ARCHIE SHEPP & NIELS-HENNING ØRSTED PEDERSEN - Looking At Bird (1981-1986) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Avant-garde tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp created a stir in 1977 when he recorded a set of hymns and folk melodies in melodic duets with pianist Horace Parlan. On February 6, 1980, he reunited with Parlan for a set of blues associated with Bessie Smith, and the following day, as a sort of sequel, Shepp played eight songs associated with Charlie Parker in collaboration with bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen. Although never a bebopper, Shepp does surprisingly well on such tunes as "Moose the Mooche," "Ornithology," "Yardbird Suite" and "Confirmation," even if he makes the mistake of doubling on his erratic soprano during a few numbers. Archie Shepp pays tribute to Bird not by copying him, but by being creative and playing Parker's repertoire in his own sound. Recommended. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Moose The Mooche 6:23
Composed By – Charlie Parker
2    Embraceable You 4:40
Composed By – George Gershwin
3    Ornithology 5:42
Composed By – Benny Harris
4    Billie's Bounch 5:20
Composed By – Charlie Parker
5    Yardbird Suite 4:31
Composed By – Charlie Parker
6    Blues For Alice 5:48
Composed By – Charlie Parker
7    How Deep Is The Ocean 5:50
Composed By – Irving Berlin
8    Confirmation 5:46
Composed By – Charlie Parker
Credits :
Bass – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Archie Shepp