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Looking at Bird
Jazz · 1986 · 8 tracks

Looking at Bird

Archie Shepp

A sparse, deeply intimate set of Charlie Parker tunes stripped down to just tenor sax and double bass. Patient, warm, and beautifully raw.

1986 · SteepleChase

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An intimate, late-night dialogue that is warm, deeply reflective, and full of space.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Moose the Mooche
6:26
02
Embraceable You
4:42
03
Ornithology
5:46
04
Billie's Bounce
5:24
05
Yardbird Suite
4:38
06
Blues for Alice
5:48
07
How Deep Is the Ocean
5:54
08
Confirmation
5:42
Moments Worth Listening For
The opening of Moose the Mooche where the bass lays down a remarkably agile, melodic foundation, allowing Shepp to enter with a husky, slow-burning statement.
The tender, breathy phrasing on Embraceable You where the saxophone seems to sigh rather than blow, suspended entirely by the warm resonance of the upright bass.
The playful yet deeply focused counterpoint on Confirmation, where both instruments weave around Charlie Parker's complex head without the safety net of a drummer.

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