Charlie Byrd - Jazz 'n' Samba (1LP/coloured) (RSD25)Charlie Byrd is perhaps best known for his pivotal role in popularizing Brazilian bossa nova in the United States. A jazz guitarist, Byrd was notably impressive and most comfortable using his C. F. Martin classical guitar in the jazz idiom, with a finger technique he learned from Spanish classical master mentor Andrs Segovia. He was raised in a jazz family and was heavily influenced by legends like Django Reinhardt. Fame really took off for Byrd