The Bird of Red and Gold


The Bird of Red and Gold is a solo jazz piano album by Barry Harris, recorded in 1979 and released in 1982.
Five of the twelve compositions were written by Harris. The original 12 tracks were reissued as a CD for a 1994 release, though the CD misprinted the recording as being from a session in 1989.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow calling it, "Superior bop-based music".

Track listing

  1. "Nascimento" – 3:49
  2. "Body and Soul" – 5:40
  3. "Sweet and Lovely" – 4:37
  4. "Tommy's Ballad" – 6:10
  5. "Nobody's" – 3:52
  6. "Cats In My Belfry" – 4:35
  7. "This Is No Laughing Matter" – 5:57
  8. "Tea for Two" – 5:15
  9. "My Ideal" – 4:12
  10. "Just One of Those Things" – 3:04
  11. "Pannonica" – 6:37
  12. "The Bird of Red and Gold" – 2:27

Personnel

Recorded on September 18, 1979.