Bird Gets the Worm (album)

Bird Gets the Worm
Studio album by Cecil Payne
Released	1976
Recorded	February 2, 1976
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:40
Label	Muse MR 5061
Producer	Michael Cuscuna
Cecil Payne chronology
Brooklyn Brothers (1973) Bird Gets the Worm (1976) Bright Moments (1979)

Bird Gets the Worm is an album led by saxophonist Cecil Payne recorded in 1976 and released on the Muse label.^[1] The album features composition written, recorded, or inspired by Charlie Parker.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow called it a "high-quality straight-ahead date".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Charlie Parker except as indicated

1. "Bird Gets the Worm" - 6:45
2. "Repetition" (Neal Hefti) - 7:15
3. "Ninny Melina" (Cecil Payne) - 5:35
4. "Ko-Ko" - 5:35
5. "Interpolation: All the Things You Are/Prince Albert/Bird of Paradise" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern/Kenny Dorham/Charlie Parker) - 6:15
6. "Constellation" - 7:15

Personnel

• Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone, flute
• Tom Harrell - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Duke Jordan - piano
• Buster Williams - bass
• Al Foster - drums

References

1. Cecil Payne discography accessed January 12, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. Bid Gets the Worm – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 159. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.