CHARLIE PARKER
Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948 [2002] (8 x CD's)
Words can hardly describe the revolutionary effect of these seminal recordings -- collected here on eight full-length CDs. Charlie Parker's vision, spectacular technique, and style helped to transform the world of jazz in the 1940's, and it has never been the same. As with the efforts of creative visionaries, his early innovations were at first resisted by some as too radical, but with time, Bird became universally recognized for the genius he was. It is impossible to imagine any serious collection of 20th century music not containing at least some of the tracks collected on this splendid compilation. These CD's collect all of Parker's studio sessions on Dial and Savoy, the two labels that assiduously chronicled his career during the decade. The set excludes four CD's of live material and most sessions recorded by amateurs, but includes outtakes, Bird's recordings as a sideman, and tracks cut or issued under the Savoy and Dial labels, including the Spotlite, Stash, Guild, Musicraft, Bel-Tone, and the Comet lines. So many great musicians performed with Bird that part of the thrill is not only the scintillating work of Parker, but also the opportunity to revisit seminal performances by Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Bud Powell, and a host of others. The sound is, for the most part, remarkably good, making this an indispensable collection for any lover of jazz. (AllMusic Review by Steve Loewy)
The most essential Charlie Parker release of them all. Bird playing with fascinating alternative takes of all the favorites, a gallery of his astonishing powers of improvisational invention. There is nothing better than this staggering compilation of Bird in his best years.
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Track lists
CD1
01 Charlie Parker Tiny's Tempo 2:55
02 Charlie Parker I'll Always Love You Just the Same 3:01
03 Charlie Parker Romance Without Finance 3:04
04 Charlie Parker Red Cross 3:10
05 Charlie Parker Tiny's Tempo (Take 1) 3:02
06 Charlie Parker Tiny's Tempo (Take 2) 3:02
07 Charlie Parker I'll Always Love You Just the Same (Take 1) 2:59
08 Charlie Parker Romance Without Finance (Take 1) 3:08
019 Charlie Parker Romance Without Finance (Take 2) 1:02
10 Charlie Parker Romance Without Finance (Take 3) 3:09
11 Charlie Parker Romance Without Finance (Take 4) 0:45
12 Charlie Parker Red Cross (Take 1) 3:17
13 Charlie Parker Groovin' High 2:44
14 Charlie Parker All the Things You Are 2:49
15 Charlie Parker Dizzy Atmosphere 2:49
16 Charlie Parker Salt Peanuts 3:18
17 Charlie Parker Shaw 'nuff 3:02
18 Charlie Parker Lover Man 3:25
19 Charlie Parker Hot House 3:12
20 Charlie Parker Warmin' Up a Riff 2:36
21 Charlie Parker Billie's Bounce 3:09
22 Charlie Parker Now's the Time 3:16
23 Charlie Parker Thrivin' From a Riff 2:56
24 Charlie Parker Meandering 3:18
25 Charlie Parker’s Re‐boppers Koko 2:53
CD2
01 Charlie Parker Billie's Bounce (Take 1) 2:43
02 Charlie Parker Billie's Bounce (Take 2) 1:44
03 Charlie Parker Billie's Bounce (Take 3) 3:07
04 Charlie Parker Billie's Bounce (Take 4) 1:39
05 Charlie Parker Now's the Time (Take 1) 0:21
06 Charlie Parker Now's the Time (Take 2) 0:38
07 Charlie Parker Now's the Time (Take 3) 3:08
08 Charlie Parker Thrivin' From a Riff (Take 1) 3:00
09 Charlie Parker Thrivin' From a Riff (Take 2) 0:24
10 Charlie Parker Koko (Take 1) 0:39
