Charlie Parker - Rare Bird

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1-1	Night In Tunesia Written-By – Gillespie*	5:10
1-2	Dizzy Atmosphere Written-By – Gilespie*	3:56
1-3	Groovin' High Written-By – Parker*, Gillespie*	5:10
1-4	Confirmation Written-By – Parker*	5:30
1-5	Ko-Ko Written-By – Parker*	4:16
1-6	Barbados Written-By – Parker*	3:56
1-7	Mambo Written-By – Traditional	5:14
1-8	Lament For The Congo Written-By – Traditional	5:55
1-9	April In Paris Written-By – Duke*	3:12
1-10	Round About Midnight Written-By – Monk*	5:07
1-11	Out Of Nowhere Written-By – Green*	6:20
1-12	Little Willie Leaps/52nd Street Theme Written-By – Parker*, Davis*	5:44
1-13	Ornithology Written-By – Harris*, Parker*	7:50
2-1	Embraceable Me Written-By – Gershwin*	6:20
2-2	Easy To Love Written-By – Porter*	2:15
2-3	What Is This Thing Called Love? Written-By – Porter*	2:47
2-4	Scrapple From The Apple Written-By – Parker*	14:46
2-5	Happy Bird Blues Written-By – Parker*	3:00
2-6	Hot House Written-By – Dameron*	4:30
2-7	Rocker Written-By – Mulligan*	3:55
2-8	Star Eyes Written-By – Raye*, DePaul*	4:50
2-9	Moose The Mooche/Lullaby Of Birdland (Theme) Written-By – Parker*	5:40
2-10	Now's The Time Written-By – Parker*	7:28
2-11	Cool Blues Written-By – Parker*	6:22
2-12	My Little Suede Shoes Written-By – Traditional	5:55

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Charlie Parker
• Bass – Al McKibbon (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5), Curley Russell* (tracks: 1-10 to 1-13, 2-8, 2-9), Jimmy Woode (tracks: 2-10 to 2-13), Sandy Block (tracks: 2-6), Teddy Kotick (tracks: 2-4, 2-5, 2-7), Tommy Porter (tracks: 1-6, 1-9, 2-1 to 2-3)
• Cello – Billy Bundy* (tracks: 2-2, 2-3)
• Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: 1-10 to 1-13), Charlie Smith (tracks: 2-6), Joe Harris (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5), Kenny Clarke (tracks: 2-8, 2-9), Marquis Foster (tracks: 2-10 to 2-13), Max Roach (tracks: 1-6, 2-7), Roy Haynes (tracks: 1,9, 2-1 to 2-5,)
• Guitar – Mundell Lowe (tracks: 2-7)
• Harp – Wallace McManus (tracks: 2-2, 2-3)
• Lead Vocals – Chubby Newsome (tracks: 2-1)
• MC – Sid Torin* (tracks: 2-10 to 2-13)
• Oboe – Tommy Mace (tracks: 2-2, 2-3)
• Piano – Al Haig (tracks: 1-6, 1-9, 2-2), Bud Powell (tracks: 1-10 to 1-13), Dick Hyman (tracks: 2-6), John Lewis (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 2-8, 2-9), Rollins Griffith (tracks: 2-10 to 2-13), Walter Bishop, Jr. (tracks: 2-1, 2-4, 2-5, 2-7)
• Tenor Saxophone – Frank Socolow (tracks: 1-7, 1-8), Lucky Thompson (tracks: 1-6), Wardell Gray (tracks: 2-4, 2-5)
• Trumpet – Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 2-6), Fats Navarro (tracks: 1-10 to 1-13, 2-1), Herbie Williams (tracks: 2-10 to 2-13), Kenny Dorham (tracks: 1-6, 1-9)
• Viola – David Uchitel* (tracks: 2-2, 2-3)
• Violin – Sam Caplan (tracks: 2-2, 2-3), Stan Karpenia (tracks: 2-2, 2-3), Teddy Blume* (tracks: 2-2, 2-3)

Notes

The Collector's Charlie Parker
25 Rare Concert & TV Performances

Disc One
1-5: Broadcast, Carnegie Hall, NYC, 29th September 1947.
6: Broadcast, Waldorf Astoria, NYC, 5th March 1949
7,8: Renaissance Ballroom or Birdland, NYC, possibly 19th or 20th May 1950.
9: Broadcast, Cafe Society, NYC, June or July 1950.
10-13: Broadcast, Birdland, NYC, 30th June 1950.

Disc two:
1: Broadcast, Birdland, NYC, 30th June 1950.
2,3: Broadcast, Apollo Theatre, NYC, 22nd August 1950.
4,5: Broadcast, Christy's, Boston, Mass., 12th April 1951.
6: Broadcast, Dumont TV Network, Channel 5, NYC, March 1952.
7: Rockland Palace Dance Hall, NYC, 26th September 1952.
8,9: Broadcast, Birdland, NYC, 9th May 1953.
10: Hi Hat Club, Boston, Mass., 19th/20th December 1953.
11,12: Broadcast, WCOP, Hi Hat Club, Boston, Mass., 24th January 1954.

Many of the recordings used to compile this reference edition are early and "historical" - often coming from private collections. Digital remastering has been used to improve and re-construct the original tapes for modern playing equipment. However it was something deemed preferable to leave minor imperfections where excessive intervention in the studio would have sacrificed the natural warmth and obvious authenticity of the original performances.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: ICM H101910 RARECD 04 112 6909
• Matrix / Runout: ICM H110813 RARECD 05 112 6910
• Rights Society: SUISA