Boss Bird (Studio Recordings 1944-1951)

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CD 2: (P?)1282 / 805520012829
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Tracklist

1▶CD: Ornithology
2▶CD: Bluebird
3▼CD: Parker's Mood
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1Barbados
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-09-18)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1948-09-18)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1948-09-18)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1948-09-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1948-09-18)
recording of:
Barbados (on 1948-09-18)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
The Charlie Parker All-Stars2:31
2Ah-Leu-Cha
recording of:
Ah-Leu-Cha (on 1948-09-18)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
The Charlie Parker All-Stars2:56
3Constellation
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-09-18)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1948-09-18)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1948-09-18)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1948-09-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1948-09-18)
recording of:
Constellation (on 1948-09-18)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
The Charlie Parker All-Stars2:30
4Parker's Mood
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-09-18)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1948-09-18)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1948-09-18)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1948-09-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1948-09-18)
recording of:
Parker's Mood (on 1948-09-18)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
The Charlie Parker All-Stars3:05
5Perhaps
recording of:
Perhaps (on 1948-09-24)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
The Charlie Parker All-Stars2:36
6Marmaduke
recording of:
Marmaduke (on 1948-09-24)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
The Charlie Parker All-Stars2:44
7Steeplechase
recording of:
Steeplechase (on 1948-09-24)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
The Charlie Parker All-Stars3:06
8Merry Go Round
recording of:
Merry-Go-Round (on 1948-09-24)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
The Charlie Parker All-Stars2:28
9The Bird
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1947-12)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1947-12)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) and Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (in 1947-12)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (in 1947-12)
orchestra:
Charlie Parker Quartet (in 1947-12)
recording of:
The Bird (in 1947-12)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker Quartet4:47
10Repetition
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1947-12), Sonny Salad (in 1947-12) and Murray Williams (in 1947-12)
baritone saxophone:
Manny Albam (in 1947-12)
bongos and congas:
Diego Iborra (jazz percussionist)
cello:
Joe Benaventi (in 1947-12)
clarinet:
John LaPorta (in 1947-12)
double bass:
Curley Russell (in 1947-12)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (, in 1947-12)
French horn:
Vinnie Jacobs (Musician - French Horn Player) (in 1947-12)
percussion:
Diego Iborra (jazz percussionist) (in 1947-12)
piano:
Tony Aless (in 1947-12)
tenor saxophone:
Pete Mondello (in 1947-12) and Flip Phillips (in 1947-12)
trombone:
Bill Harris (jazz trombonist) (in 1947-12) and Bart Varsalona (in 1947-12)
trumpet:
Doug Mettome (in 1947-12), Al Porcino (in 1947-12) and Ray Wetzel (in 1947-12)
viola:
Nat Nathanson (in 1947-12) and Fred Ruzilla (in 1947-12)
violin:
Sammy Caplan (in 1947-12), Manny Fidler (in 1947-12), Sid Harris (in 1947-12), Harry Kaltzman (in 1947-12), Gene Orloff (in 1947-12) and Zelly Smirnoff (violinist) (in 1947-12)
orchestra:
Neal Hefti Orchestra
conductor:
Neal Hefti
arranger:
Neal Hefti
recording of:
Repetition (in 1947-12)
composer:
Neal Hefti
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd.
