Charlie Parker in Sweden 1950

~ Release by Charlie Parker (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

The sound quality of this album is rather mediocre. From the liner notes: “Due to the circumstances under which the original recordings were made, the technical quality of this record is not up to the usual high standard demanded by Storyville Records”.

Annotation last modified on 2015-02-04 16:47 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Anthropology
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Thore Jederby (Swedish jazz bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Jack Norén (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24)
recorded at:
Folkets Park, Helsingborg in Helsingborg, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
Anthropology (on 1950-11-24)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
6:10
2Scrapple from the Apple
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Thore Jederby (Swedish jazz bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Jack Norén (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24)
recorded at:
Folkets Park, Helsingborg in Helsingborg, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
Scrapple From the Apple (on 1950-11-24)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
translator:
Harrie Geelen
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
6:33
3Embraceable You
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Thore Jederby (Swedish jazz bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Jack Norén (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24)
recorded at:
Folkets Park, Helsingborg in Helsingborg, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1950-11-24)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
2:40
4Cool Blues
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Thore Jederby (Swedish jazz bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Jack Norén (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24)
recorded at:
Folkets Park, Helsingborg in Helsingborg, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
Cool Blues (on 1950-11-24)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
5:21
5Star Eyes
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Thore Jederby (Swedish jazz bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Jack Norén (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24)
recorded at:
Folkets Park, Helsingborg in Helsingborg, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
Star Eyes (on 1950-11-24)
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Red Cape Songs
part of:
I Dood It (1943)
2:16
6All the Things You Are
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Thore Jederby (Swedish jazz bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Jack Norén (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24)
recorded at:
Folkets Park, Helsingborg in Helsingborg, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”) (on 1950-11-24)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
5:01
7Strike Up the Band
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Thore Jederby (Swedish jazz bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Jack Norén (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24)
recorded at:
Folkets Park, Helsingborg in Helsingborg, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
Strike Up the Band! (unknown orchestration of the song) (on 1950-11-24)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
orchestration of:
Strike Up the Band (1927 Gershwin song)
4:41
8Body and Soul
recorded in:
Helsingborg, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Folke Holst (Swedish bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Eric Nilsson (Swedish drummer) (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Lennart Nilsson (on 1950-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24) and Rowland Greenberg (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1950-11-24)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
5:03
9Fine and Dandy
recorded in:
Helsingborg, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Folke Holst (Swedish bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Eric Nilsson (Swedish drummer) (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Lennart Nilsson (on 1950-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24) and Rowland Greenberg (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
Fine and Dandy (on 1950-11-24)
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
5:44
10How High the Moon
recorded in:
Helsingborg, Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Folke Holst (Swedish bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Eric Nilsson (Swedish drummer) (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Lennart Nilsson (on 1950-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24) and Rowland Greenberg (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
How High the Moon (on 1950-11-24)
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:38