title: The Bird of Red and Gold
text: # 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
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  
  Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow calling it, "Superior bop-based music".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Nascimento" (Barry Harris) – 3:49
  * "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyma, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 5:40
  * "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, Harry Tobias) - 4:37
  * "Tommy's Ballad" (Harris) - 6:10
  * "Nobody's" (Harris) - 3:52
  * "Cats In My Belfry" (Harris) - 4:35
  * "This Is No Laughing Matter" (Buddy Kaye, Al Frisch) - 5:57
  * "Tea for Two" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) - 5:15
  * "My Ideal" (Newell Chase, Richard Whiting, Leo Robin) - 4:12
  * "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) - 3:04
  * "Pannonica" (Thelonious Monk) - 6:37
  * "The Bird of Red and Gold" (Harris) - 2:27
  
  ## Personnel
  
  Recorded on September 18, 1979.
  
  * Barry Harris – piano, vocals
  