11 Charlie Parker Dizzy's Boogie 3:09
12 Charlie Parker Flat Foot Floogie 2:32
13 Charlie Parker Poppity Pop 2:57
14 Charlie Parker Slim's Jam 3:15
15 Charlie Parker Dizzy's Boogie (Take 2) 3:15
16 Charlie Parker Flat Foot Floogie (Take 2) 2:46
17 Charlie Parker Diggin' Diz 2:53
18 Charlie Parker Septet Moose the Mooche 3:03
19 Charlie Parker Feat. Miles Davis Yardbird Suite 2:55
20 Charlie Parker Septet Ornithology 3:01
21 Charlie Parker Septet A Night in Tunisia 3:05
22 Charlie Parker Moose the Mooche (Take 1) 2:59
23 Charlie Parker Moose the Mooche (Take 3) 2:56
24 Charlie Parker Yardbird Suite (Take 1) 2:39
25 Charlie Parker Ornithology (Take 1) 2:59
26 Charlie Parker Ornithology (Take 3) (Bird Lore) 3:18
27 Charlie Parker A Night in Tunisia (Take 1) (A.K.A. the Famous Alto Break) 0:50
28 Charlie Parker A Night in Tunisia (Take 4) 3:02
CD3
01 Charlie Parker Max Making Wax 2:30
02 Howard McGhee Quintet Lover Man 3:19
03 Howard McGhee Quintet The Gypsy 3:01
04 Charlie Parker Bebop 2:53
05 Charlie Parker Blues on the Sofa (Blues #1) 0:46
06 Charlie Parker Kopely Plaza Blues (Blues #2) 1:03
07 Charlie Parker Yardbird Suite 2:14
08 Charlie Parker Lullaby in Rhythm, Part 1 1:29
09 Charlie Parker Lullaby in Rhythm, Part 2 1:33
10 Charlie Parker Home Cooking Ii: Cherokee 2:09
11 Charlie Parker Home Cooking Iii: I Got Rhythm 2:29
12 Charlie Parker Home Cooking I: Opus 2:24
13 Charlie Parker This is Always 3:12
14 Charlie Parker Dark Shadows 3:07
15 The Quartet of Charlie Parker Bird's Nest 2:45
16 Charlie Parker Quartet Cool Blues 3:05
17 Charlie Parker This is Always (Take D) 3:10
18 Charlie Parker Dark Shadows (Take A) 4:04
19 Charlie Parker Dark Shadows (Take B) 3:14
20 Charlie Parker Dark Shadows (Take D) 2:58
21 Charlie Parker Bird's Nest (Take A) 2:52
22 Charlie Parker Bird's Nest (Take B) 2:50
23 Charlie Parker Cool Blues (Take A) (Hot Blues / Blowtop Blues) 1:57
24 Charlie Parker Cool Blues (Take B) (Blowtop Blues) 2:22
25 Charlie Parker Cool Blues (Take D) 2:47
CD4
01 Charlie Parker's New Stars Relaxin' at Camarillo 3:01
02 Charlie Parker Cheers 2:59
03 Charlie Parker's New Stars Carvin' the Bird 2:43
04 Charlie Parker's New Stars Stupendous 2:54
05 Charlie Parker Relaxin' at Camarillo (Take A) 2:58
06 Charlie Parker Relaxin' at Camarillo (Take D) 2:58
07 Charlie Parker Relaxin' at Camarillo (Take E) 2:54
08 Charlie Parker Cheers (Take A) 3:10
09 Charlie Parker Cheers (Take B) 3:03
10 Charlie Parker Cheers (Take C) 3:01
11 Charlie Parker Carvin' the Bird (Take A) 2:44
12 Charlie Parker Stupendous (Take B) 2:55
13 Charlie Parker All-Stars Donna Lee 2:34
14 Charlie Parker All-Stars Chasin' the Bird 2:46
15 Charlie Parker Cheryl 3:04
16 Charlie Parker Buzzy 2:32
17 Charlie Parker Donna Lee (Take 1) 0:16
18 Charlie Parker Donna Lee (Take 2) 3:02
19 Charlie Parker Donna Lee (Take 3) 2:33
20 Charlie Parker Donna Lee (Take 4) 2:38
21 Charlie Parker Chasin' the Bird (Take 1) 2:55
22 Charlie Parker Chasin' the Bird (Take 2) 0:20
23 Charlie Parker Chasin' the Bird (Take 3) 3:01
24 Charlie Parker Buzzy (Take 1) 3:01
25 Charlie Parker Buzzy (Take 2) 0:35
26 Charlie Parker Buzzy (Take 3) 2:40
27 Charlie Parker Buzzy (Take 4) 0:19
CD5
01 Miles Davis All Stars Milestones 2:37
02 Miles Davis All Stars Little Willie Leaps 2:51
03 Miles Davis All Stars Half Nelson 2:44
04 Charlie Parker Sippin' at Bells 2:23
05 Charlie Parker Milestones (Take 1) 0:08
06 Charlie Parker Milestones (Take 3) 2:46
