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Looking at Bird

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Looking at Bird
Studio album by
Archie Shepp & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Released1981
RecordedFebruary 7, 1980
GenreJazz
LabelSteepleChase
ProducerNils Winther
Archie Shepp chronology
Trouble in Mind
(1980) 		Looking at Bird
(1981) 		Here Comes The Family
(1980)
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen chronology
Tivoli Gardens
(1979) 		Looking at Bird
(1980) 		Movability
(1981)

Looking at Bird is a studio album by the American jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp and the bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, containing performances recorded in 1980 and released on the Danish-based SteepleChase label.[1] The album consists of duets on compositions written by, or associated with, Charlie Parker.

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Archie Shepp pays tribute to Bird not by copying him, but by being creative and playing Parker's repertoire in his own sound. Recommended."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Charlie Parker except as indicated
  1. "Moose the Mooche" - 6:26
  2. "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:42
  3. "Ornithology" (Benny Harris, Parker) - 5:45
  4. "Billie's Bounce" - 5:24
  5. "Yardbird Suite" - 4:38
  6. "Blues for Alice" - 5:48
  7. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 5:54
  8. "Confirmation" - 5:43

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ SteepleChase Records catalog Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 23, 2010
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed September 23, 2010
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 179. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1290. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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