This 10 CD box set celebrates Charlie Parker and his timeless music on the occasion of his 100th birthday in 2020 – with his essential, original recordings, featuring such friends and colleagues as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Lucky Thompson, Dodo Marmarosa, Dexter Gordon, Erroll Garner, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Ben Webster, Oscar Peterson, Thelonious Monk, Kenny Dorham, and Charlie Mingus.
„Bird lives!“ – musically that is, and especially now around his 100th birthday. 2020 finds the Jazz world full of tributes to the Bebop pioneer, who died in New York at only 24 years of age in 1955. This goes to show the ongoing influence of Charles Parker Jr., better known as Charlie Parker or Bird, on Jazz music and especially the alto saxophone. As a dazzlingly fast virtuoso, Parker introduced revolutionary harmonic ideas into Jazz. With a truly original tone that ranged from biting to melancholy, the man from Kansas City could have easily earned the nickname „Bird“ for the quality of his horn playing – most likely it had to do with his appetite for chicken. Still, the feathered creatures inspired many of the titles of Parker’s compositions, such as "Ornithology", "Yardbird Suite", "Bird of Paradise", „Bird Feathers“, „Chasin’ The Bird“, or "Bird Gets the Worm". An icon for the hipster subculture oft he 1940s and later the Beat Generation, Parker epitomized the Jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and innovator.
Tracklist
CD 1
■ Tiny Grimes Quintet feat. Charlie Parker
1. Tiny's Tempo Clyde Hart 2.55
2. I'll Always Love You Just The Same
Lloyd Grimes 3.01
3. Romance Without Finance
Lloyd Grimes 3.02
4. Red Cross Chas Parker 3.09
Charlie Parker (as, voc:5) Tiny Grimes (git, voc: 2, 3) Clyde Hart (p)
Jimmy Butts (b, voc: 3) Doc West (drs)
Recorded in NYC on September 15, 1944
Charlie Parker's Reboppers
5. Warming Up A Riff Charlie Parker 2.34
6. Billie's Bounce Charlie Parker 3.11
7. Now's The Time Charlie Parker 3.17
8. Thrivin'From A Riff Charlie Parker 2.56
9. Meandering Charlie Parker 3.18
10. Ko Ko Charlie Parker 2.55
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp: 6-8) Dizzy Gillespie (p: 5-7, tp: 10)
Sadik Hakim (p: 8-10)
Recorded in NYC on November 26, 1945
Tiny Grimes Quintet feat. Charlie Parker
11. Diggin'Diz Dizzy Gillespie 2.54
Charlie Parker (as) Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Lucky Thompson (ts) George Handy (p)
Arvin Garrison (git) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (drs)
Recorded in Glendale, CA on February 5, 1946
Charlie Parker Septet
12. Moose The Mooche Charlie Parker 3.06
13. Yardbird Suite Charlie Parker 2.57
14. Ornithology Charlie Parker 3.03
15. A Night In Tunisia
■ DIZZY GILLESPIE, LEO ROBIN 3.05
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp), Lucky Thompson (ts) Dodo Marmarosa (p)
Arv Garrison (git) Vic MicMillan (b) Roy Porter (drums)
Recorded in Santa Monica, CA on March 28, 1946
16. Max Making Wax Charlie Parker 2.34
17. Lover Man JIMMY DAVIS, ROGER RAMIREZ,
JAMES SHERMAN 3.23
18. The Gypsy BILLY REID 3.05
19. Bebop DIZZY GILLESPIE 2.56
Charlie Parker (as) Howard McGhee (tp) Jimmy Bunn (p), Bob Kesterson (b),
Roy Porter (drs)
Recorded in Hollywood, CA on July 29, 1946
Sir Charles Thompson All Stars
20. Takin' Off SIR CHARLES THOMPSON 3.08
