For Bird and Bags

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.Callahan, M. and Edwards, D. Exodus album discography accessed May 16, 2012Eddie Harris discography, accessed June 22, 2017 The album was also released on the Buddah label as Sculpture in 1969.Eyries, P., Edwards, D. and Callahan, M. Buddah Album Discography, Part 2 – 5600 and Miscellaneous Series accessed May 16, 2012

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".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 16, 2012

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

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