The Bird of Red and Gold is a solo jazz piano album by Barry Harris, recorded in 1979 and released in 1982.[1][2]
The Bird of Red and Gold | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1982, 1994 | |||
Recorded | September 18, 1979 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Xanadu | |||
Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
Barry Harris chronology | ||||
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Five of the twelve compositions were written by Harris. The original 12 tracks were reissued as a CD for a 1994 release, though the CD misprinted the recording as being from a session in 1989.
Reception
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Allmusic | [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow calling it, "Superior bop-based music".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Nascimento" (Barry Harris) – 3:49
- "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyma, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 5:40
- "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, Harry Tobias) - 4:37
- "Tommy's Ballad" (Harris) - 6:10
- "Nobody's" (Harris) - 3:52
- "Cats In My Belfry" (Harris) - 4:35
- "This Is No Laughing Matter" (Buddy Kaye, Al Frisch) - 5:57
- "Tea for Two" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) - 5:15
- "My Ideal" (Newell Chase, Richard Whiting, Leo Robin) - 4:12
- "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) - 3:04
- "Pannonica" (Thelonious Monk) - 6:37
- "The Bird of Red and Gold" (Harris) - 2:27
Personnel
editRecorded on September 18, 1979.
- Barry Harris – piano, vocals
References
edit- ^ Xanadu Records discography accessed April 29, 2014
- ^ Fitzgerald, M. Barry Harris discography, accessed April 29, 2014
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed April 29, 2014