Charlie Parker

Complete Dial Sessions (EJC 55691)

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Complete Dial Sessions

Charlie Parker

Essential Jazz Classics

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EJC 147730

EJC 55691

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Complete Dial Sessions

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CD 16,98 €

4-CD SET - 106 TRACKS

5 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

INCLUDES 20-PAGE BOOKLET

This spectacular 106-track set presents Parker’s complete recording sessions for Ross Russell’s Dial label. Included here are some of Bird’s most admired sides, such as A Night in Tunisia, Cool Blues and All the Things You Are, as well as the troubled Lover Man session, after which the saxophonist suffered a mental breakdown. Also issued on Dial was the so-called Home-Cooking date, an amateur recording made right after Bird left the Camarillo psychiatric hospital (the session is presented here in its entirety, including the complete version of "I Got Rhythm" for the first time ever)

As a bonus, three additional complete Charlie Parker sessions from the same period, which were originally issued under the names of Sarah Vaughan (including a vocal version of "Lover Man” that predates the instrumental one), a legendary date with Dizzy Gillespie, pianist Clyde Hart and singer Rubberlegs Williams, and an extremely rare (and now newly remastered) studio date recorded on test glass acetates but never commercially issued, featuring Bird with trombonist/ singer Clyde Bernhardt, and pianist Jay McShann.

CHARLIE PARKER, alto sax on all tracks, plus:

  • DIZZY GILLESPIE, MILES DAVIS, HOWARD McGHEE, trumpet
  • J.J. JOHNSON, trombone
  • ERROL GARNER, DODO MARMAROSA, DUKE JORDAN, TEDY WILSON, piano
  • RED NORVO, vibes
  • BARNEY KESSEL, guitar
  • TOMMY POTTER, bass
  • MAX ROACH, drums
  • Among others.

Recorded in California and New York, 1945-47.

BONUS TRACKS:

  • CD 4 [15-18]: Charlie Parker (as), Dizzy Gilespie (tp, vc),.
  • Al Haig (p), Curly Rusel (b), Sidney Catlet (d), Sarah Vaughan (vc)..
  • New York, May 11, 1945. [Originally recorded for Guild.].
  • CD 4 [19-27]: Charlie Parker (as), Dizzy Gilespie (tp),
  • Trumy Young (tb, vc on 23-26), Don Byas (ts), Clyde Hart (p),
  • Mike Bryan (g), Al Hal (b), Specs Powel (d),V
  • Ruberlegs Wiliams (vc on 19-22).
  • New York, January 4, 1945. [Originally issued on Continental].
  • CD 4 [28-31]: Charlie Parker (as), Clyde Bernhardt (tb, vc),
  • Jay McShan (p), Gene Ramey (b), Gus Johnson (d).
  • Nola Penthouse Studios, New York, January 1945.
  • CD 1: TOTAL TIME: 74:45 Min.:

  • 01 DIGGIN’ DIZ
  • 02 MOOSE THE MOOCHE [alt tk 1]
  • 03 MOOSE THE MOOCHE [master tk]
  • 04 MOOSE THE MOOCHE [alt tk 2]
  • 05 YARDBIRD SUITE [alt tk]
  • 06 YARDBIRD SUITE [master tk]
  • 07 ORNITHOLOGY [alt tk 1]
  • 08 ORNITHOLOGY [alt tk 2 –issued as BIRD LORE]
  • 09 ORNITHOLOGY [master tk]
  • 10 A NIGHT IN TUNISIA [alt tk 1 -inc.; issued as “The Famous Alto Break”]
  • 11 A NIGHT IN TUNISIA [alt tk 2]
  • 12 A NIGHT IN TUNISIA [master tk]
  • 13 MAX IS MAKING WAX [master tk]
  • 14 LOVER MAN [master tk]
  • 15 THE GYPSY [master tk]
  • 16 BE-BOP [master tk]
  • 17 THIS IS ALWAYS [master tk]
  • 18 THIS IS ALWAYS [alt tk]
  • 19 DARK SHADOWS [alt tk 1]
  • 20 DARK SHADOWS [alt tk 2]
  • 21 DARK SHADOWS [master tk]
  • 22 DARK SHADOWS [alt tk 3]
  • 23 BIRD’S NEST [alt tk 1]
  • 24 BIRD’S NEST [alt tk 2]

CD 2: TOTAL TIME: 73:09 Min.:

