Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard

Charlie Byrd at the Village Vanguard is a live album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1961 and released on the Riverside label in 1963.

[1] The album was first released on the Washington Records Offbeat imprint but only received limited distribution prior to Byrd signing with Riverside.

[2] Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The direction is clear; Byrd was about to open the door to bossa nova, and you can hear him inching up to the starting gate here".

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