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<i>Looking at Bird</i>

Looking at Bird

1981 studio album by Archie Shepp& Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

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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Reception

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]

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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. [1]
    SteepleChase Records catalog Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 23, 2010
  2. [2]
    Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed September 23, 2010
  3. [3]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1290. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. [4]
    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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