Richard Baratta: Another Kind of Bird - CD
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Title: Another Kind of Bird
Artist: Richard Baratta
Label: Savant
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 633842222929
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2026-05-22
Number of Discs: 1
Charlie Parker's music has been recorded, studied, debated, and canonized for more than seventy years. Which is precisely why paying tribute to Bird still takes a lot of nerve. There is no safe middle ground. You either bring something new to the conversation, or you risk being drowned out by history. On Another Kind of Bird, Richard Baratta does not tiptoe around this dilemma. Joined by arranger and pianist Bill O'Connell, Baratta revisits Parker's music with a clear sense of purpose and a refusal to play it safe, delivering bold reimaginings propelled by a powerhouse ensemble. Baratta anchors the session with his working band, then raises the stakes. On select tracks, saxophonists Eric Alexander, Abraham Burton, and Craig Handy join regular altoist Vincent Herring to form a dynamic horn section that adds muscle and urgency to the music. Parker emerges here not as relic, but as catalyst: energized, expanded, and unmistakably alive.
Tracks:
1.1 Donna Lee
1.2 Anthropology
1.3 Little Suede Shoes
1.4 Ah-Leu-Cha
1.5 Embraceable You
1.6 Now's the Time
1.7 Moose the Mooche
1.8 Yardbird Suite
1.9 Segment
1.10 Au Privave
Richard Baratta: Another Kind of Bird - CD
$5.09
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Artist: Richard Baratta
Label: Savant
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 633842222929
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2026-05-22
Number of Discs: 1
Charlie Parker's music has been recorded, studied, debated, and canonized for more than seventy years. Which is precisely why paying tribute to Bird still takes a lot of nerve. There is no safe middle ground. You either bring something new to the conversation, or you risk being drowned out by history. On Another Kind of Bird, Richard Baratta does not tiptoe around this dilemma. Joined by arranger and pianist Bill O'Connell, Baratta revisits Parker's music with a clear sense of purpose and a refusal to play it safe, delivering bold reimaginings propelled by a powerhouse ensemble. Baratta anchors the session with his working band, then raises the stakes. On select tracks, saxophonists Eric Alexander, Abraham Burton, and Craig Handy join regular altoist Vincent Herring to form a dynamic horn section that adds muscle and urgency to the music. Parker emerges here not as relic, but as catalyst: energized, expanded, and unmistakably alive.
Tracks:
1.1 Donna Lee
1.2 Anthropology
1.3 Little Suede Shoes
1.4 Ah-Leu-Cha
1.5 Embraceable You
1.6 Now's the Time
1.7 Moose the Mooche
1.8 Yardbird Suite
1.9 Segment
1.10 Au Privave
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