Masters of Music: Charlie Parker

~ Release by Charlie Parker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Chasin' the Bird
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-05-08)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1947-05-08)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1947-05-08)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1947-05-08)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1947-05-08)
orchestra:
Charlie Parker All Stars (on 1947-05-08)
recorded at:
Harry Smith Recording (1930s-1940s NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-05-08)
recording of:
Chasing the Bird (on 1947-05-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:44
2Mama Inez
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1952-01-23)
recording of:
Mama Inez (on 1952-01-23)
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
composer:
Eliseo Grenet
2:52
3Dizzy's Boogie
recording of:
Dizzy's Boogie
writer:
Slim Gaillard
3:10
4Mohawk
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-06-06)
recording of:
Mohawk (on 1950-06-06)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:37
5Slam Slam Blues
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-06-06)
recording of:
Slam Slam Blues (on 1945-06-06)
composer:
Red Norvo
4:28
6The Gipsy
recording of:
The Gypsy
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
3:04
7Fiesta
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-03-12)
recording of:
Fiesta (on 1951-03-12)
composer:
Cal Massey
2:52
8Relaxin' With Lee
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-06-06)
recording of:
Relaxin' with Lee (on 1950-06-06)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:58
9This Is Always
recording of:
This Is Always
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:14
10Laura
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1950)
instrumental recording of:
Laura (1945 song) (in 1950)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
2:59
11Easy to Love
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-09-17)
instrumental recording of:
Easy to Love (on 1950-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
3:31
12Ah-Leu-Cha
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-09-18)
recording of:
Ah-Leu-Cha (on 1948-09-18)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:55
13Just 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)
3:32
14Hallelujah!
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-06-06)
instrumental recording of:
Hallelujah! (on 1945-06-06)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey (in 1927) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1927)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1927)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
4:00
15Parker'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)
3:03
16Summertime
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-11-30)
instrumental 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)
2:47
17Blue Bird
recording engineer:
Jim Syracusa (sound engineer, Detroit)
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-12-21)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1947-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1947-12-21)
piano:
Duke Jordan (on 1947-12-21)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1947-12-21)
orchestra:
Original Charlie Parker Quintet (on 1947-12-21)
recorded at:
United Sound Systems Recording Studios in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1947-12-21)
recording of:
Bluebird (on 1947-12-21)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:50
18Begin the Beguine
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1952-01-23)
instrumental recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1952-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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)
part of:
Jubilee
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