21. If I Had You JAMES CAMPBELL,
REGINALD CONNELLY, TED SHAPIRO 3.01
22. 20th Century Blues
SIR CHARLES THOMPSON 2.56
23. Street Beat SIR CHARLES THOMPSON 2.36
Sir Charles Thompson (p) Buck Clayton (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Danny Barker
(git) Jimmy Butts (b) J. C. Heard (drs)
Recorded in NYC on September 4, 1945
Total Time 69.35
CD 2
■ Charlie Parker Quartet
1. This Is Always
HARRY WARREN, MACK GORDON 3.16
2. Dark Shadows
EARL COLEMAN, JOHN HENRY 3.08
3. Bird's Nest Charlie Parker 2.45
4. Cool Blues Charlie Parker 3.10
Charlie Parker (as) Erroll Garner (p) George 'Red' Callender (b)
Harold 'Doc' West (drs) Earl Coleman (voc: 1,2)
Recorded in Hollywood, CA on February 19, 1947
Charlie Parker All Stars
5. Relaxing At Camarillo
Charlie Parker 3.08
6. Cheers HOWARD MCGHEE 3.06
7. Carvin' The Bird HOWARD MCGHEE 2.47
8. Stupendous H. MCGHEE, MELVYN BROILES 2.55
Charlie Parker (as) Howard McGhee (tp) Wardell Gray (ts)
Dodo Marmarosa (p) Barney Kessel (git) Red Callendar (b) Don Lamond (drs)
Recorded in Hollywood, CA on February 26, 1947
9. Donna Lee Charlie Parker 2.34
10. Chasin' The Bird Charlie Parker 2.46
11. Cheryl Charlie Parker 3.00
12. Buzzy Charlie Parker 2.32
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b)
Max Roach (drs)
Recorded in NYC on May 8, 1947
■ Miles Davis All Stars
13. Milestones MILES DAVIS 2.46
14. Little Willie Leaps MILES DAVIS 2.53
15. Half Nelson MILES DAVIS 2.45
16. Sippin' At Bells MILES DAVIS 2.24
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp), Lucky Thompson (ts) Dodo Marmarosa (p)
Arv Garrison (git) Vic MicMillan (b) Roy Porter (drums)
Recorded in Santa Monica, CA on March 28, 1946
Charlie Parker Quintet
17. Dexterity Charlie Parker 3.00
18. Bongo Bop Charlie Parker 2.46
19. Dewey Square Charlie Parker 3.09
20. Bird Of Paradise Charlie Parker 3.13
21. Embraceable You GEORGE GERSHWIN 3.26
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b)
Max Roach (drs)
Recorded in NYC on October 28, 1947
Total Time 61.53
CD 3
■ Charlie Parker Quintet
1. Bird Feathers CHARLIE PARKER 2.53
2. Klact-oveedseds-tene
CHARLIE PARKER 3.07
3. Scrapple From The Apple
Charlie Parker 2.41
4. My Old Flame
Arthur Johnston, Ben Coslow 3.16
5. Out Of Nowhere
Edward Heyman, Johnny Green 3.08
6. Don't Blame Me
JIM MCHUG, DOROTHY FIELDS 2.50
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b)
Max Roach (drs)
Recorded in NYC on November 4, 1947
The Charlie Parker Sextet
7. Drifting On A Reed CHARLIE PARKER 2.59
8. Quasimodo CHARLIE PARKER 2.55
9. Charlie's Wig Charlie Parker 2.45
10. Bongo Beep Charlie Parker 3.00
11. Crazeology Benny Harris 2.59
12. How Deep Is The Ocean? JEROME KERN 3.25
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Jay Jay Johnson (tb)Duke Jordan (p)
Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (drs)
Recorded in NYC on December 17, 1947
■ Charlie Parker All Stars
13. Another Hair-Do CHARLIE PARKER 2.40
14. Blue Bird CHARLIE PARKER 2.52
15. Klaunstance CHARLIE PARKER 2.48
16. Bird Gets The Worm CHARLIE PARKER 2.37
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b)
Max Roach (drs)
Recorded in NYC on December 21, 1947
17. Barbados Charlie Parker 2.29
18. Ah-Leu-Cha Charlie Parker 2.56
19. Constellation Charlie Parker 2.30
20. Parker's Mood Charlie Parker 3.03
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b)
