Today, the name of Charlie Byrd (1925-1999) remains synonymous with jazz guitar and moreover, with the soft sounds of Brazil’s bossa nova, which he helped bring into the mainstream of American popular culture.  Cherry Red’s El Records imprint has recently celebrated a key decade in Byrd’s career with a fun new compilation.  Sixties Byrd draws on eight albums from the prolific artist originally released on Columbia Records between 1965 and 1969, all produced by Teo Macero (Bitches Brew, Time Out).  This 24-song collection features Byrd’s soft takes on some of the decade’s…