Looking at Bird

Looking at Bird
Studio album by Archie Shepp& Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Released	1980
Recorded	February 7, 1980
Genre	Jazz
Label	SteepleChase
Archie Shepp chronology
Trouble in Mind (1980) Looking at Bird (1980) I Know About the Life (1981)
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
Source	Rating
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

• Archie Shepp - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - bass

References

1. SteepleChase Records catalog accessed September 23, 2010
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 23, 2010
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 179. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.