Bird Gets the Worm (album) explained

Bird Gets the Worm
Type:	Album
Artist:	Cecil Payne
Cover:	Bird Gets the Worm (album).jpg
Released:	1976
Recorded:	February 2, 1976
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:40
Label:	Muse MR 5061
Producer:	Michael Cuscuna
Chronology:	Cecil Payne
Prev Title:	Brooklyn Brothers
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Bright Moments
Next Year:	1979

Bird Gets the Worm is an album led by saxophonist Cecil Payne recorded in 1976 and released on the Muse label.^{[1] [2]} The album features composition written, recorded, or inspired by Charlie Parker.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called it a "high-quality straight-ahead date".

Track listing

All compositions by Charlie Parker, except as indicated.

1. "Bird Gets the Worm" - 6:45
2. "Repetition" (Neal Hefti) - 7:15
3. "Ninny Melina" (Cecil Payne) - 5:35
4. "Ko-Ko" - 5:35
5. "Interpolation: All the Things You Are/Prince Albert/Bird of Paradise" (Jerome Kern /Kenny Dorham/Charlie Parker) - 6:15
6. "Constellation" - 7:15

Personnel

• Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone, flute
  • Tom Harrell - trumpet, flugelhorn Duke Jordan - piano
  • Buster Williams - bass Al Foster - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/cecil-payne/catalog/#muse-mr-5061 Cecil Payne discography
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5050.htm Jazzlists: Muse LP Series discography: 5050 to 5099