Volumes 1 & 2: Young Bird, 1940-1944

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

Annotation

Some additional informations in The Complete Birth of the Bebop (especially 2.1).
2.1:
This is the longest known recording.
2.2:
There is some confusion about the correct title, which has been first issued as I Got Rhythm in Early Bird: Charlie Parker with Jay McShann and his Orchestra (Stash CD 542).
Indeed, during this session, three tracks were played:
1. Walkin' and Swingin' (aka Jumpin' at the Woodside) (Incomplete.) (?:??)
2. I Got Rhythm (3:37)
3. Jay McShann Blues, title unknown (?:??)
and this is supposedly #2.
It's unknown if the two other items are released or not.
Anyhow:
Date: 09 August 1940.
Place: Trocadora Ballroom, Wichita, Kansas.
Musicians: Jay McShann Orchestra: Buddy Anderson and Orville Minor trumpet, Bob Gould trombone, Charles Parker, & John Jackson alto sax, Bob Mabane tenor sax, Jay McShann piano, Gene Ramey bass, Gus Johnson drums.
Recording: Private recordings by Pete Armstrong and Fred Higgins, university students, on paper disc, using a portable recorder.

Annotation last modified on 2013-01-13 13:05 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Honeysuckle Rose (incomplete) / Body and Soul (incomplete)
medley including a partial instrumental recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
3:42
2Walkin' and Swingin'
recording of:
Walkin' and Swingin'
composer:
Mary Lou Williams (American jazz pianist and composer)
3:39
3I've Found a New Baby
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
3:01
4Body and Soul
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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)
2:53
5Moten Swing
recording of:
Moten Swing
writer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
composer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist), Ira E. "Buster" Moten, Count Basie (pianist) (in 1930) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (in 1930)
2:50
6Coquette
recording of:
Coquette
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Carmen Lombardo
3:11
7Oh, Lady Be Good
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
2:58
8Wichita Blues
3:11
9Honeysuckle Rose
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
3:00
10Swingmatism
recording of:
Swingmatism
writer:
Jay McShann and William J. Scott
2:38
11Hootie Blues
recording of:
Hootie Blues
writer:
Walter Brown (US jazz/blues singer) and Jay McShann
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:55
12Dexter Blues
recording of:
Dexter Blues
writer:
Jay McShann
2:56
13One Woman's Man
3:04
14St. Louis Mood
4:11
15I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
recording of:
I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
lyricist:
James Brockman (US songwriter), James Kendis and Nat Vincent
composer:
John Kellette (songwriter)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Remick Music Corp.
3:59
16Hootie Blues
recording of:
Hootie Blues
writer:
Walter Brown (US jazz/blues singer) and Jay McShann
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
4:37
17Swingmatism
recording of:
Swingmatism
writer:
Jay McShann and William J. Scott
4:01
18Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
2:49
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