Bird Gets the Worm (album)

Bird Gets the Worm
Bird Gets the Worm
Studio album by Cecil Payne
Released	1976
Recorded	February 2, 1976
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:40
Label	Muse MR 5061
Producer	Michael Cuscuna
Cecil Payne chronology

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[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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[]

All compositions by Charlie Parker, except as indicated.

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

Personnel[]

References[]

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

[1] Cecil Payne discography accessed January 12, 2015

[2] Jazzlists: Muse LP Series discography: 5050 to 5099 accessed November 22, 2017

[AllMusic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Bird Gets the Worm – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2015.

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 159. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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