07 Charlie Parker Little Willie Leaps (Take 1) 0:35
08 Charlie Parker Little Willie Leaps (Take 2) 3:10
09 Charlie Parker Half Nelson (Take 1) 2:52
10 Charlie Parker Sippin' at Bells (Take 1) 0:57
11 Charlie Parker Sippin' at Bells (Take 3) 0:05
12 Charlie Parker Sippin' at Bells (Take 4) 2:28
13 Charlie Parker Feat. Miles Davis Dexterity 2:58
14 Charlie Parker Bongo Bop 2:45
15 Charlie Parker Quintet Dewey Square 3:06
16 Charlie Parker Quintet The Hymn 2:28
17 Charlie Parker Quintet Bird of Paradise 3:11
18 Charlie Parker Quintet Embraceable You 3:20
19 Charlie Parker Dexterity (Take A) 2:57
20 Charlie Parker Bongo Bop (Take B) 2:46
21 Charlie Parker Dewey Square (Take A) 3:30
22 Charlie Parker Dewey Square (Take B) 3:03
23 Charlie Parker The Hymn (Take A) 2:30
24 Charlie Parker Bird of Paradise (Take A) 3:05
25 Charlie Parker Bird of Paradise (Take B) 3:07
26 Charlie Parker Embraceable You (Take A) 3:40
CD6
01 Charlie Parker Bird Feathers 2:50
02 Charlie Parker Klactoveesedstene 3:05
03 Charlie Parker Quintet Scrapple From the Apple 2:56
04 Charlie Parker My Old Flame 3:09
05 Charlie Parker's New Stars Out of Nowhere 3:48
06 Charlie Parker Quintet Don't Blame Me 2:46
07 Charlie Parker Klactoveesedstene (Take B) 3:05
08 Charlie Parker Scrapple From the Apple (Take B) 2:38
09 Charlie Parker Out of Nowhere (Take A) 4:03
10 Charlie Parker Out of Nowhere (Take C) 3:03
11 Charlie Parker Drifting on a Reed 3:01
12 Charlie Parker Quasimado 2:58
13 Charlie Parker Sextet Charlie's Wig 2:45
14 Charlie Parker Bongo Beep 3:05
15 Charlie Parker Sextet Crazeology 3:02
16 Charlie Parker Quintet How Deep is the Ocean? 3:30
17 Charlie Parker Drifting on a Reed (Take B) 2:57
18 Charlie Parker Drifting on a Reed (Take D) 2:57
19 Charlie Parker Quasimado (Take A) 2:56
20 Charlie Parker Charlie's Wig (Take B) 2:50
21 Charlie Parker Charlie's Wig (Take D) 2:50
22 Charlie Parker Bongo Beep (Take B) 3:04
23 Charlie Parker Crazeology (Take A) 1:04
24 Charlie Parker Crazeology (Take B) 0:35
25 Charlie Parker Crazeology (Take C) 3:05
26 Charlie Parker How Deep is the Ocean? (Take B) 3:08
CD7
01 Charlie Parker Another Hair Do 2:40
02 Charlie Parker All-Stars Bluebird 2:52
03 Charlie Parker All-Stars Klaunstance 2:43
04 Charlie Parker All-Stars Bird Gets the Worm 2:37
05 Charlie Parker Another Hair Do (Take 1) 0:17
06 Charlie Parker Another Hair Do (Take 2) 0:47
07 Charlie Parker Another Hair Do (Take 3) 1:06
08 Charlie Parker Bluebird (Take 1) 2:55
09 Charlie Parker Bird Gets the Worm (Take 1) 3:01
10 Charlie Parker Bird Gets the Worm (Take 2) 0:13
11 Charlie Parker All-Stars Barbados 2:28
12 Charlie Parker Ah-Leu-Cha 2:55
13 Charlie Parker All-Stars Constellation 2:29
14 Charlie Parker All-Stars Parker's Mood 3:04
15 Charlie Parker Barbados (Take 1) 2:38
16 Charlie Parker Barbados (Take 2) 0:45
17 Charlie Parker Barbados (Take 3) 2:35
18 Charlie Parker Au-Leu-Cha (Take 1) 0:38
19 Charlie Parker Constellation (Take 1) 0:24
20 Charlie Parker Constellation (Take 2) 2:33
21 Charlie Parker Constellation (Take 3) 2:07
22 Charlie Parker Constellation (Take 4) 0:23
23 Charlie Parker Parker's Mood (Take 1) 0:05
24 Charlie Parker Parker's Mood (Take 2) 3:25
25 Charlie Parker Parker's Mood (Take 3) 0:12
26 Charlie Parker Parker's Mood (Take 4) 2:14
27 Charlie Parker Perhaps 2:34
28 Charlie Parker Marmaduke 2:44
29 Charlie Parker Steeplechase 3:12
30 Charlie Parker Merry Go Round 2:24
CD8
01 Charlie Parker Perhaps (Take 1) 2:09
