Some Eessential Recordings
Albums
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The Guitar Styles of Charlie Byrd (1957)
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Jazz Samba (with Stan Getz) (1962)
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Bossa Nova (1963)
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Charlie Byrd's Bossa Nova (1964)
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Brazilian Byrd (1964)
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The Charlie Byrd Trio (1965)
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Live at the Smithsonian (1977)
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The Great Guitars (with Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis) (1979)
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Soul of the Guitar (1983)
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A Portrait of Charlie Byrd (1989)
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Charlie Byrd Plays the Music of Brazil (1993)
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The Best of Charlie Byrd (1995)
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In Concert (1999)
Collaborations
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With Stan Getz
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Jazz Samba (1962)
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Big Band Bossa Nova (1963)
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With other notable musicians
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The Great Guitars with Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis (1979)
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Various live performances and festival appearances
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Notable Compilations
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Charlie Byrd: The Complete RCA Recordings (2001)
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Legends of Jazz: Charlie Byrd (2008)
Posthumous Releases
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Charlie Byrd: The Masterworks (2000)
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Live at the Library of Congress (2010)
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Jazz Samba is a bossa nova album by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd released by Verve Records in 1962. Jazz Samba signaled the beginning of the bossa nova craze in America. Stan Getz was the featured soloist and the tracks were arranged by Charlie Byrd, who had first heard bossa nova during a tour of Brazil in 1961.
Getz and Byrd were accompanied by two bassists: Keter Betts and Joe Byrd, Charlie Byrd's brother who also played guitar. They were joined by two drummers: Buddy Deppenschmidt and Bill Reichenbach. The album was recorded at All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, D.C., on February 13, 1962 and released in April of that year.
