Charlie Byrd Discography & Songs
Album
1957 Jazz Recital
1957 Blues for Night People
- 1 First Show
- 2 2.00 A.M.
- 3 4 O'Clock Funk
- 4 Blues My Naughtie Sweetie Taught Me
- 5 Blue Prelude
- 6 This Can't Be Love
- 7 Jive at Five
1958 An Anthology of Guitar Music — The Sixteenth Century
- 1 Dos sonetos (Two Sonatas)
- 2 Diferencias sobre "Guardance las vacas" (Variations on Guard My Cows)
- 3 Dos pavanas (Two Pavanes)
- 4 Tres fantasias (Three Fantasias)
- 5 Diferencias sobre el conde claros (Variations of Conde Claros)
- 6 Gallarda
- 7 Fantasia que contrahaze la harpa en la manera de Luduvico (Fantasy in the Manner of Luduvico)
- 8 Pavana y villanesca (Pavane and Villanesca)
- 9 Diferencias sobre "Guardance las vacas" (Variations on Guard My Cows)
- 10 Cancion del emperador (Song of the Emperor)
- 11 Baxa de contrapunta (Dance in Counterpoint)
1959 Mr. Guitar
1962 Jazz Samba
- 1 Desafinado
- 2 Samba Dees Days
- 3 O pato
- 4 Samba triste
- 5 Samba de uma nota só
- 6 É luxo só
- 7 Baia
1963 Guitar/Guitar
- 1 Se Todos Fossem Iquais a Voce
- 2 Chung King
- 3 Carolina in the Morning
- 4 Three Quarter Blues
- 5 Take Care of Yourself
- 6 St. Louis Blues
- 7 Jazz 'n' Samba
- 8 Oh, Lady Be Good
- 9 Things Ain't What They Used to Be
- 10 A Hundred Years From Today
- 11 Bluesette
1965 Travellin' Man
- 1 Mama I'll Be Home Someday
- 2 Medley: The Folks Who Lives on the Hill; Yesterdays
- 3 Blues for Felix
- 4 U.M.M.G.
- 5 I Hear a Rhapsody
- 6 In the Name of Love
- 7 I Will Wait for You
- 8 Do I Hear a Waltz?
- 9 Travellin' Man
- 10 Nuages
- 11 Squeeze Me
1966 Brazilian Byrd
- 1 Corcovado
- 2 Jazz 'n' Samba (So Danco Samba)
- 3 That Look You Wear (Êste Seu Olhar)
- 4 The Girl From Ipanema
- 5 Samba do Aviao (Song Of The Jet)
- 6 Engano
- 7 O Amor E Paz
- 8 Dindi
- 9 Cancao do Amor Demais
- 10 As Praias Desertas
- 11 Samba Torto
- 12 Someone to Light Up My Life (Se Todos Fossem Iquais A Você)
1966 Byrdland
- 1 Meditation
- 2 Girl
- 3 Samba de Orpheus
- 4 I'll Be Around
- 5 Work Song
- 6 Blues for China
- 7 Arabesque
- 8 Theme From 'Mr. Lucky'
- 9 It's So Peaceful in the Countr
- 10 Manha de Carnaval
- 11 Tomorrow Belongs to Me
1967 Christmas Carols for Solo Guitar
- 1 O Holy Night
- 2 The Bells of Bethlehem
- 3 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- 4 Silent Night, Holy Night
- 5 Do You Hear What I Hear
- 6 Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
- 7 Joy to the World
- 8 What Child Is This
- 9 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- 10 Coventry Carol
- 11 Good King Wenceslas
- 12 The First Noel
- 13 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
- 14 We Three Kings
1967 More Brazilian Byrd
- 1 One Note Samba
- 2 Weekend in Guaruja
- 3 Little Boat
- 4 Pretty Butterfly
- 5 Berimbau
- 6 Agua De Beber
- 7 Jequibau
- 8 How Insensitive
- 9 Esperando o Sol
- 10 Felicidade
- 11 Foi a Saudade
1968 Hit Trip
- 1 Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)
- 2 Wait Until After Dark (From "Wait Until After Dark")
- 3 Talk To The Animals (From "Doctor Dolittle")
- 4 Live For Life (Vivre Pour Vivre) (From "Live For Life")
- 5 The Look Of Love (From "Casino Royale")
- 6 Shiny Stockings
- 7 Up, Up And Away
- 8 A Man And A Woman
- 9 Sunny
- 10 Barefoot In The Park (From "Barefoot In The Park")
- 11 If I Were A Rich Man (From "Fiddler On The Roof")
1968 The Great Byrd
- 1 Wichita Lineman
- 2 For Once in My Life
