Charlie Parker – One Night In Birdland
Label: Sony Records
CD Released: 1993
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Charles Christopher Parker Jr .
Born: 29 Aug 1920 in Kansas City, USA.
Died: 12 March 1955 in NYC, USA (aged 34).
Jazz saxophonist and composer.
Best known as simply 'Bird' (a shortening of 'Yardbird', Parker acquired the nickname early in his career with many contradictory stories regarding the name's origin). Widely considered to be one of the most influential of jazz saxophonists, jazz musicians, and indeed musicians in general.
Rare live material from Charlie Parker – recorded in the very familiar territory of the Birdland nightclub, but not issued until an LP release from the 70s! The material originally was broadcast on radio, but through the series of the Rose transcription disc archive – which meant better recording and preservation than most other radio material of the bop years – helping to make this album a real treasure among Bird fans in the years after his death.
Tracklist
Disc 1
01 - Wahoo
02 - 'Round Midnight
03 - This Time The Dream's On Me
04 - Dizzy Atmosphere
05 - Night In Tunisia
06 - Move
07 - The Street Beat
Disc 2
01 - Out Of Nowhere
02 - Little Willie Leaps-52nd Street Theme
03 - Ornithology
04 - I'll Remember April-52nd Street Theme
05 - Embraceable You
06 - Cool Blues-52nd Street Theme
Alto Saxophone – Charlie Parker
Bass – Curly Russell
Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: Disc 1-1 to Disc 2-3), Roy Haynes (Disc 2 Track 4 to 6)
Piano – Bud Powell ( Disc 1 Track 1 to Disc 2 Track 3), Walter Bishop ( Disc 2-Track 4 to 6)
Trumpet – Fats Navarro
Vocals – Chubby Newsome ( Disc 2 Track 5)
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