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Charlie Parker: Birth Of Bebop - Celebrating Bird At 100
ByThe question here is, when did you first hear the great American invention of Mr. Parkerbebop? For me it was on a scratchy mixtape cassette in the 1980s. For ezz-thethics label chief Werner X. Uehlinger, the 10-inch Dial recordings he heard in 1953 inspired him to reissue the music of Parker's Dial and Savoy recordings. Maybe more important than reissue, the music is remastered, as he has done with music from Marion Brown, Albert Ayler, and John Coltrane. Kudos to the CD remastering work of Pete Pfister here and with all the above artists' reissues.
These 2 disks comprise 23 selections from Parker's Savoy recordings from 1945-47 and 24 from his Dial recordings 1946-47. We hear a very young Miles Davis alongside bebop's co-creator Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, plus seemingly everyone that was present at the birth of bop. Although these 51 selections are just a fraction of the Parker discography, which includes alternative takes, false starts, radio broadcasts, and Dean Benedetti amateur tape recordings, they contain all the spark needed for the uninitiated. Maybe just as important for a veteran Bird fan. hearing "KoKo" take off like a rocket is like reliving one's own baptism into this crazy and beautiful music. Now's the time to celebrate Charlie Parker's centennial.
Track Listing
Savoy Sessions:- Billie's Bounce; Thriving From A Riff; Koko; Meandering; Donna Lee; Cheryl; Buzzy; Another Hair Do; Bluebird; Klaunstance; BirdGets The Worm; Barbados; Constellation; Parker’s Mood; Parker’s Mood (AT-2); Marmaduke; Steeplechase; Merry Go Round; A Night In Tunisia; Dizzy Atmosphere; Groovin’ High; Confirmation; Koko; Dial Sessions:- Moose The Mooche; Yardbird Suite; Ornithology; A Night In Tunisia; Bird’s Nest; Cool Blues; Relaxin’ At Camarillo; Dexterity; Bongo Bop; Dewey Square; The Hymn; Bird Of Paradise; Embraceable You; Bird Feathers; Klact-oveeseds-tene; Scrapple From The Apple; My Old Flame; Out Of Nowhere; Don’t Blame Me; Drifting On A Reed; Quasimodo; Charlie’s Wig; Bongo Beep; Crazeology.
Personnel
Charlie Parker
saxophone, altoMiles Davis
trumpetDizzy Gillespie
trumpetSadik Hakim
pianoCurly Russell
bass, acousticMax Roach
drumsBud Powell
pianoTommy Potter
bass, acousticDuke Jordan
pianoJohn Lewis
pianoAl McKibbon
bass, acousticJoe Harris
saxophoneLucky Thompson
saxophoneArvin Garrison
guitarDodo Marmarosa
pianoVic McMillan
bass, acousticRoy Porter
drumsErroll Garner
pianoRed Callender
bass, acousticHarold 'Doc' West
drumsAdditional Instrumentation
Howard McGhee: trumpet; Wardell Gray: tenor saxophone; Barney Kessell: guitar; Don Lammond: drums; Duke Jordan: piano; J.J. Johnson: trombone.
Album information
Title: Birth Of Bebop - Celebrating Bird At 100 | Year Released: 2020 | Record Label: ezz-thetics
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