Charlie Parker

• DELUXE 4LP BOX SET

Charlie Parker spent more time in Los Angeles than anywhere outside of Kansas City and New York City. This historic release brings together previously unknown and unissued recordings along with rarities captured during three of the four California trips Bird made during his too-short life.

Among the crown jewels on this set are “How High the Moon” and “Fifty-Second Street Theme” from his historic engagement with Dizzy Gillespie at Billy Berg’s in 1945. Also included are three previously unknown performances from a 1948 “Jazz at the Philharmonic” concert at the Shrine Auditorium. Most intriguingly, the complete recordings of the infamous July 1952 “naked party” at the Altadena ranch of Jirayr Zorthian are included.

Recording engineer Doug Benson has done a remarkable job of restoring these recordings to the highest possible audio fidelity. Included in this set is an extensive essay by producer John Burton describing the circumstances under which these recordings were made as well as rarely-seen photographs from Bird’s trips to L.A.

PERSONNEL:

• Benny Carter - (alto sax on D2)
• Charlie Parker, Frank Morgan (alto sax on E1 to H3)
• Willie Smith - (alto sax on D2)
• Addison Farmer - (bass on C1 to D1)
• Dave Bailey - (bass on E1 to H3)
• Johnny Miller - (bass onpistas: D2)
• Ray Brown - (bass on A1 to B3)
• Tommy Potter - (bass on D3 to D5)
• Buddy Rich - (drums on D2)
• Chuck Thompson - (drums on: C1 to D1)
• J.C. Heard - (drums on D3 to D5)
• Larance Marable - (drums on E1 to H3)
• Stan Levey - (drums on A1 to B3)
• Oscar Moore - (guitar on D2)
• Al Haig - (piano on A1, A3 to B3, D3 to D5)
• Amos Trice - (piano on E1 to H3)
• Joe Albany - (piano on C1 to D1)
• Nat King Cole - (piano on D2)
• Harry "The Hipster" Gibson (piano & vocals on A2)
• Don Wilkerson - (tenor sax on E1 to H2)
• Lucky Thompson - (tenor sax B3)
• Chet Baker - (trumpet on E1 to H1)
• Dizzy Gillespie - (tenor sax A1 to B3)
• Miles Davis - (tenor sax C1 to D1)
• Milt Jackson (vibes on A1 to A5, B2, B3)

TRACKS:

• LP ONE
• A1. Intro Over I Waited For You Into How High The Moon (Incomplete)
• A2. Intro Dialogue With Gibson Into Handsome Harry The Hipster (Incomplete)
• A3. Cement Mixer Fragment Into Intro Blues (Fragment)
• A4. Dizzy Atmosphere (Fragment)
• A5. Fifty-Second Street Theme Into Closing Announcement
• A6. Groovin' High Into Announcement

• B1. Intro Dialogue With Gillespie Into Shaw Nuff Into Announcement
• B2. Intro Dialogue With Gillespie Into Dizzy Atmosphere Into Announcement
• B3. Intro Dialogue Between Valle & Gibson Into Salt Peanuts
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• LP TWO
• C1. Billie's Bounce
• C2. Ornithology
• C3. All The Things You Are
• C4. Blue 'n’ Boogie

• D1. Anthropology
• D2. Cherokee
• D3. Ornithology
• D4. Dizzy Atmosphere
• D5. Out Of Nowhere
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• LP THREE
• E1. Scrapple From the Apple (Incomplete)
• E2. Dance Of The Infidels

• F1. Night In Tunisia
• F2. Ornithology
• F3. Embraceable You
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• LP FOUR
• G1. Hot House
• G2.Cool Blues

• H1. March Noodling
• H2. Scrapple From The Apple
• H3. Au Privave