Solo Flight (Charlie Byrd album)

Solo Flight is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded in 1964 and released on the Riverside label.[1]

Solo Flight
Studio album by Charlie Byrd
Released	1964
Recorded	1964 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:24
Label	Riverside RLP 498
Charlie Byrd chronology
Byrd Song (1964) Solo Flight (1964) Brazilian Byrd (1965)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Many fans of more progressive jazz will find this all a bit conservative, but Byrd fans happily note that his best work has a timeless quality. Solo Flight easily fits into that category.[2]

Track listing

1. "Am I Blue?" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) - 2:42
2. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 3:46
3. "The House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional) - 3:28
4. "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 3:26
5. "You Took Advantage of Me" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:25
6. "Li'l Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) - 2:40
7. "Tears" (Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt) - 3:21
8. "Nocturne" (Franz Liszt) - 3:45
9. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) - 2:40
10. "Blue Mobile" (Charlie Byrd) - 3:53
11. "Sweet Sue, Just You" (Will J. Harris, Victor Young) - 1:18

Personnel

• Charlie Byrd - guitar

References

1. Riverside Records discography accessed November 1, 2012
2. Lankford, Jr., R. D Allmusic Review accessed November 1, 2012