Compact Jazz: Charlie Parker

~ Release by Charlie Parker (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Bloomdido
recording of:
Bloomdido (on 1950-06-06)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:27
2My Little Suede Shoes
recording of:
My Little Suede Shoes (on 1951-03-12)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:06
3Lover Man
instrumental recording of:
Lover Man (on 1951-08-08)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:25
4In the Still of the Night
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-05-22)
bassoon:
Manny Thaler (Musician - Bassoon PLayer) (on 1953-05-22)
clarinet:
Hal McKusick (on 1953-05-22)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-22)
flute:
Al Block (US jazz flute/saxaphone) (on 1953-05-22)
French horn:
Junior Collins (on 1953-05-22)
oboe:
Tommy Mace (on 1953-05-22)
piano:
Tony Aless (on 1953-05-22)
vocals:
The Dave Lambert Singers (on 1953-05-22)
conductor:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian‐American jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song) (on 1953-05-22)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
3:25
5Au Privave
recording of:
Au Privave (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Liberation Music (BMI, publisher for Charlie Haden)
2:45
6Repetition
recording of:
Repetition (in 1948)
composer:
Neal Hefti
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd.
3:00
7Blues for Alice
recording of:
Blues for Alice (on 1951-08-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:49
8Just Friends
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-30)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-11-30)
cello:
Frank Miller (US cellist) (on 1949-11-30)
cor anglais and oboe:
Mitch Miller (on 1949-11-30)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-11-30)
harp:
Meyer Rosen (Musician - Harp Player) (on 1949-11-30) and Myor Rosen (on 1949-11-30)
piano:
Stan Freeman (on 1949-11-30)
viola:
Frank Brieff (on 1949-11-30)
violin:
Bronislaw Gimpel (violinist) (on 1949-11-30), Max Hollander (on 1949-11-30) and Milton Lomask (on 1949-11-30)
orchestra:
Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra (on 1949-11-30) and Charlie Parker Quartet (on 1949-11-30)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor) (on 1949-11-30)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Just Friends (on 1949-11-30)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
composer:
John Klenner
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
3:33
9Kim
recording of:
Kim (on 1952-12-30)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:00
10K.C. Blues
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-01-17)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1951-01-17)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-01-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-01-17)
recording of:
K.C. Blues (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:27
11I Didn't Know What Time It Was
instrumental recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey) (on 1949-11-30)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
3:14
12Star Eyes
recording of:
Star Eyes (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Red Cape Songs
part of:
I Dood It (1943)
3:33
13Confirmation
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-07-30)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-07-30)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1953-07-30)
recorded at:
Fulton Recording in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-07-30)
recording of:
Confirmation (on 1953-07-30)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
2:59
14Night and Day
instrumental recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1952-03-25)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
2:52
15The Song Is You
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1952-12-30)
bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1952-12-30)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-12-30)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1952-12-30)
recorded at:
Fulton Recording in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-12-30)
instrumental recording of:
The Song Is You (on 1952-12-30)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co.
2:59
16Now's the Time
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-07-30)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-07-30)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1953-07-30)
recorded at:
Fulton Street Studio (on 1953-07-30)
recording of:
Now’s the Time (on 1953-07-30)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:01

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