| Byrds's Word! | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Charlie Byrd |
| Cover: | Byrd's Word!.jpg |
| Released: | 1962 |
| Recorded: | 1958 |
| Studio: | Edgewood Recording Studios, Washington, D.C. |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 41:24 |
| Label: | Riverside |
| Producer: | Orrin Keepnews |
| Chronology: | Charlie Byrd |
| Prev Title: | Midnight Guitar |
| Prev Year: | 1957 |
| Next Title: | Byrd in the Wind |
| Next Year: | 1959 |
Byrd's Word! is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd with tracks recorded in 1958 and released on the Riverside label in 1962.[1] The album was first released on the Washington Records Offbeat imprint as Jazz at the Showboat[2]
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Byrd's Word! is an early Charlie Byrd recording that finds the guitarist in a variety of settings... Though there are really no bad cuts on the album, the content is so diverse – acoustic trios, electric guitar with brass, and acoustic guitar with vocals – that the album doesn't flow as a whole... The variety of material and styles gives the impression that Byrd was experimenting, but even so, his experimentation was conservative... Byrd's Word! may not be a great album, but it is certainly a good place to get a look at Byrd's early development".[3]
All compositions written by Bobby Felder except as indicated