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Looking at Bird
Studio album by Archie Shepp & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Released	1981
Recorded	February 7, 1980
Genre	Jazz
Label	SteepleChase
Producer	Nils Winther
Archie Shepp chronology
Trouble in Mind (1980) Looking at Bird (1981) Here Comes The Family (1980)
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen chronology
Tivoli Gardens (1979) Looking at Bird (1980) Movability (1981)

Looking at Bird is a studio album by the American jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp and the bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, containing performances recorded in 1980 and released on the Danish-based SteepleChase label. The album consists of duets on compositions written by, or associated with, Charlie Parker.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Archie Shepp pays tribute to Bird not by copying him, but by being creative and playing Parker's repertoire in his own sound. Recommended."

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Track listing

All compositions by Charlie Parker except as indicated

1. "Moose the Mooche" - 6:26
2. "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:42
3. "Ornithology" (Benny Harris, Parker) - 5:45
4. "Billie's Bounce" - 5:24
5. "Yardbird Suite" - 4:38
6. "Blues for Alice" - 5:48
7. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 5:54
8. "Confirmation" - 5:43

Personnel

• Archie Shepp - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - bass

References

1. SteepleChase Records catalog Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 23, 2010
2. ^ Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed September 23, 2010
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 179. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1290. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• SteepleChase Records albums
• Archie Shepp albums
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen albums
• 1980 collaborative albums