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Chasin' the Bird (Barry Harris album)

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1962 studio album by Barry Harris
Chasin' the Bird
Studio album by Barry Harris
Released1962
RecordedMay 31 and August 23, 1962
StudioPlaza 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)

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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

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

References

  1. Riverside Records discography accessed September 11, 2012
  2. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed September 11, 2012
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 653. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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