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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Charlie Byrd - 1962 - Byrd's Word!

Tracklist: 

1. "Byrd's Word" – 5:32
2. "Blue Turning Grey Over You" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 2:55
3. "Bobby in Bassoonville" – 4:26
4. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 4:20
5. "Tri-X" – 4:29
6. "Conversation Piece" (Charlie Byrd, Keter Betts) – 3:36
7. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 4:14
8. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson, Razaf) – 3:21
9. "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday) – 3:27
10. "Buck's Hill" – 4:37

Charlie Byrd – guitar
Bobby Felder – valve trombone (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10)
Kenneth Pasmanick – bassoon (track 3)
Buck Hill – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 5, 7 & 10)
T. Carson (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10), Charlie Schneer (track 8) – piano
Keter Betts – bass, cello (tracks 1, 3–8 & 10)
Eddie Phyfe (tracks 4, 6 & 8) Bertell Knox (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10) – drums
Ginny Byrd – vocals (tracks 2 & 9)

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