Max Roach (drs)
Recorded in NYC on September 18, 1948
21. Perhaps Charlie Parker 2.35
22. Marmaduke Charlie Parker 2.43
23. Steeplechase Charlie Parker 3.05
24. Merry-Go-Round Charlie Parker 2.26
Charlie Parker (as) Miles Davis (tp) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b)
Max Roach (drs)
Recorded in NYC on September 24, 1948
Total Time 69.09
CD 4
■ Charlie Parker with Strings
1. April In Paris
E. Y.HARBURG, VERNON DUKE 3.13
2. Summertime GEORGE GERSHWIN,
IRA GERSHWIN, DUBOSE HEYWARD 2.49
3. If I Should Lose You
Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin 2.49
4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart 3.15
5. Everything Happens To Me
Tom Adair, Matt Dennis 3.18
6. Just Friends
JOHN KLENNER, SAM M. LEWIS 3.33
7. They Can't Take That Away From Me
GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN 3.20
8. You Came Along (From Out Of Nowhere)
JOHNNY GREEN, EDWARD HEYMAN 3.10
9. East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon)
BROOKS BOWMAN 3.42
10. Easy To Love COLE PORTER 3.33
11. I'm In The Mood For Love
Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields 3.37
12. I'll Remember April
GENE DE PAUL, PAT JOHNSTON, DON RAYE 3.03
Charlie Parker (as) Joseph Singer (frh:7-12) Mitch Miller (oboe, w-horn:1-6)
Edwin C. Brown (oboe:7-12) Myor Rosen (1-6) Verlye Mills (7-12) (harp)
Hronislaw Gimpel, Max Hollnader (v:1-6) Harry Melnikoff, Howard A. Kay,
Zelly Smirnoff, Samuel Rand (v:7-12) Frank Brieff (1 - 6), Isadore Zir (7-12)
(viola) Frank Miller(1-6), Maurice Brown (7-12) (cello)
Bernie Leighton (1 to 6), Stan Freeman (7 -12) (p)
Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (dr) Jimmy Carroll (1-6),
Joe Lipman (7-12) (arr, cond)
Recorded in 1949 and 1950
■ South Of The Border
13. Tico Tico ALOYSIO DE OLIVEIRA,
ERVIN DRAKE, ZEQUINHA ABREU 2.46
14. Un Poquito De Tu Amor XAVIER CUGAT,
ARTHUR FREED 2.42
15. My Little Suede Shoes
CHARLES PARKER 3.05
16. Estrellita
VITO PICONE, ARTHUR VENOSA 2.45
17. Begin The Beguine COLE PORTER 3.14
18. La Paloma SEBASTIAN YRADIER 2.41
19. La Cucuracha PD 2.44
20. Mama Inez WOLF GILBERT, ELISEO GRENET 2.52
Charlie Parker, Fred Skerritt, Gene Johnson(as) Leslie Johnakins (brs)
Roberto Rodriguez & Teddy Kotick (b) José Mangual (bongos)
Luis Miranda (congas) Max Roach, Roy Haynes (drs) Machito (maracas)
René Hernandez, Walter Bishop, Jr. (p) José Madera (ts) Ubaldo Nieto
(timbales) Benny Harris, Bobby Woodlen, Mario Bauza, Paquito Davilla (tp)
Recorded in 1952
Total Time 62.28
CD 5
■ Jam Session Volume 1
1. Jam Blues N. SHRDLU 14.45
Soloists: Phillips, Carter, Peterson, Parker,
Kessel, Webster, Hodges, Shavers
2. Ballad Medley 17.26
ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
JEROME KERN, OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Soloist Kessel
DEARLY BELOVED
JEROME KERN, JOHNNY MERCER
Parker
THE NEARNESS OF YOU
HOAGY CARMICHAEL, NED WASHINGTON
WEBSTER
I'LL GET BY
FRED AHLERT, ROY TURK
Hodges
EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME
MATT DENNIS, TOM ADAIR
Peterson
THE MAN I LOVE
GEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN
BROWN
WHAT'S NEW?
BOB HAGGART, JOHNNY BURKE
Phillips
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME
GEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN
Shavers
ISN'T IT ROMANTIC?
