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Bird Songs (Joe Lovano album)

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Released
  
2011

Length
  
65:04

Bird Songs (2011)
  
Cross Culture (2013)

Producer
  
Joe Lovano

Recorded
  
September 7–8, 2010

Label
  
Blue Note

Release date
  
2011

Genre
  
Jazz

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Artists
  
Joe Lovano, Joe Lovano Us Five

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Similar
  
Joe Lovano albums, Jazz albums

Interview with joe lovano about the cd bird songs part 1


Bird Songs is the 22nd album by Joe Lovano released via the Blue Note label in 2011. The album features Esperanza Spalding, James Weidman, Otis Brown III, and Francisco Mela performing songs mostly written or performed by iconoc jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker.

Contents

Track listing

All compositions by Charlie Parker except as indicated

  1. “Passport” - 5:27
  2. “Donna Lee” - 4:30
  3. “Barbados” - 6:19
  4. “Moose the Mooche” - 6:34
  5. “Loverman” (Jimmy Davis, Roger “Ram” Ramirez, James Sherman) - 9:03
  6. “Birdyard” (Joe Lovano) - 1:47
  7. “Ko Ko” - 6:20
  8. “Blues Collage (Carvin’ the Bird-Bird Feathers-Bloomdido)” - 1:52
  9. “Dexterity” - 2:49
  10. “Dewey Square” - 8:25
  11. “Yardbird Suite” - 11:58

Personnel

  • Joe Lovano: Saxophone
  • Esperanza Spalding: Bass
  • James Weidman: Piano
  • Otis Brown III: Drums, Percussion
  • Francisco Mela: Drums, Percussion

    • Songs

    1Passport5:27
    2Donna Lee4:30
    3Barbados6:20

    References

    Bird Songs (Joe Lovano album) Wikipedia
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