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
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)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

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

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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