan Getz] at the Showboat Lounge. Byrd invited Getz back to his home to listen to some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossa_nova bossa nova] recordings by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Gilberto João Gilberto] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Carlos_Jobim Antonio Carlos Jobim] which he had brought back. Getz liked what he heard and the two decided that they wanted to make a record album of the songs. The task of creating an authentic sound, however, proved much more challenging than either had anticipated.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-Gelly.2C_Dave-5 [5]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-Roberts.2C_John_Storm-6 [6]]

Getz convinced [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creed_Taylor Creed Taylor] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verve_Records Verve Records] to produce the album, and Byrd and he assembled a group of musicians they both knew to create the recordings. These early sessions did not turn out to either man's liking, so Byrd gathered a group of musicians that had been to Brazil with him previously and practiced with them in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. Washington, D.C.] until he felt they were ready to record. The group included his brother Gene Byrd, as well as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keter_Betts Keter Betts], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Frank_Reichenbach_Sr. Bill Reichenbach] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Deppenschmidt Buddy Deppenschmidt]. Bill and Buddy were both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drummers drummers], and the combination made it easier to achieve authentic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba samba] rhythms. Finally the group was deemed ready and Getz and Taylor arrived in Washington D.C. on February 13, 1962. They recorded in a building adjacent to All Souls [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarianism Unitarian] Church because of the building's excellent acoustics.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-Gelly.2C_Dave-5 [5]]

The recordings were released in April 1962 as the album ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Samba Jazz Samba]'', and by September the recording had entered ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine) Billboard]'''s pop album chart. By March of the following year the album had moved all the way to number one, igniting a[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossa_nova bossa nova] craze in the American jazz community as a result. It should be noted that the term bossa nova did not become used in reference to the music until later. The album remained on the charts for seventy weeks, and Getz soon beat [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coltrane John Coltrane] in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_Beat Down Beat] poll. One of the album's most popular tunes was a Jobim hit, titled "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desafinado Desafinado]".[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-Gelly.2C_Dave-5 [5]]

Following the Success of ''Jazz Samba'', Byrd was contracted to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverside_Records Riverside Records] which rereleased six of his albums recorded for the small Offbeat label, a subsidiary of Washington records.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-7 [7]]

In 1963, Byrd did a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe European] tour with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_McCann Les McCann] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoot_Sims Zoot Sims], among others.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-Doerschuk.2C_Robert_L.-8 [8]] Either in 1964 or 1965, Byrd appeared at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Jazz_Festival Newport Jazz Festival] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal_Church_in_the_United_States_of_America Episcopal] priest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Boyd Malcolm Boyd], accompanying prayers from his book ''Are You Running With Me Jesus?'' with guitar.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-Boyd.2C_Malcolm-9 [9]] In 1967 Byrd brought a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawsuit lawsuit] against Stan Getz and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGM MGM], contending that he was unfairly paid for his contributions to the 1962 album ''Jazz Samba''. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury jury] agreed with Byrd and awarded him half of all royalties from the album.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-Holley.2C_Joe-10 [10]]

His earliest trios included bassist Keeter Betts and drummers Buddy Deppinschmidt and Bertel Knox. In the early 1960s Betts joined [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald] and Byrd's brother Gene H. (Joe) Byrd became bassist for the group. Joe Byrd played with his brother until Charlie Byrd's death in 1999 of cancer. Byrd's trios also included drummers Billy Reichenbach for over ten years, Wayne Phillips for several years and for the last 19 years [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Redd Chuck Redd].

In 1967, or more likely 1968, his quartet was on a state department tour in Asia, which included Katmandu, Nepal. Upon invitation by the pastor, that stop included him playing both Bach and a spiritual at the worship service of the (International) Protestant Congregation on Sunday morning.

In 1973 Byrd moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland Annapolis, Maryland], and in September of that year he recorded an interesting album with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Tjader Cal Tjader] titled ''Tambú'', the only recording the two would make together.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-Yanow.2C_Scott-11 [11]] That same year Byrd joined guitarists [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Ellis Herb Ellis] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Kessel Barney Kessel] and formed the Great Guitars group, which also included [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drummer drummer] Johnny Rae.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-Yanow.2C_Scott-11 [11]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-Sallis.2C_James-12 [12]] Byrd collaborated with Venezuelan pianist and composer Maestro Aldemaro Romero on the album ''Onda Nueva/The New Wave''.

