Lazy Bird is a jazz composition by John Coltrane that first appeared on his 1958 Blue Train album. It is a hard bop tune in a brisk 4/4 swing in the key of G major. The track features Coltrane on tenor sax with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Kenny Drew on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. The title likely nods to Tadd Dameron’s Lady Bird, and the bridge hints at Lover Man. The harmony shows Coltrane’s use of backdoor progressions and tritone substitutions, linking it to Lady Bird. Lazy Bird has become a hard bop standard and a showcase for the ensemble’s energy and individual solos.
