Tracklist
| A1 | Introduction | 1:01 |
| A2 | Easy To Love | 2:01 |
| A3 | Jumping With Symphony Sid (Narration Over Music) | 1:02 |
| A4 | Just Friends | 2:55 |
| A5 | Introduction | 0:31 |
| A6 | Everything Happens To Me | 2:35 |
| A7 | East Of The Sun | 3:20 |
| A8 | Laura | 3:00 |
| A9 | Dancing In The Dark | 3:37 |
| A10 | Jumping With Symphony Sid | 0:34 |
| B1 | Easy To Love | 2:21 |
| B2 | Repetition | 4:39 |
| B3 | What Is This Thing Called Love | 2:00 |
| B4 | Laura | 3:27 |
| B5 | Repetition | 2:39 |
| B6 | Conversation: Charlie Parker And Symphony Sid (Torin) | 3:00 |
| B7 | They Can't Take That Away From Me | 3:00 |
| B8 | Easy To Love | 2:11 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Apollo Theater-New York City
- Recorded At – Birdland
- Recorded At – Carnegie Hall
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Charlie Parker
- Arranged By – Jimmy Mundy (tracks: A2)
- Bass – Teddy Kotick (tracks: A3 to A10, B3 to B8), Tommy Potter (tracks: A2), Walter Yost (tracks: B1, B2)
- Cello – Bill Bundy (tracks: A2)
- Congas, Bongos – Candido (tracks: B2)
- Drums – Roy Haynes (tracks: A2 to B8)
- Engineer – Larry Hiller
- Harp – Wallace McManus (tracks: A2)
- Liner Notes – Gary Giddins
- MC – Symphony Sid (tracks: A3 to A10)
- Oboe – Tommy Mace (tracks: A2)
- Piano – Al Haig (tracks: A2), Walter Bishop* (tracks: A3 to B8)
- Producer – Gary Giddins
- Viola – Dave Uchitel (tracks: A2)
- Violin – Al Feller (tracks: A2), Sam Caplan (tracks: A2), Stan Kraft (tracks: A2)
Notes
Unknown oboe and string section on A3-A10, B1, B2A1, A2 - Apollo Theatre, August 23, 1950
A3 - A10 - Birdland, March 24, 1951
B1, B2 - Carnegie Hall, November 14, 1952
B3 - B8 - Birdland, April 7, 1951
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (side 1): CBS OI-82292-IA-I
- Matrix / Runout (side 2): CBS OI-82292-IB-I
- Rights Society: BIEM / STEMRA
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34832 | Charlie Parker | Bird With Strings (Live At The Apollo, Carnegie Hall & Birdland) (LP, Album) | Columbia | 34832 | US | 1977 |
| 34832 | Charlie Parker | Bird With Strings (Live At The Apollo, Carnegie Hall & Birdland) (LP, Album) | Columbia | 34832 | Netherlands | 1977 |
| 25DP-5302 | Charlie Parker | Bird With Strings (Live At The Apollo, Carnegie Hall & Birdland) (CD, Album, RE) | CBS/Sony | 25DP-5302 | Japan | 1988 |
| 25AP 855 | Charlie Parker | Bird With Strings (Live At The Apollo, Carnegie Hall & Birdland) (LP, Album) | CBS/Sony | 25AP 855 | Japan | 1977 |
| M CBS 82292 | Charlie Parker | Bird With Strings (Live At The Apollo, Carnegie Hall & Birdland) (LP, Mono) | CBS | M CBS 82292 | UK | 1977 |
