The Great Byrd - Charlie Byrd

Don't Have To Take It

The Great Byrd

Charlie Byrd

Featuring Wichita Lineman

Produced, Arranged and Conducted by Teo Macero

Cover Design: Ron Coro

Engineering: Stan Tonkel, John Guerriere, Arthur Kendy

Columbia Records CS 9747
1968

**Happy Together

  *Who Is Gonna Love Me

**Lullaby From "Rosemary's Baby

        Teo Macero - Conductor
        Charlie Byrd - Guitar
        Mario Darpino - Flute

        Chuck Rainey - Fender Bass
        Bernard Purdie - Drums
        Paul Griffin - Organ and Piano
      *Specs Powell - Percussion
    **Bobby Rosengarden - Percussion

        Vinnie Bell - Electric Guitar

  Wichita Lineman
  For Once In My Life
*Those Were The Days
   Scarborough Fair / Canticle
*Hey Jude
  Abraham Martin And John
* I'll Never Fall In Love Again

       Teo Macero - Conductor
       Charlie Byrd - Guitar
       Mario Darpino - Flute
       Bernard Purdie - Drums

       Bobby Rosengarden - percussion

       Vinnie Bell - Electric Guitar
       Herbie Hancock - Piano & Electric Piano
       Romeo Penque - Flute, Alto Flute, English Horn, Piccolo, Recorder
       Joe Mack - Fender Bass
     *Bobby Rosengarden - drums

     *Phil Kraus, percussion

I Don't Have To Take It

      Charlie Byrd - Guitar

      Bobby Rosengarden - Percussion

      Chuck Rainey - Fender Bass

      Paul Griffin - Piano & organ
      Vinnie Bell -Electric Guitar

      Mario Darpino Flute
      Bernard Purdie - Drum

From the back cover: The grooves of this record are fairly bulging with beautiful music. Charlie Byrd has selected the out- standing melodies of today (and we daresay tomorrow) and created a truly unique recording. Now, this is hardly unusual for any Byrd album, whether he be playing classical guitar or wailing with his own swinging group.

Believe it or not, this is still another bag for this multi-faceted virtuoso. There seems to be nothing in music he cannot do. Here he has added instruments like the electric guitar, the Fender bass, the electric piano, the organ, for the ultimate in contemporary sound. (Charlie's mandolins on Those Were the Days makes it!) At the same time, he utilizes the flute, English horn and recorder where he wishes a sweet and delicate chamber music sound-but it's a long way from longhair. (Yes, kids, you can trust someone over thirty to handle your favorites-if his name is Charlie Byrd.)

Of course, the songs need no introduction-but, the distinctive new sounds of Charlie Byrd might need a bit. (See above!) At any rate, it's a subtly rocking Byrd here-listen to him. It's a brand-new thing.

Wichita Lineman
For Once In My Life
Those Were The Days
Scaborough Fair / Canticle
Hey Jude
Abraham, Marting and John
I'll Never Fall In Love Again (from "Promises, Promises)
Lullaby from "Rosemary's Baby
I Don't Have To Take It
Who Is Gonna Love Me