Charlie Parker - Bird, The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve [2005] (10 x CD's)

CHARLIE PARKER

Charlie Parker - Bird, The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve [2005] (10 x CD's)

A lovely set of everything you will ever need of the late-era Bird. It basically collects all of his stuff toward the end of his life, and to boot the sound quality is the best you will ever hear from Charlie. Because the set is massively cheaper than the full Savoy and Dial set, I recommend actually getting the full set here. It is nice to only have the major arrangements in succession, but of course this is an archival release first and foremost, though, as others have noted there are all kinds of things packed in here including his strings album.  But yes usually you are going to get alternate takes and that kind of thing for a lot of the running time. It is what it is. If you want a shorter version with only the master takes it is available too. That and you get a couple separate releases in their entirety. Every jazz fan should have this. Highly recommended. Bird is one of the greats, and the sound quality here is the best you will ever hear of him. (Amazon)

Anyone who harbors doubts about the value of this music need listen only to "I Remember You", "Chi Chi" or the last session of all, with its intense readings of Cole Porter tunes. And there's also the session with Gillespie and Monk: not a great success because of the presence of Buddy Rich, but still with some fine playing. And in any case, every note of Monk is essential listening. I can't see any reason to hesitate.


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Charlie Parker - Bird, The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve [2005] CD01+CD02
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Track lists

CD01

01    Sweet Georgia Brown    9:34
02    Blues For Norman    8:39
03    I Can't Get Started    9:17
04    Lady Be Good    11:07
05    After You've Gone    7:35
06    I Got Rhythm    12:56
07    Introductions by Norman Granz    2:16
08    JATP Blues    10:56

CD02

01    The Bird    4:46
02    Repetition    2:59
03    No Noise - Parts I & II    5:55
04    No Noise - Part II (ct)    2:57
05    Mango Mangue    2:55
06    Okiedoke    3:04
07    Cardboard    3:10
08    Visa    3:00
09    Segment - Tune X    3:22
10    Diverse - Tune X alternate    3:18
11    Passport - Tune Y (rare)    2:57
12    Passport - Tune Z (common)    2:59

CD03

01    The Opener    12:49
02    Lester Leaps In    12:16
03    Embraceable You    10:35
04    The Closer    10:58
05    Ow - Introduction Of Ella Fitz    0:47
06    Flyin' Home    5:33
07    How High The Moon    6:24
08    Perdido    8:34

CD04

01    Just Friends    3:32
02    Everything Happens To Me    3:17
03    April In Paris    3:08
04    Summertime    2:48
05    I Didn't Know What Time It Was    3:14
06    If I Should Lose You    2:48
07    Star Eyes    3:30
08    Blues (fast)    2:47
09    I'm In The Mood For Love    2:52
10    Bloomdido    3:27
11    An Oscar For Treadwell (tk 3 a    3:23
12    An Oscar For Treadwell (tk 4 m    3:24
13    Mohawk (tk 3 alt - LP)    3:50
14    Mohawk (tk 6 [tk 4] mst)    3:36
15    My Melancholy Baby (tk 1)    3:17
16    My Melancholy Baby (Coda Rehea    0:04
17    My Melancholy Baby (tk 2 mst)    3:25
18    Leap Frog (tk 1 inc)    0:27
19    Leap Frog (tk 2 inc)    0:17
20    Leap Frog (tk 3 inc)    0:40
21    Leap Frog (tk 4 inc)    0:17
22    Leap Frog (tk 5 cpt)    2:35
23    Leap Frog (tk 6 inc)    0:22
24    Leap Frog (tk 7 inc)    0:14
25    Leap Frog (tk 8 [tk 4] alt)    2:03
26    Leap Frog (tk 9 cpt)    2:07
27    Leap Frog (tk 10 inc)    0:45
28    Leap Frog (tk 11 [tk 6] mst)    2:31
29    Relaxing With Lee (tk 1 inc)    0:34
30    Relaxing With Lee (tk 2 inc)    1:07
31    Relaxing With Lee (tk 3 fs)    0:10
32    Relaxing With Lee (tk 4 [tk 2]    3:57
33    Relaxing With Lee (tk 5 inc)    0:27
34    Relaxing With Lee (tk 6 [tk 3]    2:46

CD05

01    Dancing In The Dark    3:21
02    Out Of Nowhere    3:07
03    Laura (tk 1 cpt)    2:59
04    Laura (tk 2 mst)    2:58
05    East Of The Sun    3:40
06    They Can't Take That Away From    3:19
07    Easy To Love    3:31
08    I'm In The Mood For Love (tk 2    3:35
09    I'm In The Mood For Love (tk 3    3:29
10    I'll Remember April (tk 1 cpt)    3:11
11    I'll Remember April (tk 2 fs)    0:12
12    I'll Remember April (tk 3 [tk     3:04
13    What Is This Thing Called Love    2:54
14    April In Paris    3:11
15    Repetition    2:48
16    Easy To Love (live at Carnegie    2:24
17    Rocker    3:13
18    Celebrity [with Buddy Rich]    1:35
19    Ballade [with Coleman Hawkins]    2:57
20    Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite    17:11

