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Solo Flight (Charlie Byrd album)
2026-11-15 10:35:40 · Cedar Herald Index
Solo Flight is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded in 1964 and released on the Riverside label.
Reception
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.

Track listing
"Am I Blue?" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) - 2:42
"Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 3:46
"The House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional) - 3:28
"Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 3:26
"You Took Advantage of Me" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:25
"Li'l Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) - 2:40
"Tears" (Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt) - 3:21
"Nocturne" (Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt) - 3:45
"Satin Doll" (Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) - 2:40
"Blue Mobile" (Charlie Byrd) - 3:53
"Sweet Sue, Just You" (Will J. Harris, Victor Young) - 1:18
Personnel
Charlie Byrd - guitar
References
1964 albums
Charlie Byrd albums
Riverside Records albums
