Chasin' the Bird (Barry Harris album) explained

Chasin' the Bird
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Barry Harris
Cover:	Chasin'the Bird (Barry Harris album).jpg
Released:	1962
Recorded:	May 31 and August 23, 1962
Studio:	Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:20
Label:	Riverside RLP 435
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Chronology:	Barry Harris
Prev Title:	Newer Than New
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Luminescence!
Next Year:	1967

Chasin' the Bird is an album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "This is excellent music that should please bop collectors."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Barry Harris except as indicated

1. "Chasin' the Bird" (Charlie Parker) – 5:32
2. "The Breeze and I" (Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) – 4:14
3. "Around the Corner" – 3:01
4. "Just as Though You Were Here" (John Benson Brooks, Eddie DeLange) – 3:38
5. "(Back Home Again in) Indiana" (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) – 2:54
6. "Stay Right with It" – 5:12
7. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:22
8. "Bish Bash Bosh" – 4:32
9. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 4:55

Personnel

• Barry Harris – piano
• Bob Cranshaw – bass
• Clifford Jarvis – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-400-series/#rlp-435 Riverside Records discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed September 11, 2012