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CHARLIE PARKER THE COMPLETE SAVOY & DIAL MASTER TAKES
Recorded between 1944 & 1948.
CD Released:2002 [3CD Set]
Label: Savoy Jazz
Format:[email protected]
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Parker made extensive recordings for three labels—Savoy and Dial best document his early work, while Verve is representative of his later career:
Arguably the greatest jazz saxophonist of all time, Charlie Parker permanently changed jazz. His spontaneous phrases became the vocabulary of post-1945 jazz, many of his ideas from 60 years ago still sound futuristic and he could play extremely rapid lines in his solos which, if slowed down to half speed, reveal themselves to be both very coherent and consistently creative. He is credited, along with Dizzy Gillespie, as the co-founder of bebop, but in reality his unpredictable improvisations were far beyond the beboppish playing of his countless number of followers.
Parker, who was known throughout much of his life as "Bird," was born in Kansas City, Kansas in 1920 although he grew up in nearby Kansas City, Missouri. He dropped out of school when he was 14 because he wanted to be a professional musician but his technique at that point on alto was far behind his ideas. After a lot of woodshedding, by the time he joined Jay McShann's in 1937, he was ready. It took a few more years for him to completely develop but by 1940, when he made his recording debut with McShann, his technique was astounding and fresh ideas seemed to constantly pour out of him. He came to New York with McShann, met Dizzy Gillespie and worked next to Dizzy in the big bands of Earl Hines and Billy Eckstine. By the time he made his first session for Savoy as a sideman with guitarist Tiny Grimes in 1944, Parker's style was fully formed. During the 11 years he had left before his premature death, Bird led classic sessions for the Savoy, Dial and Verve labels.
Disc 1
Charlie Parker (as) Clyde Hart (p) Tiny Grimes (g, vo) Jimmy Butts (b, vo) Doc West (d)
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, September 15, 1944
2:53] 1. Tiny's Tempo
[2:59] 2. I'll Always Love You Just The Same
[3:01] 3. Romance Without Finance
[3:07] 4. Red Cross
[2:34] 5. Warmin' Up A Riff
Charlie Parker's Reboppers- Recorded November 26, 1945 in New York City for Savoy Records
Charlie Parker (alto sax) all-- Miles Davis (trumpet) 1,3,4-- Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) 6 (piano) 1,3,6-- Sadik Hakim (piano) 2,4,5-- Curley Russell (bass) all-- Max Roach (drums)
[3:07] 6. Billie's Bounce
[3:15] 7. Now's The Time, Pt. 4
[2:55] 8. Thrivin' From A Riff
[3:16] 9. Meandering
[2:54] 10. Koko
[2:51] 11. Diggin' Diz
Charlie Parker Septet- Recorded March 28, 1946 in Hollywood, CA for Dial Records
Charlie Parker (alto sax)--Miles Davis (trumpet)--Eli "Lucky" Thompson (tenor sax)--Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa (piano)--Arvin Garrison (guitar)--Vic MicMillan (bass)--Roy Porter (drums)
[3:02] 12. Moose The Mooche
[2:53] 13. Yardbird Suite
[3:00] 14. Ornithology
[3:03] 15. A Night In Tunisia
Charlie Parker Quintet- Recorded July 29, 1946 in Hollywood, CA for Dial Records
Charlie Parker (alto sax)--Howard McGhee (trumpet)--Jimmy Bunn (piano)--Bob Kesterson (bass)--Roy Porter (drums)
[2:28] 16. Max Making Wax
[3:18] 17. Lover Man
[3:00] 18. The Gypsy
[2:51] 19. Bebop
Charlie Parker Quartet- Recorded February 19, 1947 in Hollywood, CA for Dial Records
