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Another smart Verve compilation, BIRD'S BEST BOP focuses exclusively on small-group recordings Charlie Parker made between 1949 and 1953. Bird's in stellar company--"Bloomdido" and "Leap Frog," recorded with Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, come flying out of the speakers, crackling with energy. "K.C. Blues," with a young Miles Davis on trumpet, lets us hear Parker in a more gutbucket mood, while "The Song Is You," with the familiar rhythm section of Teddy Kotick and Max Roach, simply soars from start to finish. Jon Shapiro's succinct song-by-song analysis offers insights into the structural sources of Parker's compositions. With the exception of two standards, the material here is all Bird's, and includes essentials like "Au Privave," "Now's The Time," "Confirmation" and "Blues For Alice." An essay by Phil Woods conveys something of the life-transforming effect Parker had on an entire generation of young musicians, all of whom asked themselves the same thing when confronted with Bird's sound for the first time: "How could one man have turned the universe around in such a short time?"
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Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kenny Dorham, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Haig, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Seidel, Producer - Norman Granz, Producer - Tommy Potter, Upright Bass, 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.
Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Rich, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dizzy Gillespie, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Curly Russell, Upright Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Rich, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dizzy Gillespie, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Curly Russell, Upright Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1950 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
℗ 1991 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.
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.
RAY BROWN, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kenny Clarke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Seidel, Producer - Norman Granz, Producer - Red Rodney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Parker Quintet, MainArtist - Kenny Clarke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Brown, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Red Rodney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Teddy Kotick, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Seidel, Producer - Charlie Parker Quartet, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charlie Parker, ComposerLyricist - Richard Seidel, Producer - Charlie Parker Quartet, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Teddy Kotick, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Seidel, Producer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charlie Parker, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Richard Seidel, Producer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1953 The Verve Music Group, a Division of 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
Another smart Verve compilation, BIRD'S BEST BOP focuses exclusively on small-group recordings Charlie Parker made between 1949 and 1953. Bird's in stellar company--"Bloomdido" and "Leap Frog," recorded with Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, come flying out of the speakers, crackling with energy. "K.C. Blues," with a young Miles Davis on trumpet, lets us hear Parker in a more gutbucket mood, while "The Song Is You," with the familiar rhythm section of Teddy Kotick and Max Roach, simply soars from start to finish. Jon Shapiro's succinct song-by-song analysis offers insights into the structural sources of Parker's compositions. With the exception of two standards, the material here is all Bird's, and includes essentials like "Au Privave," "Now's The Time," "Confirmation" and "Blues For Alice." An essay by Phil Woods conveys something of the life-transforming effect Parker had on an entire generation of young musicians, all of whom asked themselves the same thing when confronted with Bird's sound for the first time: "How could one man have turned the universe around in such a short time?"
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:12
- Main artists: Charlie Parker
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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