RICHARD RODGERS & LORENZ HART
CARTER
■ Jam Session Volume 2
3. What Is This Thing Called Love?
COLE PORTER 15.53
Soloists:
Brown, Peterson, Webster, Shavers, Hodges,
Kessel, Carter, Phillips, Parker, Peterson
4. Funky Blue JOHNNY HODGES 13.29
Soloists:
Hodges, Parker, Carter, Peterson, Kessel,
Shavers, Phillips, Webster, Peterson
Charlie Shavers (tp) Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges (as)
Ben Webster, Flip Phillips (ts) Barney Kessel (git) Oscar Peterson (p)
Ray Brown (b) J.C. Heard (drs)
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood on June 17, 1952
Total Time 61.35
CD 6
■ Bird & Diz
1. Bloomdido CHARLIE PARKER 3.27
2. My Melancholy Baby ERNIE BURNETT,
GEORGE NORTON, W. E. WATSON 3.26
3. Relaxing With Lee Charlie Parker 3.57
4. Leap Frog Charlie Parker 2.31
5. An Oscar For Treadwell
Charlie Parker 3.24
6. Mohawk CHARLIE PARKER 3.51
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as), Thelonious Monk (p) Curly Russell
(b), Buddy Rich (drs)
Recorded in NYC on June 6th in 1950
CHARLIE PARKER
7. Now s The Time CHARLIE PARKER 3.03
8. I Remember You
JOHNNY MERCER, VICTOR SCHERTZINGER 3.06
9. Confirmation
BENNY HARRIS, CHARLIE PARKER 2.59
10. Chi Chi Charlie Parker 3.06
11. I Hear Music (The Song Is You)
Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II 3.00
12. Laird Baird CHARLIE PARKER 2.48
13. Kim CHARLIE PARKER 3.02
14. Cosmic Rays CHARLIE PARKER 3.08
Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (drs)
Recorded in NYC in 1954
■ Bonus Tracks from "The Jazz Scene"
(1949)
15. Rhumbacito NEAL HEFTI 4.45
16. Repetition NEAL HEFTI 3.00
Neal Heafty (arr, cond) Charlie Parker (as: 16) Vinnie Jacobs (frh)
Doug Mettome, Al Parcino, Ray Wetzel (tp) Bill Harris (tb) Bart Versalona
(btb) John LaPorta (cl) Sonny Salad, Murray Williams (as) Pete Mondello,
Flip Philips (ts) Manny Albam (brs) Curley Russell (b) Shelly Manne (drs)
string section
17. The Bird Charlie Parker 4.46
Charlie Parker (as) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (drs)
Recorded at Carnegie Hall, NYC in December 1947
Total Time 57.57
CD 7
■ Charlie Parker Plays Cole Porter
1. I Get a Kick out of You 3.35
2. I Get a Kick out of You 4.57
3. Just One of Those Things 2.47
4. My Heart Belongs to Daddy 3.20
5. I've Got You Under My Skin 3.39
6. Love for Sale 5.35
7. Love for Sale 5.34
8. I Love Paris 5.08
9. I Love Paris (Alternate Take) 5.07
Composed By Cole Porter
Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Arthur Taylor (drs)
Recorded in NYC in December 1954
■ Night And Day
10. Temptation
ARTHUR FREED, HERB BROWN 3.31
11. Autumn In New York Vernon Duke 3.30
12. Lover RICHARD RODGERS, LORENZ HART 3.08
13. Stella By Starlight
NED WASHINGTON, VICTOR YOUNG 2.57
14. Dancing In The Dark
HOWARD DIETZ, ARTHUR SCHWARTZ 3.12
15. Night And Day COLE PORTER 2.51
16. Almost Like Being In Love
AL LERNE, FREDERICK LOEWE 2.35
17. I Can't Get Started
IRA GERSHWIN, VERNON DUKE 3.09
18. What Is This Thing Called Love
COLE PORTER 2.38
19. Laura DAVID RAKSIN, JOHNNY MERCER 2.58
Charlie Parker (as) Joe Lipman (arr)
Recorded at Levis Sound Studio, New York on January 22, 1952 (10-13) on
March 25, 1952 (15-18) and July 5, 1950 (14, 19)
