Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve

by Charlie Parker

Overview

As a leader, Charlie Parker recorded for Savoy and Dial during 1945-1948 and then for Verve exclusively (at least in the studios) during 1949-1954. This remarkable ten-CD box set, which adds quite a bit of material to an earlier ten-LP set, contains all of these recordings plus Bird's earlier appearances with Jazz at the Philharmonic. The JATP jams are highlighted by Parker's perfect solo on "Oh Lady Be Good," a ferocious improvisation on "The Closer," and a solo on "Embraceable You" that tops his more famous studio recording. In addition, this box has all of the "Bird and Strings" sides, his meetings with Machito's Cuban orchestra, the 1950 session with Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, small-group dates (including a 1951 meeting with Miles Davis), odd encounters with voices and studio bands, the famous "Jam Blues" with fellow altoists Johnny Hodges and Benny Carter, and his final recordings, a set of Cole Porter tunes. The fact-filled 34-page booklet is also indispensable. Highly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	12/03/2021
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031451328
Rank:	65830

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Charlie Parker   Primary Artist,Sax (Alto)
Charles Mingus   Primary Artist,Bass
Machito   Primary Artist,Maracas
Walter Bishop, Jr.   Primary Artist,Piano
Charlie Parker with Strings   Primary Artist
Neal Hefti Orchestra   Primary Artist
Charlie Parker Sextet   Primary Artist
Flip Phillips   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Ben Webster   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Benny Carter   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Sax (Alto)
Barney Kessel   Primary Artist,Guitar
Curly Russell   Primary Artist,Bass
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet   Primary Artist
Dizzy Gillespie   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Trumpet
Charlie Parker & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Charlie Parker Septet   Primary Artist
Charlie Shavers   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Ella Fitzgerald   Primary Artist
Machito and His Afro-Cuban Orchestra   Primary Artist
Charlie Parker Quintet   Primary Artist
Charlie Parker Quartet   Primary Artist
Machito Orchestra   Primary Artist,Ensemble,Orchestra,Featured Artist
Neal Hefti   Primary Artist,Conductor
Ray Brown   Primary Artist,Bass
Max Roach   Primary Artist,Drums
Miles Davis   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Trumpet
Norman Granz   Primary Artist
Oscar Peterson   Primary Artist,Piano
Thelonious Monk   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Johnny Hodges   Primary Artist,Sax (Alto)
Buddy Rich   Primary Artist,Drums
Teddy Kotick   Primary Artist,Bass
Coleman Hawkins   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
J.C. Heard   Primary Artist,Drums
Gil Evans   Guest Artist,Conductor
Kenny Clarke   Guest Artist,Drums
John LaPorta   Clarinet
Percy Heath   Bass
Doug Mettome   Trumpet
Howard McGhee   Trumpet
Lou Stein   Piano
Roy Haynes   Drums
Stan Freeman   Piano
Shelly Manne   Drums
Bernie Leighton   Piano
Gene Orloff   Violin
Bob Haggart   Bass
Rafael Miranda   Congas
William K. "Billy" Hadnott   Bass
Chico O'Farrill   Conductor
Hank Jones   Piano
Mitch Miller   Oboe,Horn (English)
Dave Lambert   Tenor (Vocal)
Annie Ross   Vocals
Mel Powell   Piano
Al Haig   Piano
Joseph Singer   French Horn
Carl Poole   Trumpet
Chris Griffin   Trumpet
Harry Katzman   Violin
Freddie Green   Guitar
Nuncio "Toots" Mondello   Sax (Alto)
Chano Pozo   Congas
Don Lamond   Drums
Lee Young   Drums
Jose Mangual   Bongos
Leslie Johnakins   Sax (Baritone)
Mario Bauza   Trumpet
Lou McGarity   Trombone
Jimmy Carroll   Conductor
Junior Collins   French Horn
Luis Miranda   Congas
Roy Eldridge   Trumpet
Jimmy Carroll Orchestra   Conductor
Rene Hernandez   Piano
Ray Wetzel   Trumpet
John Lewis   Piano
Arnold Ross   Piano
Tommy Potter   Bass
Hank Ross   Sax (Tenor)
Joe Benaventi   Cello
Sid Harris   Violin
Joe Lipman   Chimes,Conductor,Xylophone
Art Drelinger   Reeds
Sol Rabinowitz   Sax (Tenor)
Paquito Davilla   Trumpet
Sonny Salad   Sax (Alto)
Fred Ruzilla   Viola
Nat Nathanson   Viola
Tommy Mace   Oboe
Tony Aless   Piano
Bart Varsalona   Trombone (Bass)
Buck Clayton   Trumpet
Jerome Darr   Guitar
Ken Kersey   Piano
Hal McKusick   Clarinet
Harry "Sweets" Edison   Trumpet
Danny Bank   Sax (Baritone)
Willie Smith   Sax (Alto)
Jimmy Maxwell   Trumpet
Ubaldo Nieto   Timbales
Bill Harris   Trombone
Kenny Dorham   Trumpet
Irving Ashby   Guitar
Benny Harris   Trumpet
Eddie Brown   Oboe
Jose Madera   Sax (Tenor)
Roberto Rodriguez   Bass
Manny Thaler   Bassoon
Bernie Privin   Trumpet
Pete Mondello   Sax (Tenor)
Red Rodney   Trumpet
Al Killian   Trumpet
Al Porcino   Trumpet
Max Hollander   Violin
Manny Albam   Sax (Baritone)
Will Bradley   Trombone
Jack Zayde   Violin
Isadore Zir   Viola
Samuel Rand   Violin
Maurice Brown   Cello
Art Ryerson   Guitar
Milton Lomask   Violin
Wallace McManus   Harp
Murray Williams   Sax (Alto)
Verlye Mills   Harp
Sam Caplan   Cornet,Violin
Fred Skerritt   Sax (Alto)
Frank Brieff   Viola
Tommy Turk   Trombone
Howard Kay   Violin
Stan Karpenia   Violin
Myor Rosen   Harp
Bobby Woodlen   Trumpet
Ted Blume   Violin
Butch Birdsall   Bass (Vocal)
Zelly Smirnoff   Violin
Harry Melnikoff   Violin
Stanley Webb   Sax (Baritone)
Diego Iborra   Percussion
Dave Uchitel   Viola
Bronislaw Gimpel   Violin
Al Stewart   Trumpet
Jerry Parker   Baritone (Vocal)
Gene Johnson   Sax (Alto)
Harry Terrill   Sax (Alto)
Frank Miller   Cello
Manny Fidler   Violin
Joe Lippman & His Orchestra   Ensemble