Charlie Parker (alto sax)--Howard McGhee (trumpet)--Jimmy Bunn (piano)--Bob Kesterson (bass)--Roy Porter (drums)
[3:10] 20. This Is Always
[3:05] 21. Dark Shadows
Disc 2
Charlie Parker Quartet- Recorded February 19, 1947 in Hollywood, CA for Dial Records
Charlie Parker (alto sax)--Howard McGhee (trumpet)--Jimmy Bunn (piano)--Bob Kesterson (bass)--Roy Porter (drums)
[2:43] 1. Bird's Nest
[3:04] 2. Cool Blues
Charlie Parker's New Stars- Recorded February 26, 1947 in Hollywood, CA for Dial Records
Charlie Parker (alto sax)--Howard McGhee (trumpet)--Wardell Gray (tenor sax)--Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa (piano)--Barney Kessel (guitar)--George "Red" Callender (bass)--Don Lamond (drums)
[3:00] 3. Relaxin' At Camarillo
[2:58] 4. Cheers
[2:41] 5. Carvin' The Bird
[2:52] 6. Stupendous
Charlie Parker Quintet- Recorded May 8, 1947 in NYC for Savoy Records
Charlie Parker (alto sax)--Miles Davis (trumpet)--Bud Powell (piano)--Tommy Potter (bass)--Max Roach (drums)
[2:32] 7. Donna Lee
[2:44] 8. Chasin' The Bird
[2:58] 9. Cheryl
[2:30] 10. Buzzy
Miles Davis All-Stars- Recorded August 14, 1947 in NYC for Savoy Records
Miles Davis (trumpet)--Charlie Parker (tenor sax)--John Lewis (piano)--Nelson Boyd (piano)--Max Roach (drums)
[2:35] 11. Milestones
[2:50] 12. Little Willie Leaps
[2:42] 13. Half Nelson
[2:21] 14. Sippin' At Bell'S
Charlie Parker Quintet- Recorded October 28, 1947 in NYC for Dial Records
Charlie Parker (alto sax)--Miles Davis (trumpet)--Duke Jordan (piano)--Tommy Potter (bass)--Max Roach (drums)
[2:57] 15. Dexterity
[2:43] 16. Bongo Bop
[3:05] 17. Dewey Square
[2:26] 18. The Hymn
[3:09] 19. Bird Of Paradise
[3:19] 20. Embraceable You
Charlie Parker Quintet- Recorded November 4, 1947 in NYC for Dial Records
Charlie Parker (alto sax)--Miles Davis (trumpet)--Duke Jordan (piano)--Tommy Potter (bass)--Max Roach (drums)
[2:49] 21. Bird Feathers
[3:04] 22. Klactovestedstene
Disc 3
Charlie Parker Quintet- Recorded November 4, 1947 in NYC for Dial Records
Charlie Parker (alto sax)--Miles Davis (trumpet)--Duke Jordan (piano)--Tommy Potter (bass)--Max Roach (drums)
[2:54] 1. Scrapple From The Apple
[3:08] 2. My Old Flame
[3:47] 3. Out Of Nowhere
[2:44] 4. Don't Blame Me
Charlie Parker Sextet- Recorded December 17, 1947 in NYC for Dial Records
Charlie Parker (alto sax)--Miles Davis (trumpet)--J.J. Johnson (trombone)--Duke Jordan (piano)--Tommy Potter (bass)--Max Roach (drums)
[2:59] 5. Drifting On A Reed
[2:57] 6. Quasimado
[2:43] 7. Charlie's Wig
[3:03] 8. Bongo Beep
[3:01] 9. Crazeology
[3:28] 10. How Deep Is The Ocean?
Charlie Parker Quintet- Recorded December 21, 1947 In Detroit, Michigan for Savoy Records
Charlie Parker (alto sax)--Miles Davis (trumpet)--Duke Jordan (piano)--Tommy Potter (bass)--Max Roach (drums)
[2:38] 11. Another Hair Do
[2:50] 12. Bluebird
[2:41] 13. Klaunstance
[2:35] 14. Bird Gets The Worm
Charlie Parker All-Stars- Recorded September 18, 1948 in NYC for Savoy Records
Charlie Parker (alto sax)--Miles Davis (trumpet) except track 4-- John Lewis (piano)-- Curley Russell (bass)--Max Roach (drums)
[2:27] 15. Barbados
[2:53] 16. Au-Leu-Cha
[2:27] 17. Constellation
[3:02] 18. Parker's Mood
Charlie Parker All-Stars- Recorded September 24, 1948 in NYC For Savoy Records[
Charlie Parker (alto sax)--Miles Davis (trumpet)--John Lewis (piano)--Curley Russell (bass)--Max Roach (drums)
[2:32] 19. Perhaps
[2:42] 20. Marmaduke
[3:04] 21. Steeplechase
[2:25] 22. Merry-Go-Round
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