CD06

01    Au Privave (tk 2 alt - LP)    2:40
02    Au Privave (tk 3 mst)    2:45
03    She Rote (tk 3 alt - LP)    3:10
04    She Rote (tk 5 mst)    3:08
05    K.C. Blues    3:26
06    Star Eyes    3:36
07    My Little Suede Shoes    3:05
08    Un Poquito De Tu Amor    2:42
09    Tico Tico    2:46
10    Fiesta    2:51
11    Why Do I Love You? (tk 2 alt -    3:00
12    Why Do I Love You? (tk 6 alt)    3:00
13    Why Do I Love You? (tk 7 mst)    3:07
14    Blues For Alice    2:48
15    Si Si    2:40
16    Swedish Schnapps (tk 3 alt - L    3:15
17    Swedish Schnapps (tk 4 mst)    3:12
18    Back Home Blues (tk 1 alt - LP    2:37
19    Back Home Blues (tk 2 mst)    2:48
20    Loverman    3:21

CD07
01    Temptation    3:33
02    Lover    3:08
03    Autumn In New York    3:30
04    Stella By Starlight    2:58
05    Mama Inez    2:52
06    La Cucuracha (tk 1 cpt)    3:25
07    La Cucuracha (tk 2 inc)    0:48
08    La Cucuracha (tk 3 fs)    0:12
09    La Cucuracha (tk 4 [tk 3] mst)    2:45
10    Estrellita (tk 2 inc)    2:12
11    Estrellita (tk 4 cpt)    2:46
12    Estrellita (tk 5 fs)    0:06
13    Estrellita (tk 6 [tk 5] mst)    2:45
14    Begin The Beguine    3:14
15    La Paloma    2:41
16    Night And Day    2:52
17    Almost Like Being In Love    2:35
18    I Can't Get Started    3:10
19    What Is This Thing Called Love    2:36

CD08

01    Jam Blues    14:44
02    What Is This Thing Called Love    15:53
03    Ballad Medley    17:25
04    Funky Blues    13:28

CD09

01    The Song is You    2:58
02    Laird Baird    2:46
03    Kim (tk 2 alt - LP)    3:00
04    Kim (tk 4 mst)    2:59
05    Cosmic Rays (tk 2 mst)    3:06
06    Cosmic Rays (tk 5 alt)    3:18
07    In the Still of the Night (tk     0:31
08    In the Still of the Night (tk     0:54
09    In the Still of the Night (tk     3:48
10    In the Still of the Night (tk     3:22
11    In the Still of the Night (tk     0:45
12    In the Still of the Night (tk     3:28
13    In the Still of the Night (tk     3:24
14    Old Folks (tk 1 inc)    0:25
15    Old Folks (tk 2 fs)    0:11
16    Old Folks (tk 3 ct)    4:05
17    Old Folks (tk 4 inc. Bird cont    0:23
18    Old Folks (tk 6 ct)    3:28
19    Old Folks (tk 7 inc ct)    0:28
20    Old Folks (tk 8 mst)    3:41
21    Old Folks (tk 9)    3:36
22    If I Love Again    2:31

CD10

01    Chi-Chi [Take 1 - Alt. take -     3:10
02    Chi-Chi [Take 2 - False start]    0:28
03    Chi-Chi [Take 3 - Alt. take]    2:44
04    Chi-Chi [Take 4 - Alt. take]    2:38
05    Chi-Chi [Take 5 - False start]    0:19
06    Chi-Chi [Take 6 - Master]    3:05
07    I Remember You    3:05
08    Now's The Time    3:02
09    Confirmation [Take 1 - False s    0:13
10    Confirmation [Take 2 - False s    0:11
11    Confirmation [Take 5 - Master]    3:01
12    I Get a Kick Out of You [Take     4:57
13    I Get a Kick Out of You [Take     0:32
14    I Get a Kick Out of You [Take     0:16
15    I Get a Kick Out of You [Take     1:05
16    I Get a Kick Out of You [Take     0:16
17    I Get a Kick Out of You [Take     1:10
18    I Get a Kick Out of You [Take     3:35
19    Just One Of Those Things    2:48
20    My Heart Belongs to Daddy [Tak    0:39
21    My Heart Belongs to Daddy [Tak    3:20
22    I've Got You Under My Skin    3:40
23    Love for Sale [Take 1 - False     0:16
24    Love for Sale [Take 2 - Alt. t    5:49
25    Love for Sale [Take 3 - inc.]    1:05
26    Love for Sale [Take 4 - Alt. t    5:34
27    Love for Sale [Take 5 - Master    5:36
28    I Love Paris [Take 2 - Alt. ta    5:08
29    I Love Paris [Take 3 - Master]    5:06

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