Sunbird (album)

Sunbird
Studio album by Gordon Beck
Released	1979[1]
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:28
Label	JMS–Cream
Producer	Jean-Marie Salhani
Gordon Beck chronology
The French Connection (1978) Sunbird (1979) The Things You See (1980)

Sunbird is a studio album by pianist Gordon Beck, released in 1979 through JMS–Cream Records. This was the first time Beck worked with guitarist Allan Holdsworth, which led to two collaborative albums: The Things You See (1980) and With a Heart in My Song (1988). Both Sunbird and The Things You See were reissued together as a compilation in 1989 (with the omission of "Flight" from Sunbird)^[2] and again in 1994 (including "Flight").^[3] Sunbird by itself was reissued on 17 September 1996.^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

Scott Yanow at AllMusic gave Sunbird three stars out of five, noting that "the overall music is not as memorable as one would hope". However, despite saying that it was not a classic, he nonetheless deemed it of interest to Holdsworth fans curious to hear him in a different context than usual.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Gathering"	2:45
2.	"Flight" "Part 1" "Part 2" "Part 3" "Part 4""	15:29 6:43 3:00 2:49 3:14
3.	"Halfway House"	6:21
4.	"Sunbird"	5:03
5.	"Second Summer"	6:49
Total length:		36:32

Personnel

• Allan Holdsworth – guitar, electric violin
• Gordon Beck – Rhodes piano, piano
• Aldo Romano – drums, percussion
• Jean-François Jenny-Clark – bass
• Jean-Marie Salhani – production

References

1. "Gordon Beck - Sunbird". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
2. "Allan Holdsworth / Gordon Beck – The Things You See / Sunbird". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
3. "Allan Holdsworth,Gordon Beck-"The Things You See/Sunbird"". gordonbeck.net. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
4. "Gordon Beck - Sunbird CD". CD Universe. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
5. Yanow, Scott. "The Things You See/Sunbird - Allan Holdsworth & Gordon Beck". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-09-17.