Charlie Parker - Retrospective 1940-1953 (2005) [3CD] EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 724 Mb Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 370 Mb
Excellent French three CD compilation from the Jazz legend. This is a set that any self-respecting Jazz fans will want to own. They may already have all of these recordings on other releases, but never have they been put together before in such luxurious packaging. Of all the Parker sets on the market, this is definitely one to be put at the top of the list. Disc One features 24 tracks spanning the years 1940-47. Disc Two also features 24 tracks that cover the 1947-51 time period. Disc Three contains an additional 14 tracks that were recorded between the years 1947 and 1953. Includes tracks recorded for the Decca, Savoy, Dial, Comet, Musicraft and Guild labels. Also included in this package is a beautifully illustrated 80 page plus booklet with tons of archival photos. 62 tracks total. Saga Jazz.
In 2005, Saga Jazz released a 62-track anthology of Charlie Parker recordings under the title Retrospective 1940-1953. It's a good strong shot of vintage bop, but like so many compilations it suffers slightly from chronologic scrambling. That wouldn't even be worth mentioning were it not for the inclusion of a handful of Bird's early pre-bop recordings. The oldest material, which happens to be the earliest known recording of Charlie Parker, shows up on track 24; "Honeysuckle Rose/Body & Soul" was recorded in Kansas City, KS on May 11, 1940. Placing this chestnut more than one-third of the way into an almost chronological collection is incongruous and will not assist anyone who is trying to savor the man's artistic development over a stated span of thirteen years.
That, after all, is what chronologies (and historic jazz collections) are for. The next-to-oldest recordings appear closer to where one would expect them to be – at the very beginning of the collection. "Swingmatism" and the "Hootie Blues" were recorded for the Decca label in Dallas, TX on April 30, 1941 by Jay McShann & His Orchestra. Something like a chronological progression does manage to materialize, more or less, and when Bird isn't leading his own groups he is heard sitting in with bands led by Red Norvo, Slim Gaillard, and Dizzy Gillespie. While it's very nice to know that these great recordings continue to circulate, it's a damned shame they didn't place the titles in chronological sequence, for Charlie Parker's progress occurred swiftly and very dramatically and there's nothing quite like hearing him evolve, session by session and note by note.
Recorded between probably May-November, 1940 & May 15, 1953.
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CD1 - 1940-1947 01 - Swingmatism 02 - Hootie Blues 03 - Tiny's Tempo 04 - Groovin' High 05 - All The Things You Are 06 - Dizzy Atmosphere 07 - Salt Peanuts 08 - Shaw 'Nuff 09 - Hot House 10 - Hallelujah 11 - Slam Slam Blues 12 - Congo Blues 13 - Billie's Bounce 14 - Ko Ko 15 - Slim's Jam 16 - Yardbird Suite 17 - Ornithology 18 - A Night In Tunisia 19 - The Famous Alto Break 20 - Cool Blues 21 - Bird's Nest 22 - Relaxin' At Camarillo 23 - Chasin' The Bird 24 - Honeysuckle Rose - Body And Soul
CD2 - 1947-1951 01 - Donna Lee 02 - Milestones 03 - Little Willie Leaps 04 - The Hymn 05 - Scrapple From The Apple 06 - My Old Fame 07 - Don't Blame Me 08 - Bongo Beep 09 - How Deep Is The Ocean 10 - Bird Gets The Worm 11 - Barbados 12 - Ah-Leu-Cha 13 - Parker's Mood 14 - Perhaps 15 - Marmaduke 16 - Visa 17 - April In Paris 18 - Bloomdido 19 - Leap Frog 20 - Out Of Nowhere 21 - Au Privave 22 - Star Eyes 23 - My Little Suede Shoes 24 - Lover Man
CD3 - 1947-1953 - Broadcasts and Live 01 - Ko Ko 02 - Hot House 03 - On A Slow Boat To China 04 - Confirmation 05 - Embraceable You 06 - Cheryl 07 - Bird Of Paradise 08 - Blue 'n' Boogie 09 - Anthropology 10 - 'Round Midnight 11 - Lester Leaps In 12 - Cool Blues 13 - Salt Peanuts 14 - Wee
*2005 Saga Jazz | 982 765-6
Personnel: featuring J. J. Johnson, Miles Davis, Duke Jordan, Max Roach, Tommy Potter, John Lewis, Kenny Dorham, Al Haig, Carlos Vidal, Tommy Turk, Buddy Rich, Ray Brown, Stan Freeman, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Al McKibbon, Joe Harris, Howard McGhee, Wardell Gray, Dodo Marmarosa, Barney Kessel, Red Callender, Don Lamond and others…
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