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Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker was instrumental in tipping jazz over from the swing genre, which was predominantly a dance music, to bop, which aspired to art, an intellectual dance if you will, and consequently Parker was a huge purveyor of the mid-'40s sea change that began to alter the way audiences approached jazz, and pop music in general. This brief, concise overview of his peak years includes "The Bird" (an update of the old swing standard "Topsy"), recorded for Norman Granz's monumental The Jazz Scene project in 1947, and 1950's wonderful "Bloomdido," which reunited Parker with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and boasted a for-the-ages rhythm section of Thelonious Monk, Curly Russell, and Buddy Rich. Another highlight is "K.C. Blues," tracked in 1951 and featuring extended blues improvisations from both Parker and a young Miles Davis. Bird died in 1955, and that it has been nearly 50 years since his passing is unfathomable, since his influence is still so pervasive in jazz and is likely to remain that way, whatever the millennium. This disc is a bare-bones, basic introduction to Parker, but it is only the beginning, and you'll find yourself wanting more almost immediately.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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RAY BROWN, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Shelly Manne, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1947 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Neal Hefti, ComposerLyricist - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Mace, Oboe, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Hefti, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Potter, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Caplan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1948 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Frank Miller, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Sam M. Lewis, Author - Max Hollander, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Carroll, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Rich, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Klenner, Composer - STAN FREEMAN, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch Miller, Oboe, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Bronislaw Gimpel, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Myor Rosen, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Brieff, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Lomask, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Rich, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dizzy Gillespie, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Curly Russell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Miles Davis, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Teddy Kotick, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Bishop, Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Miles Davis, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gene DePaul, ComposerLyricist - Don Raye, ComposerLyricist - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker and his Orchestra, MainArtist - Teddy Kotick, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Bishop, Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Miles Davis, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker and his Orchestra, MainArtist - Teddy Kotick, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Bishop, Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charlie Parker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jose Mangual, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Teddy Kotick, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Bishop, Jr., Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Miranda, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Clarke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Brown, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - James Sherman, ComposerLyricist - James Davis, ComposerLyricist - Roger J. "Ram" Ramirez, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Red Rodney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stan Webb, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Toots Mondello, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Rich, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Porcino, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Duke, ComposerLyricist - Bob Haggart, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Will Bradley, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Harris, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Lipman, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Bernie Privin, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Griffin, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Stein, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Ross, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Lippman, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Art Ryerson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Verley Mills, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Murray Williams, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Percy Heath, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker Quartet, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Percy Heath, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker was instrumental in tipping jazz over from the swing genre, which was predominantly a dance music, to bop, which aspired to art, an intellectual dance if you will, and consequently Parker was a huge purveyor of the mid-'40s sea change that began to alter the way audiences approached jazz, and pop music in general. This brief, concise overview of his peak years includes "The Bird" (an update of the old swing standard "Topsy"), recorded for Norman Granz's monumental The Jazz Scene project in 1947, and 1950's wonderful "Bloomdido," which reunited Parker with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and boasted a for-the-ages rhythm section of Thelonious Monk, Curly Russell, and Buddy Rich. Another highlight is "K.C. Blues," tracked in 1951 and featuring extended blues improvisations from both Parker and a young Miles Davis. Bird died in 1955, and that it has been nearly 50 years since his passing is unfathomable, since his influence is still so pervasive in jazz and is likely to remain that way, whatever the millennium. This disc is a bare-bones, basic introduction to Parker, but it is only the beginning, and you'll find yourself wanting more almost immediately.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:26
- Main artists: Charlie Parker
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 2004 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2004 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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