- 3 Those Were the Days
- 4 Scarborough Fair Canticle
- 5 Happy Together
- 6 Hey Jude
- 7 Abraham Martin and John
- 8 I'll Never Fall in Love Again
- 9 Lullaby From Rosemary' S Baby
- 10 I Don't Have to Take It
- 11 Who Is Gonna Love Me
1972 Onda Nueva - The New Wave
- 1 Tonta, gafa y boba (You Get Me Crazy)
- 2 Anauco (It Never Ends)
- 3 Lo que el mundo necesita ahora es amor (What the world needs now is love)
- 4 Sueno de una nina grande
- 5 Moliendo cafe
- 6 Romance
- 7 El gavilan
- 8 Pajarillo en onda nueva
- 9 Tema de amor (Pray for Me, I'm in Love)
- 10 El catire
- 11 Carretera
1973 Crystal Silence
- 1 500 Miles High
- 2 We've Only Just Begun
- 3 Crystal Silence
- 4 Evil Ways
- 5 Southern Cross
- 6 La Primera Palabra
- 7 For Big John
- 8 Song for Autumn
- 9 Balada Par El
1974 Tambu
- 1 Tambu (Tombo in 7/4)
- 2 Tereza My Love
- 3 Black Narcissus
- 4 Sad Eyes
- 5 My Cherie Amour
- 6 San Francisco River
- 7 Samba de Oneida
- 8 Don't Lend Your Guitar to Anyone
1975 Top Hat
- 1 Some Time Ago
- 2 Lonely Town
- 3 Blame It on My Youth
- 4 Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
- 5 Agua de Beber
- 6 Feel Like Making Love
- 7 I See Your Face Before Me
- 8 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
1976 Swings Downtown
- 1 Solace
- 2 Alexander's Ragtime Band
- 3 Triste
- 4 Limehouse Blues
- 5 I Only Have Eyes for You
- 6 Star Dust
- 7 Swing 59
- 8 Hey Jude
- 9 Feelings
- 10 I Write the Songs
1977 Direct To Disc
- 1 Moliendo Café
- 2 Old Hymn
- 3 At Seventeen
- 4 Swing 39
- 5 It's All Clear to Me Now
1979 Bluebyrd
1982 The Charlie Byrd Christmas Album
- 1 O Come All Ye Faithful
- 2 Deck the Halls
- 3 Mistletoe and Holly
- 4 Lully, Lullay
- 5 What Child Is This?
- 6 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- 7 The Christmas Song
- 8 Coventry Carol
- 9 Silent Night
- 10 Good King Wenceslas
- 11 The First Noel
- 12 In the Bleak Mid-Winter
- 13 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
- 14 Oh Christmas Tree
- 15 White Christmas
- 16 Angels We Have Heard on High
- 17 The Holly and the Ivy
- 18 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
1983 Latin Odyssey
- 1 Memory (From 'Cats')
- 2 Zum and Resureccion del Angel
- 3 El Niño (The Child)
- 4 Gitanerias
- 5 Adiós
- 6 El Gavilán
- 7 Estrellita (Little Star)
- 8 Turbilhao de Beijos (Turbulent Kisses)
- 9 Intermezzo Malinconico
1985 Tango
- 1 Orchids in the Moonlight
- 2 Blue Tango
- 3 Jalousie
- 4 Los Enamorados
- 5 La Rosita
- 6 Tango Alegre
- 7 La Cumparsita
- 8 Adios Muchachos
- 9 The Moon Was Yellow
- 10 Hernando's Hideaway
- 11 Tanguero
1990 Brazilian Soul
- 1 Carioca
- 2 Naquele Tempo
- 3 Cochichando
- 4 Luperce
- 5 Famoso
- 6 Choro II
- 7 Brazilian Soul
- 8 Stone Flower
- 9 For Jeff
- 10 Don't Cry For Me Argentina
1991 Blue Bird
1992 Charlie Byrd & The Washington Guitar Quintet
- 1 Sarambeque
- 2 Espanoleta De Camara
- 3 Django
- 4 Swing 39
- 5 Derradeira Primavera
- 6 Correnteza
- 7 Tears
- 8 El Noy De La Mare
- 9 Nuages
- 10 Concierto De Aranjuez, Spain
- 11 Ashokan Farewell
- 12 Easy to Love
- 13 I'm a Stranger Here Myself
- 14 Speak Low
- 15 Cavatina
1996 The Return Of The Great Guitars
- 1 Things Ain't What They Used to Be
- 2 When Lights Are Low
- 3 A Smooth One
- 4 My Funny Valentine
- 5 The Lady in Red
- 6 Soft Winds
- 7 Bernie's Tune
- 8 I Remember You
- 9 Waltz for Wes
- 10 Seven Come Eleven
- 11 Billy Bean!