From 1980 through 1996, he released several of his arrangements to the jazz and classical guitar community through Guitarist's Forum (gfmusic.com) including ''Charlie Byrd's Christmas Guitar Solos,'' ''Mozart: Seven Waltzes For Classical Guitar'', and ''The Charlie Byrd Library'' featuring the music of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gershwin George Gershwin] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Berlin Irving Berlin]. He also collaborated with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis_Brass_Quintet Annapolis Brass Quintet] in the late 1980s, appearing with them in over 50 concerts across the United States and releasing two albums.

A jazz supper club in Georgetown, DC also bore his name, "Charlie's". When he died, he was "at home" in the King of France Tavern of the Maryland Inn.

Upon his death, a scholarship was endowed in his name at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peabody_Conservatory Peabody Conservatory] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_University Johns Hopkins University].

Byrd played for several years at a jazz club in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Spring,_Maryland Silver Spring, Maryland], called The Showboat II which was owned and managed by his manager, Peter Lambros. He was also home-based at the King of France Tavern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightclub nightclub] at the Maryland Inn in Annapolis from 1973 until his death in 1999. In 1992 the book "Jazz Cooks"—by Bob Young and Al Stankus—was published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang, a compilation of recipes that include a few recipes from Byrd.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-13 [13]]He also authored the 1973 publication ''Charlie Byrd's Melodic Method for Guitar''.

==Personal life[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlie_Byrd&action=edit&section=3 edit]]==

Byrd was married to Rebecca Byrd, and has two daughters from previous marriages, Carol Rose of Charlotte, NC, and Charlotte Byrd of Crownsville, MD. He loved [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailboating sailboating], and owned a twenty-six foot boat called "I'm Hip" that he sailed to various parts of the world. Charlie Byrd died of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer lung cancer] on December 2, 1999 at his home in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland Annapolis, Maryland].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd#cite_note-Jazz_legend_Byrd_dies-14 [14]]

==Awards[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlie_Byrd&action=edit&section=4 edit]]==

*1999 - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight Knighted] by the government of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil Brazil] as a Knight of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Branco Rio Branco]

*1997 - deemed a "Maryland Art Treasure" by the Community Arts Alliance of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland Maryland]

==Discography[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlie_Byrd&action=edit&section=5 edit]]==

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!Title

!Recorded

!Remarks

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''First Flight''

|1957

|Compilation from 'Jazz Recital' (tracks 1-10) and 'Blues For Night People' (tracks 11-17)

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Jazz Recital''

|1957

|February 4, 1957

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Blues for Night People''

|1957

|August 4, 1957; Same as 'Midnight Guitar' with slight difference in the 1st track

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Midnight Guitar''

|1957

|Same as 'Blues for Night People' with slight difference in the 1st track

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byrd%27s_Word! Byrd's Word!]''

|1958

|Offbeat / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverside_Records Riverside Records]

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byrd_in_the_Wind Byrd in the Wind]''

|1959

|Offbeat / Riverside

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Guitar_(album) Mr. Guitar]''

|1959

|Offbeat / Riverside

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guitar_Artistry_of_Charlie_Byrd The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd]''

|1960

|Offbeat / Riverside

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Byrd_at_the_Village_Vanguard Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard]''

|1961

|Offbeat / Riverside

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Sonata Blues Sonata]''

|1961

|Offbeat / Riverside

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Samba Jazz Samba]''

|1962

|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verve_Records Verve] - with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Getz Stan Getz]

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Impressions Latin Impressions]''

|1962

|Riverside

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossa_Nova_Pelos_Passaros Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros]''

|1962

|Riverside

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_More!_Charlie_Byrd%27s_Bossa_Nova Once More! Charlie Byrd's Bossa Nova]''

|1963

|Riverside

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guitar/Guitar&action=edit&redlink=1 Guitar/Guitar]''

|1963

|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Records Columbia] - with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Ellis Herb Ellis]