Charlie Parker with Neal Hefti and His Orchestra2:59
11No Noise, Parts 1 & 2
recording of:
No Noise, Parts 1 & 2 (on 1948-12-20)
composer:
John Bartee (Musician)
Charlie Parker with Machito and His Orchestra5:55
12Mango Mangue
recording of:
Mango Mangue (on 1948-12-20)
writer:
Marion Sunshine and Gilberto Valdés (Musician)
Charlie Parker with Machito and His Orchestra2:56
13Okiedoke
recording of:
Okiedoke (on 1948-12-20)
composer:
René Hernández and Machito (Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo, cuban afro-jazz)
Charlie Parker with Machito and His Orchestra3:04
14Cardboard
recording of:
Cardboard
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker with Machito and His Orchestra3:11
15Visa
recording of:
Visa
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker with Machito and His Orchestra3:01
16Segment
recording of:
Segment
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
Charlie Parker with Machito and His Orchestra3:22
17Passport
recording of:
Passport
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker with Machito and His Orchestra2:57
18Passport
recording of:
Passport
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker with Machito and His Orchestra3:02
19Just Friends
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-30)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-11-30)
cello:
Frank Miller (US cellist) (on 1949-11-30)
cor anglais and oboe:
Mitch Miller (on 1949-11-30)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-11-30)
harp:
Meyer Rosen (Musician - Harp Player) (on 1949-11-30) and Myor Rosen (on 1949-11-30)
piano:
Stan Freeman (on 1949-11-30)
viola:
Frank Brieff (on 1949-11-30)
violin:
Bronislaw Gimpel (violinist) (on 1949-11-30), Max Hollander (on 1949-11-30) and Milton Lomask (on 1949-11-30)
orchestra:
Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra (on 1949-11-30) and Charlie Parker Quartet (on 1949-11-30)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor) (on 1949-11-30)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Just Friends (on 1949-11-30)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
composer:
John Klenner
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
Charlie Parker with Strings3:33
20Everything Happens to Me
instrumental recording of:
Everything Happens to Me (on 1949-11-30)
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
publisher:
Commander Publications, Dorsey Brothers Music, Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Charlie Parker with Strings3:17
21April in Paris
instrumental recording of:
April in Paris (on 1949-11-30)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Charlie Parker with Strings3:08
22Summertime
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-30)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-11-30)
cello:
Frank Miller (US cellist) (on 1949-11-30)
cor anglais and oboe:
Mitch Miller (on 1949-11-30)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-11-30)
harp:
Meyer Rosen (Musician - Harp Player) (on 1949-11-30) and Myor Rosen (on 1949-11-30)
piano:
Stan Freeman (on 1949-11-30)
viola:
Frank Brieff (on 1949-11-30)
violin:
Bronislaw Gimpel (violinist) (on 1949-11-30), Max Hollander (on 1949-11-30) and Milton Lomask (on 1949-11-30)
orchestra:
Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra (on 1949-11-30) and Charlie Parker Quartet (on 1949-11-30)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor) (on 1949-11-30)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
instrumental cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1949-11-30)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Charlie Parker with Strings52:49
23I Didn't Know What Time It Was
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-30)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-11-30)
cello:
Frank Miller (US cellist) (on 1949-11-30)
cor anglais and oboe:
Mitch Miller (on 1949-11-30)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-11-30)
harp:
Meyer Rosen (Musician - Harp Player) (on 1949-11-30) and Myor Rosen (on 1949-11-30)
piano:
Stan Freeman (on 1949-11-30)
viola:
Frank Brieff (on 1949-11-30)
violin:
Bronislaw Gimpel (violinist) (on 1949-11-30), Max Hollander (on 1949-11-30) and Milton Lomask (on 1949-11-30)
orchestra:
Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra (on 1949-11-30) and Charlie Parker Quartet (on 1949-11-30)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor) (on 1949-11-30)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
instrumental recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey) (on 1949-11-30)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
Charlie Parker with Strings3:15
24If I Should Lose You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-30)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-11-30)
cello:
Frank Miller (US cellist) (on 1949-11-30)
cor anglais and oboe:
Mitch Miller (on 1949-11-30)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-11-30)
harp:
Meyer Rosen (Musician - Harp Player) (on 1949-11-30) and Myor Rosen (on 1949-11-30)
piano:
Stan Freeman (on 1949-11-30)
viola:
Frank Brieff (on 1949-11-30)
violin:
Bronislaw Gimpel (violinist) (on 1949-11-30), Max Hollander (on 1949-11-30) and Milton Lomask (on 1949-11-30)
orchestra:
Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra (on 1949-11-30) and Charlie Parker Quartet (on 1949-11-30)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor) (on 1949-11-30)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
recorded at:
Mercury Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-30)
instrumental recording of:
If I Should Lose You (on 1949-11-30)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Charlie Parker with Strings2:49
25Star Eyes
recording of:
Star Eyes
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Red Cape Songs
part of:
I Dood It (1943)
Charlie Parker with Strings3:30
4▶CD: My Little Suede Shoes