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.
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | February 7, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | SteepleChase | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
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| Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen chronology | ||||
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Reception
editThe 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]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Charlie Parker except as indicated
- "Moose the Mooche" - 6:26
- "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:42
- "Ornithology" (Benny Harris, Parker) - 5:45
- "Billie's Bounce" - 5:24
- "Yardbird Suite" - 4:38
- "Blues for Alice" - 5:48
- "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 5:54
- "Confirmation" - 5:43
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ SteepleChase Records catalog Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 23, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed September 23, 2010
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 179. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1290. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.