- 12 Nigh Roby Get-A-Way
- 13 On the Trail
1997 The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd
1997 Classical Byrd
- 1 Dos Sonetos (5:03)
- 2 Differencias Sobre (6:18)
- 3 Tres Pavanas (1:44)
- 4 Diferncias Sobre El Conde Claros (3:15)
- 5 Gallarda (1:40)
- 6 Fantasia Que Contra Hace La Harpa (2:35)
- 7 Pavane Y Villanesca (4:16)
- 8 Diferencias Sobre (4:23)
- 9 Canción del Emperador (1:23)
- 10 Baxa De Contrapunta (10:32)
- 11 Suite No. 1 In G Major (10:32)
- 12 Suite No. 2 In E Minor (9:59)
- 13 Suite No. 3 In E Minor (9:57)
- 14 Suite No. 4 In D Major (10:00)
1999 My Inspiration
- 1 Meninha Flor
- 2 Desafinada
- 3 My Inspiration
- 4 Fotografia
- 5 Agua De Beber
- 6 Esperanca Perdida
- 7 Violao Quebrada
- 8 So Danco Samba
- 9 Someone to Light up My Life
- 10 Do Dia Pra Noite
- 11 Freddie's Tune
- 12 A Carol for All Seasons
1999 Java Jazz: Brazilian Blend
- 1 Sunrise
- 2 Nova Nice
- 3 Bella
- 4 Black Out
- 5 After All
- 6 Carenia
- 7 El Ontono
- 8 Lambada Suave Savor
- 9 Around the Bend
- 10 "E" Samba
2000 For Louis
2000 Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros
- 1 Yvone
- 2 Um abraço no bonfá (A Salute to Bonfá)
- 3 Meditação (Meditation)
- 4 Você e eu (You and I)
- 5 Coisa mais linda (A Most Beautiful Thing)
- 6 O barquinho (Little Boat)
- 7 Desafinado (Slightly Out of Tune)
- 8 Samba Triste
- 9 Bim Bom
- 10 Hô-bá-lá-lá
- 11 Ela me deixou (She Has Gone)
- 12 O pássaro (The Bird)
- 13 Outra vez (Once More)
- 14 Presente de natal (Christmas Present)
- 15 How Insensitive (Insensatez)
- 16 Three Note Samba
- 17 Samda da minha terra (Samba of My Country)
- 18 Limehouse Blues
2000 Byrd's Word!
2001 Blues Sonata
- 1 Polonaise pour Pietro
- 2 Ballad in B Minor
- 3 Scherzo for an Old Shoe
- 4 Alexander's Ragtime Band
- 5 Jordu
- 6 That Old Devil Called Love
- 7 Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
2003 Byrd Song
2003 Solo Flight
- 1 Am I Blue
- 2 Easy Living
- 3 House of the Rising Sun
- 4 Mood Indigo
- 5 You Took Advantage Of Me
- 6 Li'l Darlin'
- 7 Tears
- 8 Nocturne
- 9 Satin Doll
- 10 Blue Mobile
- 11 Sweet Sue (Just You)
-- Aquarelle
- 1 Concerto Grosso
- 2 Canta Mais
- 3 In a Mist
- 4 'S Wonderful
- 5 The Man I Love
- 6 I Got Rhythm
- 7 Quintet
- 8 Los Angeles Suite - North Hollywood
- 9 LA Suite - Sunset Blvd.
- 10 LA Suite - Latin Quarters
- 11 LA Suite - San Fernando Mission
- 12 LA Suite - Bevery Hills
- 13 LA Suite - Harbor Freeway
- 14 In the Dark
- 15 Modinha
- 16 Candlelights
-- Bossa Nova Guitarra Jubileu
- 1 Samba triste
- 2 Chanson d'hiver
- 3 Garota de Ipanema
- 4 Euridice
- 5 Deve ser amor
- 6 Bachiana
- 7 Choro para metronome
- 8 Berceuse a Jussara
- 9 Adagio
- 10 Berimbau
- 11 Samba en preludio
- 12 Prelude
- 13 Manhã de Carnival
- 14 Um abraço no Bonfá
-- Jazz 'n' Samba
- 1 Limehouse Blues
- 2 Take Care of Yourself
- 3 Jazz 'n' Samba
- 4 A Man and a Woman
- 5 Sweet Georgia Brown
- 6 Chung King
- 7 Bluesette
- 8 When Your Lover has Gone
- 9 Someone to Light Up My Life
- 10 Willow Weep for Me
- 11 Danza No. 5
- 12 Carolina in the Morning
- 13 One Note Samba
- 14 Things Ain't What they Used to Be
- 15 Oh, Lady be Good
- 16 It Don't Mean a Thing
-- The Savoy Recordings
Single
1990 The Girl From Ipanema
