For Bird and Bags

For Bird and Bags
Studio album by Eddie Harris
Released	1965
Recorded	1963 Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:41
Label	Exodus EX/EXS-6002
Producer	Donald Elfman
Eddie Harris chronology
Half and Half (1963) For Bird and Bags (1965) Cool Sax, Warm Heart (1964)
Sculpture Cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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.^[2][3] The album was also released on the Buddah label as Sculpture in 1969.^[4]

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".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

1. "Salute to Bird" – 8:47
2. "I'm As Happy As I Want To Be" – 5:35
3. "The River Nile" – 5:00
4. "Salute to Bags" – 9:57
5. "Samba de Orfeu" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 2:50
6. "Only the Lonely" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:42
7. "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

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 16, 2012
2. Callahan, M. and Edwards, D. Exodus album discography accessed May 16, 2012
3. Eddie Harris discography, accessed June 22, 2017
4. Eyries, P., Edwards, D. and Callahan, M. Buddah Album Discography, Part 2 – 5600 and Miscellaneous Series accessed May 16, 2012