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These poorly recorded live Charlie Parker dates were captured in 1948 and 1950 and were originally released as two separate LPs, Bird on 52nd Street and Bird at St. Nick's. The personnel for the 1948 gig included a fledgling Miles Davis on trumpet, Duke Jordan on piano, Tommy Potter on bass, and Max Roach on drums, while the 1950 date has Red Rodney on trumpet, Al Haig on piano, Roy Haynes on drums, and Potter again on bass. There's little doubt that these were hot nights for both units, and Parker's solos, particularly on a smokin' "Confirmation" from the 1950 St. Nick's date, are often nothing short of amazing, but unfortunately the fidelity here is awful, bordering on unintentional white noise, and the poor sound quality, which still can't quite mask the power of these performances, makes listening to these tracks more frustrating than fruitful. These sides are certainly historically viable, and dedicated Parker collectors and admirers will undoubtedly be drawn to hear them at least once, but this reissue is really an exercise in what could have been, a missed opportunity to hear two wonderful bands led by an impassioned Parker in full flight. In the end, it's a bit like hearing Parker from the next room.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Thelonious Monk, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Parker, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Debut Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Charlie Parker, Composer, MainArtist - Dizzy Gillespie, Composer
℗ 1958 Debut Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Edward Heyman, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Parker, MainArtist - Johnny Green, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 Debut Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Charlie Parker, MainArtist - Tadd Dameron, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 Debut Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Parker, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Debut Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Charlie Parker, MainArtist - Dizzy Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - FRANK PAPARELLI, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 Debut Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Arthur Johnston, ComposerLyricist - Sam Coslow, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Parker, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Debut Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Parker, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Debut Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Miles Davis, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Jordan, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Potter, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Kirk Felton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Debut Records under exclusive license to Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
Edward Heyman, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Parker, MainArtist - Johnny Green, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 Debut Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Charlie Parker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 Debut Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Miles Davis, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dizzy Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Duke Jordan, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Potter, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Kirk Felton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Debut Records under exclusive license to Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
William M. Lewis, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Charlie Parker, MainArtist - Nancy Hamilton, ComposerLyricist - Morgan Lewis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 Debut Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Parker, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Debut Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - Charlie Parker, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Potter, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Red Rodney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Debut Records
Charlie Parker, Composer, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Harris, Composer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Red Rodney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Porter, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Kirk Felton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Debut Records under exclusive license to Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Parker, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Potter, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Red Rodney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Debut Records
Charlie Parker, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Potter, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Red Rodney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Debut Records
Edward Heyman, Composer - Charlie Parker, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Green, Composer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Potter, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Red Rodney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Debut Records
Charlie Parker, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Potter, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Red Rodney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Debut Records
Thelonious Monk, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Parker, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gene De Paul, ComposerLyricist - Don Raye, ComposerLyricist - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Potter, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Red Rodney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Debut Records
Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Red Rodney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Porter, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Kirk Felton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Debut Records under exclusive license to Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
Edward Heyman, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Parker, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John W. Green, ComposerLyricist - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Potter, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Red Rodney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Debut Records
Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tadd Dameron, ComposerLyricist - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Red Rodney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Porter, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Kirk Felton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Debut Records under exclusive license to Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
Charlie Parker, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Burke, Author - Bob Haggart, Composer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Potter, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Red Rodney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Debut Records
Charlie Parker, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Potter, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Red Rodney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Debut Records
Thelonious Monk, ComposerLyricist - Jerome Kern, Composer - Charlie Parker, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Otto Harbach, Author - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Potter, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Red Rodney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Debut Records
Album review
These poorly recorded live Charlie Parker dates were captured in 1948 and 1950 and were originally released as two separate LPs, Bird on 52nd Street and Bird at St. Nick's. The personnel for the 1948 gig included a fledgling Miles Davis on trumpet, Duke Jordan on piano, Tommy Potter on bass, and Max Roach on drums, while the 1950 date has Red Rodney on trumpet, Al Haig on piano, Roy Haynes on drums, and Potter again on bass. There's little doubt that these were hot nights for both units, and Parker's solos, particularly on a smokin' "Confirmation" from the 1950 St. Nick's date, are often nothing short of amazing, but unfortunately the fidelity here is awful, bordering on unintentional white noise, and the poor sound quality, which still can't quite mask the power of these performances, makes listening to these tracks more frustrating than fruitful. These sides are certainly historically viable, and dedicated Parker collectors and admirers will undoubtedly be drawn to hear them at least once, but this reissue is really an exercise in what could have been, a missed opportunity to hear two wonderful bands led by an impassioned Parker in full flight. In the end, it's a bit like hearing Parker from the next room.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:37
- Main artists: Charlie Parker
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Prestige
- Genre: Jazz
© 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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