  • 01 COOL BLUES [alt tk 1]
  • 02 COOL BLUES [alt tk 2]
  • 03 COOL BLUES [master tk]
  • 04 COOL BLUES [alt tk 3]
  • 05 RELAXIN’ AT CAMARILLO [alt tk 1]
  • 06 RELAXIN’ AT CAMARILLO [master tk]
  • 07 RELAXIN’ AT CAMARILLO [alt tk 2]
  • 08 RELAXIN’ AT CAMARILLO [alt tk 3]
  • 09 CHEERS [alt tk 1]
  • 10 CHEERS [alt tk 2]
  • 11 CHEERS [alt tk 3]
  • 12 CHEERS [master tk]
  • 13 CARVIN’ THE BIRD [alt tk]
  • 14 CARVIN’ THE BIRD [master tk]
  • 15 STUPENDOUS [master tk]
  • 16 STUPENDOUS [alt tk]
  • 17 DEXTERITY [alt tk]
  • 18 DEXTERITY [master tk]
  • 19 BONGO BOP [master tk]
  • 20 BONGO BOP [alt tk]
  • 21 DEWEY SQUARE [alt tk 1; issued as PREZOLOGY]
  • 22 DEWEY SQUARE [alt tk 2]
  • 23 DEWEY SQUARE [master tk]
  • 24 THE HYMN [master tk]
  • 25 THE HYMN [alt tk; issued as SUPERMAN]

CD 3: TOTAL TIME: 77:56 Min.:

  • 01 ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE [alt tk 1]
  • 02 ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE [master tk; issued as BIRD OF PARADISE]
  • 03 ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE [alt tk 2]
  • 04 EMBRACEABLE YOU [alt tk]
  • 05 EMBRACEABLE YOU [master tk]
  • 06 BIRD FEATHERS [master tk]
  • 07 KLACT-OVEESEDS-TENE [alt tk]
  • 08 KLACT-OVEESEDS-TENE [master tk]
  • 09 SCRAPPLE FROM THE APPLE [alt tk]
  • 10 SCRAPPLE FROM THE APPLE [master tk]
  • 11 MY OLD FLAME [master tk]
  • 12 OUT OF NOWHERE [alt tk 1]
  • 13 OUT OF NOWHERE [alt tk 2]
  • 14 OUT OF NOWHERE [master tk]
  • 15 DON’T BLAME ME [master tk]
  • 16 DRIFTING ON A REED [master tk; issued as GIANT SWING]
  • 17 DRIFTING ON A REED [alt tk 1]
  • 18 DRIFTING ON A REED [alt tk 2; issued as AIR CONDITIONING]
  • 19 QUASIMODO [alt tk]
  • 20 QUASIMODO [master tk]
  • 21 CHARLIE’S WIG [alt tk 1]
  • 22 CHARLIE’S WIG [master tk]
  • 23 CHARLIE’S WIG [alt tk 2]
  • 24 BONGO BEEP [alt tk; also issued as DEXTERITY]
  • 25 BONGO BEEP [master tk; also issued as BIRD FEATHERS]]

CD 4: TOTAL TIME: 79:36 Min.:

  • 01 CRAZEOLOGY [alt tk 1; incomplete]
  • 02 CRAZEOLOGY [alt tk 2; incomplete]
  • 03 CRAZEOLOGY [master tk]
  • 04 CRAZEOLOGY [alt tk 3]
  • 05 HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN? [master tk]
  • 06 HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN? [alt tk]
  • 07 BLUES #1
  • 08 BLUES #2
  • 09 YARDBIRD SUITE
  • 10 LULLABY IN RHYTHM #1
  • 11 LULLABY IN RHYTHM #2
  • 12 ‘S WONDERFUL [aka HOME COOKIN’ I]
  • 13 CHEROKEE [aka HOME COOKIN’ II]
  • 14 I GOT RHYTHM [aka HOME COOKIN’ III]
  • 15 SALT PEANUTS
  • 16 SHAW ‘NUFF
  • 17 LOVER MAN
  • 18 HOT HOUSE
  • 19 WHAT’S THE MATTER NOW?
  • 20 I WANT EVERY BIT OF IT
  • 21 THAT’S THE BLUES
  • 22 G.I. BLUES
  • 23 4F BLUES
  • 24 DREAM OF YOU
  • 25 SEVENTH AVENUEV
  • 26 SORTA KINDA
  • 27 OH, OH, MY, MY, OH, OH
  • 28 LAY YOUR HABITS DOWN
  • 29 TRIFLIN’ WOMAN BLUES
  • 30 SO GOOD THIS MORNING
  • 31 WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR?