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 .
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]
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
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Leader Archie Shepp – Bill Dixon Quartet (1962) The House I Live In (and Lars Gullin , 1963) Four for Trane (1964) Fire Music (1965) On This Night (1965) New Thing at Newport (split album with John Coltrane , 1965) Archie Shepp Live in San Francisco (1966) Mama Too Tight (1966) The Magic of Ju-Ju (1967) For Losers (1968–69) Kwanza (1968–69) The Way Ahead (1968) Archie Shepp & Philly Joe Jones (1969) Black Gipsy (1969) Blasé (1969) Live at the Pan-African Festival (1969) Pitchin Can (1969–70) Poem for Malcolm (1969) Yasmina, a Black Woman (1969) Archie Shepp and the Full Moon Ensemble (1970) Coral Rock (1970) Doodlin' (1970) Things Have Got to Change (1971) Attica Blues (1972) The Cry of My People (1972) A Sea of Faces (1975) Bijou (1975) Body and Soul (Horo , 1975) Jazz a Confronto 27 (1975) Mariamar (1975) Montreux One (1975) Montreux Two (1975) There's a Trumpet in My Soul (1975) Hi-Fly (and Karin Krog , 1976) Steam (1976) Goin' Home (and Horace Parlan , 1977) On Green Dolphin Street (1977) Duet (and Dollar Brand , 1978) Lady Bird (1978) Looking at Bird (and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen , 1980) Trouble in Mind (and Horace Parlan, 1980) Mama Rose (and Jasper van 't Hof , 1982) Soul Song (1982) Down Home New York (1984) California Meeting: Live on Broadway (1985) Little Red Moon (1985) Duo Reunion (and Horace Parlan , 1987) Splashes (1987) Lover Man (and Annette Lowman, 1988) Body and Soul (and Richard Davis , Enja , 1989) Blue Ballads (1995) New York Contemporary Five WithCecil Taylor With others
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
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