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byrd_at_the_Gate Byrd at the Gate]''

|1963

|Riverside

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byrd_Song Byrd Song]''

|1964

|Riverside

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Brazilian Byrd''

|1965

|Columbia

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Travellin' Man''

|1965

|Columbia

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''The Touch of Gold''

|1965

|Columbia

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Solo Flight''

|1965

|Riverside

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Byrdland''

|1966

|Columbia CS 9392/CL 2592

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Hollywood Byrd''

|1967

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''More Brazilian Byrd''

|1967

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Christmas Carols for Solo Guitar''

|1967

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Music for "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heitor_Villa-Lobos Villa Lobos]"''

|1967

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Delicately''

|1968

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Hit Trip''

|1968

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''The Great Byrd''

|1969

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Byrd Man''

|1969

|

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Let Go''

|1970

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''For All We Know''

|1971

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''The Stroke of Genius''

|1971

|

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Crystal Silence''

|1973

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''The World of Charlie Byrd''

|1973

|double album

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''The New Wave (La Onda Nueva)''

|1974

|In collaboration with Venezuelan [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldemaro_Romero Aldemaro Romero]. Label: Columbia Records

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Byrd by the Sea''

|1974

|live

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Great Guitars''

|1975

|live w/ Barney Kessel & Herb Ellis

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Top Hat''

|1975

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Great Guitars 2''

|1976

|live w/ Barney Kessel & Herb Ellis

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Charlie Byrd Swings Downtown''

|1976

|live

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Charlie Byrd''

|1977

|Direct to Disc Recording

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Bluebyrd''

|1979

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Sugarloaf Suite''

|1980

|recorded live at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord_Jazz_Festival Concord Jazz Festival], Concord CA, in August 1979

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Great Guitars at the Winery''

|1980

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Brazilville''

|1981

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Brazilian Soul''

|1981–1983

|with Laurindo Almeida

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Latin Odyssey''

|1981–1983

|with Laurindo Almeida

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Charlie Byrd Christmas Album''

|1982

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Isn't It Romantic''

|1984

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Tango''

|1985

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Byrd and Brass''

|1986

|w/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis_Brass_Quintet Annapolis Brass Quintet]

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''It's a Wonderful World''

|1988

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Christmas With Byrd and Brass''

|1989

|w/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis_Brass_Quintet Annapolis Brass Quintet]

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Great Guitars: Straight Tracks''

|1991

|w/ Herb Ellis & Barney Kessel

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Tambu''

|1992

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Rise and Shine''

|1992

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''The Washington Guitar Quintet''

|1992

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Music to Dine By''

|1993

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Aquarelle''

|1993

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''I've Got the World on a String''

|1994

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Moments Like This''

|1994

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Jazz & Samba''

|1995

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Du Hot Club De Concord''

|1995

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Live At Music Room''

|1996

|live

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Return of the Great Guitars''

|1996

|live w/ Herb Ellis & Mundell Lowe

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Au Courant''

|1997

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''My Inspiration: Music of Brazil''

|1999

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''For Louis''

|2000

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Charlie Byrd''

|2000

|Label: Delta

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Byrd in the Wind''

|2002

|Riverside

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Charlie Byrd Plays Jobim''

|2002

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Bamba Samba Bossa Nova''

|2005

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Aquarius''

|2005

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Byrd at the Gate: Charlie Byrd Trio at the Village Gate''

|2005

|Extended CD Release, live

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Everybody's Doin' the Bossa Nova''

|2005

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Great Guitars Concord Jazz''

|2005

|label: Concord Jazz, live

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Let Go''

|2005

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Lodovico Roncalli Suites''

|2005

| -

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''Music of the Brazilian Masters''

|2005

|with Laurindo Almeida and Carlos Barbosa-Lima

|- align="center"

| align="left"|''World of Charlie Byrd''

|2005

| -

|}

===As sideman[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlie_Byrd&action=edit&section=6 edit]]===

'''With [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Clayton Buck Clayton] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Gwaltney Tommy Gwaltney]'s Kansas City 9'''

*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goin%27_to_Kansas_City Goin' to Kansas City]'' (Riverside, 1960)

[[Category:1925 births]]

[[Category:1999 deaths]]