Chasin' the Bird (Barry Harris album)

Chasin' the Bird is an album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.[1]

Chasin' the Bird
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedMay 31 and August 23, 1962
Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length39:20
LabelRiverside
RLP 435
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Barry Harris chronology
Newer Than New
(1961)
Chasin' the Bird
(1962)
Luminescence!
(1967)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "This is excellent music that should please bop collectors".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Barry Harris except as indicated

  1. "Chasin' the Bird" (Charlie Parker) - 5:32
  2. "The Breeze and I" (Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) - 4:14
  3. "Around the Corner" - 3:01
  4. "Just as Though You Were Here" (John Benson Brooks, Eddie DeLange) - 3:38
  5. "(Back Home Again in) Indiana" (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) - 2:54
  6. "Stay Right with It" - 5:12
  7. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:22
  8. "Bish Bash Bosh" - 4:32
  9. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - 4:55

Personnel

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References

  1. Riverside Records discography accessed September 11, 2012
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed September 11, 2012
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