Total Time 70.51
CD 8
■ Concert On January 28, 1945
In Los Angeles
Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker,
Howard McGhee, Lester Young
1. Blues For Norman TRAD 8.40
2. Oh, Lady, Be Good!
GEORGE GERSHWIN & IRA GERSHWIN 11.15
3. I Can't Get Started
VERNON DUKE, IRA GERSHWIN 9.18
4. After You've Gone
TURNER LAYTON, HENRY CREAMER 7.36
Al Killian, Howard McGhee (tp) Charlie Parker, Wille „The Lion“ Smith (as)
Lester Young (ts) Arnold Ross (p) Billy Hadnott (b) Lee Young (dr)
5. Crazy Rhythm
WOLF MEYER, JOE KAHN, HENRY CEASAR 8.42
6. The Man I Love
GEORGE GERSHWIN & IRA GERSHWIN 15.08
7. Sweet Georgia Brown BEN BERNIE,
KENNETH CASEY, MACEO PINKARD 19.37
Al Killian, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Ventura, Lester Young (ts)
Willie „The Lion“ Smith (as) Charlie Parker (as: 7) Mel Powell (p)
Billy Hadnott (b) Lee Young (dr)
Total Time 70.21
CD 9
■ Jazz At the Philharmonic Concert
September 18th, 1949 In New York City
Ella Fitzgerald, Roy Eldridge , Charlie Parker,
Flip Phillips, Lester Young
1. Norman Granz – Introduction 0.19
2. The Opener PD 12.48
3. Lester Leaps in Lester Young 12.19
4. Embreacable You
George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin 10.36
5. The Closer Entaoin 10.46
Roy Eldridge (tp) Tommy Turk (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips, Lester
Young (ts) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (drs)
6. Ow! D. GILLESPIE 0.30
7. Norman Granz Announcement 0.09
8. Flying Home
BENNY GOODMAN; LIONEL HAMPTON 5.34
Roy Eldridge (tp), Tommy Turk (tb), Charlie Parker (as), Flip Phillips, Lester
Young (ts), Hank Jones (p), Ray Brown (b), Buddy Rich (dr)
9. How High The Moon ?
NANCY HAMILTON, MORGAN LEWIS 5.44
10. Perdido JUAN TIZOL, DUKE ELLINGTON 8.25
Ella Fitzgerald (voc) Roy Eldridge (tp) Tommy Turk (tb), Charlie Parker (as)
Flip Phillips, Lester Young (ts) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (dr)
■ Charlie Parker Quartet
Live At Carnegie Hall 195
11. The Song Is You
Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II 4.19
12. My Funny Valentine
RICHARD ROGERS, LORENZ HART 2.05
13. Cool Blues CHARLIE PARKER 3.22
Charlie Parker (as) John Lewis (p) Percey Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (drs)
Recorded in NYC on September 25, 1954
Total Time 77.07
CD 10
■ Charlie Parker in Sweden
1. Anthropology
DIZZY GILLESPIE, CHARLIE PARKER 6.07
2. Scrapple from the Apple
CHARLIE PARKER 6.32
3. Embraceable You
George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin 2.11
4. Cool Blues Charlie Parker 4.37
5. Star Eyes DePaul / Raye 2.44
6. All the Things You Are
JEROME KERN, OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II 5.04
7. Strike up the Band
GEORGE GERSHWIN & IRA GERSHWIN 4.44
8. Body and Soul
FRANK EYTON , JOHNNY GREEN,
EDWARD HEYMAN, ROBERT SOUR 11.48
9. Fine And Dandy
KAY SWIFT, PAUL JAMES 5.47
10. How High The Moon ?
NANCY HAMILTON, MORGAN LEWIS 3.43
11. Cheers
Howard McGhee, Charlie Parker 7.00
12. Loverman JIMMY DAVIS,
ROGER ("RAM") RAMIREZ, JAMES SHERMAN 1.57
13. Out Of NowherE
EDWARD HEYMAN, JOHNNY GREEN 3.36
Charlie Parker (as) Rolf Ericson, Rowland Greenberg (tp) Gösta Theselius (p)
Thore Jederby (b) Jack Noren (drs)
Recorded in SWEDEN IN 1950
Total Time 65.40
Details
Genre: Jazz
Set content: 10
EAN: 4053796005731