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

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "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 Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

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

References

  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.
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