Lady Bird (album)

Lady Bird
Studio album by Archie Shepp
Released	1979
Recorded	December 7, 1978, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:45
Label	Denon

Lady Bird is an album by saxophonist Archie Shepp, recorded in 1978.

Recording and music

Lady Bird was recorded in New York City on December 7, 1978. ^[1] Shepp plays alto sax on the album, with Jaki Byard (piano), Cecil McBee (bass), and Roy Haynes (drums). ^{[2] [1]}

Release

The album was released by Denon Records. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
MusicHound Jazz	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[5]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings described Shepp's Parker readings as "irregular pearls with a raw, slightly meretricious beauty," and called the first three tracks "first rate, with Byard and McBee birling through the changes at a furious lick, and Haynes crowding the saxophonist through each of his choruses." ^[2]

Garaud MacTaggart of MusicHound Jazz stated that the sidemen "push Shepp to perform these bop classics at his best," and noted that "Byard is especially effective in his solo spots" while McBee and Haynes "keep the pulse cruising." ^[4]

Track listing

1. "Donna Lee" (Charlie Parker) – 6:32
2. "Relaxin' at Camarillo" (Parker) – 7:14
3. "Now's the Time" (Parker) – 7:43
4. "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) – 7:47
5. "Flamingo" (Ed Anderson, Ted Grouya) – 12:29

Source: ^[3]

Personnel

• Archie Shepp – alto sax
• Jaki Byard – piano
• Cecil McBee – bass
• Roy Haynes – drums

Source: ^[6]

References

1. "Archie Shepp Catalog" Archived 2017-06-10 at the Wayback Machine . jazzdisco.org. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1994). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP, and Cassette (2nd ed.). Penguin. p. 1172.
3. "Lady Bird Archie Shepp". AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
4. Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann (1998). MusicHound: The Essential Album Guide. Schirmer. p. 1025.
5. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 790.
6. "Archie Shepp - Lady Bird". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 16, 2024.