Sketches Of Brazil - Music Of Villa-Lobos
Album Summary
Released in 1968 on the Smithsonian Folkways label, this album features guitarist Charlie Byrd performing interpretations of compositions by Brazilian modernist composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. The recording showcases Byrd's classical guitar technique applied to Villa-Lobos's sophisticated Brazilian works.
Reception
- The album received critical acclaim for Byrd's refined interpretations of Villa-Lobos's complex compositions.
Significance
- The album represents an important bridge between classical guitar tradition and Brazilian music, introducing Villa-Lobos's work to American audiences through Byrd's artistry.
- Released during the height of bossa nova's influence, it demonstrated the depth and sophistication of Brazilian compositional traditions beyond popular song forms.
Legacy
- The album contributed to Charlie Byrd's recognition as a master interpreter of Brazilian and Latin American classical guitar music.
Tracklist
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A1 Prelude #1 4:20
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A2 Prelude #2 2:54
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A3 Prelude #3 2:40
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A4 Prelude #4 2:49
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A5 Prelude #5 3:00
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B1 Etude #1 2:02
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B2 Etude #5 3:17
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B3 Etude #7 2:38
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B4 Etude #8 2:20
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B5 Etude #11 3:31
Total Runtime: 29:31
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An Anthology of Guitar Music — The Sixteenth Century (1958)
Moody Woody (1958)
Mr. Guitar (1959)
Blues Sonata (1961)
Guitar/Guitar (1963)
Charlie Byrd's Bossa Nova Once More! (1963)
Travellin' Man (1965)
Brazilian Byrd (1966)
Byrdland (1966)
Christmas Carols for Solo Guitar (1967)
More Brazilian Byrd (1967)
Sketches Of Brazil (Music Of Villa-Lobos) (1968)
Hit Trip (1968)
The Great Byrd (1968)
Delicately "The Stroke Of Genius" (1968)
Onda Nueva: The New Wave (1972)
Crystal Silence (1973)
Tambu (1974)
Top Hat (1975)
Swings Downtown (1976)
Encores At The Maryland Inn (1976)
Direct to Disc (1977)
Charlie Byrd (1977)
Bluebyrd (1979)
The Charlie Byrd Christmas Album (1982)
Latin Odyssey (1983)
Tango (1985)
Brazilian Soul (1990)
Blue Bird (1991)
Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros (1992)
Charlie Byrd & The Washington Guitar Quintet (1992)
Brazilian Byrd - Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim (1994)
Moments Like This (1994)
The Return of the Great Guitars (1996)
Classical Byrd (1997)
The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd (1997)
My Inspiration (1999)
Java Jazz: Brazilian Blend (1999)
Byrd's Word! (2000)
For Louis (2000)
Byrd Song (2003)
Solo Flight (2003)