Bird & Diz

Author: Parker

Format: Extra tracks

PartNumber: 1820330

Release Date: 16-09-1997

Details: Amazon.ca This date from June 6, 1950, was an unusual one for Charlie Parker. He chose to play with fellow bop creators Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, in a striking reunion with the trumpeter and the only occasion on which Parker recorded with the pianist. Though the three may have felt encumbered by the presence of swing drummer Buddy Rich, they're in brilliant form, with Parker and Gillespie spurring one another to heights that range from the warm to the electric. Bird's ideas flow with characteristic ease and swing while Gillespie sparks and flares. It's unlikely that anyone else but Gillespie could match Parker on the dazzling interplay of "Leap Frog", a performance supplemented by several alternate takes. Monk's characteristically skewed solos are a rare delight in what is otherwise an orthodox bop setting. The tunes are all Parker's except for "My Melancholy Baby", which inspires witty play. --Stuart Broomer Product description 1997 remaster of 1952 album expanded with 18 additional takes.

UPC: 731452143624

EAN: 0731452143624

Model: 2138476

Languages: English

Binding: audioCD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood