Charlie Parker

• 2-CD DIGIPACK EDITION

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 are 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."

FEATURING:

• Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Frank Morgan, Willie Smith (alto sax)
• Addison Farmer, David Bailey, Johnny Miller, Ray Brown, Tommy Potter (bass)
• Buddy Rich, Chuck Thompson, J.C. Heard, Stan Levey (drums)
• Oscar Moore (guitar)
• Al Haig, Amos Trice , Joe Albany, Nat King Cole (piano)
• Gibson (piano & vocals)
• Don Wilkerson, Lucky Thompson (tenor sax)
• Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis (trumpet)
• Milt Jackson (vibes)
• Slim Gaillard (vocals)

TRACKS:

• CD ONE
• 01. Intro Over I Waited For You / Into How High The Moon (Incomplete)
• 02. Intro Dialogue With Gibson Into Handsome Harry The Hipster (Incomplete)
• 03. Cement Mixer (Fragment) Into Intro Blues (Fragment)
• 04. Dizzy Atmosphere (Fragment) (No Parker Improvision)
• 05. Fifty-Second Street Theme Into Closing Announcement
• 06. Groovin' High Into Announcement
• 08. Intro Dialogue With Gillespie Into Dizzy Atmosphere
• 09. Intro Dialogue Between Valle & Gibson Into Salt Peanuts
• 10. Billie's Bounce
• 11. Ornithology
• 12. All The Things You Are
• 13. Blue 'N' Boogie
• 14. Anthropology
• 15. Cherokee
• 16. Ornithology
• 17. Dizzy Atmosphere
• 18. Out Of Nowhere

• CD TWO
• 01. Scrapple From the Apple (Incomplete)
• 02. Au Privave / Dance Of The Infidels
• 03. Night In Tunisi
• 04. How High The Moon
• 05. Embraceable You
• 06. Hot House
• 07. Cool Blues
• 08. March Noodling - Dixie
• 09. Scrapple From The Apple
• 10. Au Privave