Lady Bird (album)

Last updated
Lady Bird
Lady Bird (album).jpg
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedDecember 7, 1978, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length41:45
Label Denon

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

Contents

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
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
MusicHound JazzStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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

Source: [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roy Haynes</span> American jazz drummer and group leader

Roy Owen Haynes is an American jazz drummer. He is among the most recorded drummers in jazz. In a career lasting over 80 years, he has played swing, bebop, jazz fusion, avant-garde jazz and is considered a pioneer of jazz drumming. "Snap Crackle" was a nickname given to him in the 1950s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jaki Byard</span> American jazz musician (1922–1999)

John Arthur "Jaki" Byard was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. Mainly a pianist, he also played tenor and alto saxophones, among several other instruments. He was known for his eclectic style, incorporating everything from ragtime and stride to free jazz.

<i>Thembi</i> 1971 studio album by Pharoah Sanders

Thembi is the seventh album by free jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, released in 1971.

<i>Attica Blues</i> (album) 1972 studio album by Archie Shepp

Attica Blues is an album by avant-garde jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp. Originally released in 1972 on the Impulse! label, the album title refers to the Attica Prison riots.

<i>Art Pepper Today</i> 1979 studio album by Art Pepper

Art Pepper Today is a 1978 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper, playing with pianist Stanley Cowell, bassist Cecil McBee, drummer Roy Haynes and percussionist Kenneth Nash.

<i>J. J. Johnsons Jazz Quintets</i> 1950 studio album by J. J. Johnson

J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets is a studio album by jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson, released by Savoy Records, containing material from three different recording sessions in 1946, 1947 and 1949. Material from the first two sessions had been previously released on two Savoy EPs, New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 11 and Birth of Bop, Vol. 3. The album was re-issued on CD in 1992, and again in 1994 on the Savoy Jazz label.

<i>The Way Ahead</i> (album) 1968 studio album by Archie Shepp

The Way Ahead is an album by Archie Shepp, released on Impulse! Records in 1968. The album contains tracks recorded by Shepp, trumpeter Jimmy Owens, trombonist Grachan Moncur III, pianist Walter Davis Jr., bassist Ron Carter and drummers Roy Haynes and Beaver Harris in January 1968 with two additional tracks featuring baritone saxophonist Charles Davis, pianist Dave Burrell and bassist Walter Booker recorded in February 1969, and first released on Kwanza (1974), added to the CD release.

<i>Mixed</i> (album) 1998 compilation album by Cecil Taylor/Roswell Rudd

Mixed is a compilation album of two avant-garde jazz sessions featuring performances by the Cecil Taylor Unit and the Roswell Rudd Sextet. The album was released on the Impulse! label in 1998 and collects three performances by Taylor with Archie Shepp, Jimmy Lyons, Henry Grimes and Sunny Murray with Ted Curson and Roswell Rudd added on one track which were originally released under Gil Evans' name on Into the Hot (1961). The remaining tracks feature Rudd with Giuseppi Logan, Lewis Worrell, Charlie Haden, Beaver Harris and Robin Kenyatta and were originally released as Everywhere (1966). Essentially these are the three Cecil Taylor tracks from the "Gil Evans album" teamed with Roswell Rudd's Impulse album Everywhere, in its entirety.

<i>Far Cry</i> (album) 1962 studio album by Eric Dolphy

Far Cry is the third album by jazz musician Eric Dolphy, released in 1962 on New Jazz Featuring a quintet co-led with trumpeter Booker Little, it is one of the few recordings of their partnership. Pianist Jaki Byard, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Roy Haynes all return from earlier Dolphy albums. This was a busy time for Dolphy- he took part in Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz session and recorded this album on the same day, and had participated in the Jazz Abstractions project the previous day.

<i>Here and There</i> (Eric Dolphy album) 1966 live album by Eric Dolphy

Here and There is a jazz album by multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy. It was originally released in 1966 on the Prestige label as PRLP 7382. It contains tracks recorded on three separate dates, in different locations. Mal Waldron's "Status Seeking" and Dolphy's solo bass clarinet version of Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child" were recorded on July 16, 1961 at the Five Spot in New York City as part of the concert that was documented on the At the Five Spot recordings. "April Fool" and "G.W. " were recorded on April 1, 1960 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey as part of the session that yielded Outward Bound, Dolphy's first album as a leader. "Don't Blame Me" was recorded on September 6, 1961 in Berlingske Has, Copenhagen, Denmark during Dolphy's second European tour, as part of the sessions that produced Eric Dolphy in Europe Volumes 1-3.

<i>Its Time!</i> (Jackie McLean album) 1965 studio album by Jackie McLean

It's Time! is an album recorded by a group led by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label. It features McLean in a quintet with trumpeter Charles Tolliver, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Roy Haynes.

<i>Heavy!!!</i> 1967 studio album by The Booker Ervin Sextet

Heavy!!! is an album by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Prestige label.

<i>Phantasies II</i> 1988 studio album by Jaki Byard and the Apollo Stompers

Phantasies II is an album by the American jazz pianist Jaki Byard with the Apollo Stompers, recorded in 1988 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. The album follows Byard's big band tributes album Phantasies (1984).

<i>The Golden Number</i> 1977 studio album by Charlie Haden

The Golden Number is an album of four duets by bassist Charlie Haden recorded in 1976 and released on the Horizon label in 1977. Haden’s duet partners are trumpeter Don Cherry, tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp, pianist Hampton Hawes and alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman. Hawes died shortly before the album’s release, and Haden dedicated the work to him in the liner notes.

<i>Love in Us All</i> 1974 studio album by Pharoah Sanders

Love in Us All is an album by American saxophonist and composer Pharoah Sanders released on the Impulse! label.

<i>Heres Jaki</i> 1961 studio album by Jaki Byard

Here's Jaki is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label.

<i>Out Front!</i> (Jaki Byard album) 1965 studio album by Jaki Byard

Out Front! is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.

<i>Honi Gordon Sings</i> Studio album by Honi Gordon

Honi Gordon Sings is the only album recorded as a leader by jazz vocalist Honi Gordon.

<i>Manhattan Blues</i> 1989 studio album by Ricky Ford

Manhattan Blues is an album by saxophonist Ricky Ford.

<i>Year of the Iron Sheep</i> Studio album by Ken McIntyre

Year of the Iron Sheep is an album by American jazz musician Ken McIntyre.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Archie Shepp Catalog" Archived 2017-06-10 at the Wayback Machine . jazzdisco.org. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1994). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP, and Cassette (2nd ed.). Penguin. p. 1172.
  3. 1 2 "Lady Bird Archie Shepp". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 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.