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| Studio album by Archie Shepp& Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen | |||||
| Released | 1981 | ||||
| Recorded | February 7, 1980 | ||||
| Genre | Jazz | ||||
| Label | SteepleChase | ||||
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| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
Looking at Bird is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp and bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, featuring performances recorded in 1980 and released on the Danish-based SteepleChase label. The album consists of duets on composisitions written by, or associated with, Charlie Parker.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Archie Shepp pays tribute to Bird not by copying him, but by being creative and playing Parker's repertoire in his own sound. Recommended".