Charlie Parker

This release presents the complete widely celebrated Massey Hall concert, performed in Canada by an all-stars quintet of bebop founders which would never be reunited again It appears here in the actual order of performance and without the added bass and echo which darkened the sound quality of some issues. As a bonus, a version of Bass-ically Speaking. Althought the track was recorded at a New York studio, Mingus originally inclued it, with dubbed applause, as part of the Massey Hall concert.

Charlie Parker (as),
Dizzy Gillespie (tp)
Bud Powell (p)
Charles Mingus (d)
Max Roach (d).

[1-14] Live at Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953.
Note: Drum Conversation is a solo feature by Max Roach.
Tracks [5 to 10] by Bud Powell Trio (omit Parker and Gillespie)

[15] Bonus Track. Charles Mingus (b), Billy Taylor (p), unknow (d). New York, August 1953.

1. We (aka Allen’s Alley), 2. Hot House, 3. A Night In Tunisia, 4. Drum Conversation, 5. I’ve Got You Under My Skin, 6. Embraceable You, 7. Sure Thing, 8. Cherokee, 9. Hallelujah, 10. Lullaby of Birdland, 11. Perdido, 12. Salt Peanuts, 13. All The Things You Are, 14. 52nd Street Theme, 15. Bas-ically Speaking

Total Time: 77:32

Includes 16-page booklet