Bird Gets the Worm (album)

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.

Bird Gets the Worm
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedFebruary 2, 1976
GenreJazz
Length38:40
LabelMuse MR 5061
ProducerMichael Cuscuna
Cecil Payne chronology
Brooklyn Brothers
(1973)
Bird Gets the Worm
(1976)
Bright Moments
(1979)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called it a "high-quality straight-ahead date".[3]

Track listing

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Cecil Payne discography accessed January 12, 2015
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Muse LP Series discography: 5050 to 5099 accessed November 22, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Bird Gets the Worm – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 159. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.