02 Charlie Parker Perhaps (Take 2) 0:29
03 Charlie Parker Perhaps (Take 3) 2:09
04 Charlie Parker Perhaps (Take 4) 0:20
05 Charlie Parker Perhaps (Take 5) 0:40
06 Charlie Parker Perhaps (Take 6) 2:24
07 Charlie Parker Marmaduke (Take 1) 0:05
08 Charlie Parker Marmaduke (Take 2) 1:16
09 Charlie Parker Marmaduke (Take 3) 0:53
10 Charlie Parker Marmaduke (Take 4) 0:06
11 Charlie Parker Marmaduke (Take 5) 2:57
12 Charlie Parker Marmaduke (Take 6) 0:07
13 Charlie Parker Marmaduke (Take 7) 1:00
14 Charlie Parker Marmaduke (Take 8) 0:05
15 Charlie Parker Marmaduke (Take 9) 3:06
16 Charlie Parker Marmaduke (Take 10) 0:36
17 Charlie Parker Marmaduke (Take 11) 0:50
18 Charlie Parker Merry Go Round (Take 1) 2:24
19 Charlie Parker Hallelujah 3:59
20 Charlie Parker Get Happy 3:42
21 Charlie Parker Slam Slam Blues 4:30
22 Charlie Parker Congo Blues 3:55
23 Charlie Parker Hallelujah (Take A) 4:11
24 Charlie Parker Hallelujah (Take E) 4:03
25 Charlie Parker Get Happy (Take B) 4:03
26 Charlie Parker Slam Slam Blues (Take A) 5:06
27 Charlie Parker Congo Blues (Take Aa) 1:06
28 Charlie Parker Congo Blues (Take Bb) 1:17
29 Charlie Parker Congo Blues (Take A) 4:01
30 Charlie Parker Congo Blues (Take B) 3:55
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A very welcome visit from the Bird. Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteHi heartofstone.
DeleteThere is a lot here but the more I sit back and listen the more i enjoy this set. Its like building something great or painting a picture...
Cheers.
Good one, many thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi Bob Mac,
DeleteIt just grows on you. Great stuff.
Cheers.
You excel yourself with each post ! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jack.
DeleteI am glad you are enjoying the choices.
Cheers.
Impressive again!!!
ReplyDeleteCharlie Parker is always difficult to me but I'll try it again! Maybe this time...
Thanks a lot BB!!!
Hi Il Commendatore,
DeleteYou know what, when I first started listening to Jazz I though WTF is this. But I persevered after my friend suggested "Just wait, when it gets you you will want more and more. It will dig its claws into you and you will be free to explore, willingly..." He was right. I love all forms of Rock music, Soul music and when I wanta more reflective moment, Jazz.
Be patient, enjoy the mystery and above all open up to those special moments.
Cheers.
Gracias por el jazz
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome, Dj Diego MC.
DeleteEnjoy!
Cheers.
Thanks butter.
ReplyDeleteI thank you, Professor, just for saying that.
DeleteCheers.
Thank you for flippin' us the Bird, Butter! ;-)
ReplyDeleteRe your experience in discovering Jazz, you may remember an illuminating line from the film "Mr. Holland's Opus":
"When I was fifteen, I hung out at a local record store. And the guy there thought he knew what I liked, and one day handed me this record album. And it was John Coltrane. I took it home and played it — and I hated it. I mean, I really _hated_ it. So I played it again. I played it again. And I played it again. And I just couldn't stop playing it."
Hi Aging Child,
DeleteI spent this last week and today listening to Chet Baker. The more I listen the more I am enthralled with his laid back style. Just terrific.
I do remember that movie and that line. I believe we don't really hate things we just don't understand them. You need to get involved to learn and appreciate.
Cheers.