Technical Credits

Machito   Composer,Performer
John Klenner   Composer
Marion Sunshine   Composer
Sam M. Lewis   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Lester Young   Composer
Howard Dietz   Composer
Juan Tizol   Composer
Turner Layton   Composer
Frederick Loewe   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Jerome Kern   Composer
Norman Shrdlu   Composer
Sid Robin   Composer
Sydney Robin   Composer
Gene DePaul   Composer
Jimmy Sherman   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Chico O'Farrill   Arranger,Composer
Manuel Ponce   Composer
Zequinha de Abreu   Composer
Arthur Freed   Composer
Arthur Schwartz   Composer
Arthur Venosa   Composer
Louis Wolfe Gilbert   Composer
Alan Jay Lerner   Composer
Patricia Johnston   Composer
Ben Oakland   Composer
Eliseo Grenet   Composer
Dizzy Gillespie   Composer,Liner Notes
Benny Goodman   Composer
Ernie Burnett   Composer
Victor Schertzinger   Composer
Charlie Shavers   Composer
Vito Picone   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
Francisco Fellove   Composer
John W. Green   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Gene Paul   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
DuBose Heyward   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Charlie Parker   Composer
John Bartee   Composer
Maceo Pinkard   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Ervin Drake   Composer
David Raksin   Composer
Machito Orchestra   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Leo Robin   Composer
Jimmy Carroll   Arranger
Neal Hefti   Arranger,Composer
Ned Washington   Composer
Phil Schaap   Producer,Liner Notes
Roy Turk   Composer
Jimmy Davis   Composer
Nancy Hamilton   Composer
Nacio Herb Brown   Composer
Ralph Rainger   Composer
Matt Dennis   Composer
Rene Hernandez   Composer,Composer
Norman Granz   Performer
Morgan Lewis   Composer
Brooks Bowman   Composer
Johnny Hodges   Composer
Buddy Rich   Performer
Gerry Mulligan   Composer
Gil Evans   Arranger
Joe Lipman   Arranger
Samuel M. Lewis   Composer
Hans Lengsfelder   Composer
Gilberto Valdez   Composer
Henry Creamer   Composer
Xavier Cugat   Composer
Willard Robison   Composer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Kenneth Casey   Composer
Coleman Hawkins   Composer,Performer
Ben Bernie   Composer
Benny Harris   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Fred E. Ahlert   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Lionel Hampton   Composer
Roger "Ram" Ramirez   Composer
Julio Gutierrez   Composer
James Sherman   Composer
Alejandro Hernandez   Composer
Tom Adair   Composer
Calvin Massey   Composer
Victor Young   Composer
Thomas Adair   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Jose Abreu   Composer
Gilberto Valdes   Composer
Aloysio Oliveira   Composer
Teodoro Bello Jaimes   Composer
Sebastian Yradier   Composer
Jack Murray   Composer
Robert Haggart   Composer
Dedette Lee Hill   Composer
Jane Rutter   Arranger
James Davis   Composer
George Norton   Composer
Agenor D'Oliveira   Composer
Francisco Fellove Valdes   Composer
Calvin Wayne Massey   Composer