For Bird and Bags
1965 studio album by Eddie Harris
For Bird and Bags | ||||
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Studio album by Eddie Harris | ||||
Released | 1965 | |||
Recorded | 1963 Chicago | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 35:41 | |||
Label | Exodus EX/EXS-6002 | |||
Producer | Donald Elfman | |||
Eddie Harris chronology | ||||
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Sculpture Cover | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
For Bird and Bags is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded for the Vee-Jay label but released on Exodus when Vee-Jay was struggling financially.[2][3] The album was also released on the Buddah label as Sculpture in 1969.[4]
Reception
The Allmusic review states "Throughout, Harris (whose mastery of the extreme upper register and immediately recognizable sound are both quite impressive) is in excellent form".[1]
Track listing
All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated
- "Salute to Bird" – 8:47
- "I'm As Happy As I Want To Be" – 5:35
- "The River Nile" – 5:00
- "Salute to Bags" – 9:57
- "Samba de Orfeu" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 2:50
- "Only the Lonely" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:42
- "Checkmate" (John Williams) – 4:50
Personnel
- Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone, piano
- Charles Stepney – piano, vibes
- Willie Pickens – piano
- Joe Diorio, Roland Faulkner – guitar
- Melvin Jackson – bass
- Marshall Thompson – drums
References
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 16, 2012
- ^ Callahan, M. and Edwards, D. Exodus album discography accessed May 16, 2012
- ^ Eddie Harris discography, accessed June 22, 2017
- ^ Eyries, P., Edwards, D. and Callahan, M. Buddah Album Discography, Part 2 – 5600 and Miscellaneous Series accessed May 16, 2012
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- Exodus to Jazz (1961)
- Mighty Like a Rose (1961)
- Jazz for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961)
- A Study in Jazz (1962)
- Eddie Harris Goes to the Movies (1962)
- Bossa Nova (1963)
- For Bird and Bags (1964)
- Cool Sax, Warm Heart (1964)
- Here Comes the Judge (1964)
- Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1965)
- The In Sound (1965)
- Mean Greens (1966)
- The Tender Storm (1967)
- The Electrifying Eddie Harris (1968)
- Plug Me In (1968)
- Silver Cycles (1968)
- Free Speech (1969)
- Come On Down! (1970)
- Second Movement (1971)
- Instant Death (1971)
- Eddie Harris Sings the Blues (1972)
- Excursions (1973)
- E.H. in the U.K. (1974)
- Is It In (1974)
- I Need Some Money (1974)
- Bad Luck Is All I Have (1975)
- That Is Why You're Overweight (1975)
- The Reason Why I'm Talking S--t 1976 (1975)
- How Can You Live Like That? (1976)
- I'm Tired of Driving (1978)
- Playin' with Myself (1979)
- Sounds Incredible (1980)
- Steps Up (1981)
- The Real Electrifying Eddie Harris (1982)
- High Voltage (1969)
- Swiss Movement (1969)
- Live at Newpoart (1970)
- Pourquoi L'Amérique (1968)
- Soul to Soul (1971)