Charlie Parker with Strings
The Master Takes
New York, N.Y. : Verve, [1995]
Format: Music CD
Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
When producer Norman Granz decided to let Charlie Parker record standards with a full string section (featuring Mitch Miller on oboe!), the purists cried sellout, but nothing could be further from the truth. There's a real sense of involvement from Bird on these sides, which collect up all the master takes and also include some live tracks from Carnegie Hall that -- judging from the sometimes uneasy murmurings of the crowd -- amply illustrate just how weirdly this mixture of bop lines against "legit" arrangements was perceived. The music on this collection is lush, poetic, romantic as hell, and the perfect antidote to a surfeit of jazz records featuring undisciplined blowing. There's a lot of jazz, but there's only one Bird. ~ Cub Koda
Series: Jazz series (Clef)
Contents:
Just friends -- Everything happens to me -- April in Paris -- Summertime -- I didn't know what time it was -- If I should lose you -- Dancing in the dark -- Out of nowhere -- Laura -- East of the sun (and west of the moon) -- They can't take that away from me -- Easy to love -- I'm in the mood for love -- I'll remember April -- What is this thing called love? -- April in Paris -- Repetition -- Easy to love -- Rocker -- Temptation -- Lover -- Autumn in New York -- Stella by starlight -- Repetition.
UPC: 731452398420
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
CD JAZZ Par | Main (Downtown) | First Level, Music CD | In |
Previously released material.
Compact disc.
Program notes by Joe Goldberg and liner notes from Clef MG C-509 by Norman Granz ([12] pages : ill.) inserted in container.
Sound recording.
Charlie Parker, alto saxophone; with various instrumental ensembles.
Recorded 1947-1952, in New York City.
Compact disc.
Program notes by Joe Goldberg and liner notes from Clef MG C-509 by Norman Granz ([12] pages : ill.) inserted in container.
Sound recording.
Charlie Parker, alto saxophone; with various instrumental ensembles.
Recorded 1947-1952, in New York City.