BlueBird: Legendary Savoy Sessions

by Charlie Parker, Miles Davis

Overview

Can you find the glaring omission in this otherwise excellent overview of Charlie Parker's Savoy studio recordings? Definitive, belying their label's very name, left three titles off of BlueBird: Legendary Savoy Sessions. Although "Waking Up a Riff" and "Thriving from a Riff" could conceivably be considered expendable, the absence of "Ko-Ko" constitutes a serious lapse of judgment on the part of the producers of this compilation. Built upon the chord progressions of Ray Noble's "Cherokee," "Ko-Ko" is a fundamental milestone of modern music. Why was it not included here? Even allowing for the space taken up by four titles from Miles Davis' first session as a leader, there would and should have been room for "Ko-Ko." This is a great little album with one gravely unfortunate flaw. Maybe some other Charlie Parker Savoy collection would be a wiser choice. ~ arwulf arwulf

Product Details

Release Date:	04/19/2019
Label:	Jazz Images
UPC:	8436569194096
Rank:	32616

Tracks

1. Au Privave
2. She Rote
3. K. C. Blues
4. Star Eyes
5. Scrapple From the Apple
6. Out of Nowhere
7. Steeplechase
8. All the Things You Are
9. Bluebird
10. Donna Lee
11. Billie's Bounce
12. Now's the Time
13. Thrivin' From a Riff
14. Chasin' the Bird
15. Cheryl
16. Milestones

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Charlie Parker   Primary Artist,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Miles Davis   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Curly Russell   Bass
Duke Jordan   Piano
Dizzy Gillespie   Piano
Max Roach   Drums
John Lewis   Piano
Tommy Potter   Bass
Bud Powell   Piano
Nelson Boyd   Bass
John G. Lewis   Piano

Technical Credits

Charlie Parker   Composer
Miles Davis   Composer
C. Parker   Composer