Charlie Parker

• 4-CD SET LIMITED EDITION

• INCLUDES 17 BONUS TRACKS

• 20-PAGE BOOKLET

Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker (1920-1955) was among the most influential jazz artists ever, and one of the few indisputable geniuses of his time. This spectacular 106-track set presents his 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.

PERSONNEL:

• CHARLIE PARKER - (alto sax on all tracks), plus:

• COLLECTIVE PERSONNEL:
• Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Howard McGhee (tp), J. J. Johnson (tb), Erroll Garner, Dodo Marmarosa, Duke Jordan, Teddy Wilson (p), Red Norvo (vib), Barney Kessel (g), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d), among others.

Recorded in California and New York, 1945-47

• BONUS TRACKS:
• CD FOUR [15-18]: Charlie Parker (as), Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vc), Al Haig (p), Curly Russell (b), Sidney Catlett (d), Sarah Vaughan (vc).
• New York, May 11, 1945.

• CD FOUR [19-27]: Charlie Parker (as), Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Trummy Young (tb, vc on 23-26), Don Byas (ts), Clyde Hart (p), Mike Bryan (g), Al Hall (b), Specs Powell (d), Rubberlegs Williams (vc on 19-22).
• New York, January 4, 1945.

• CD FOUR [28-31]: Charlie Parker (as), Clyde Bernhardt (tb, vc), Jay McShann (p), Gene Ramey (b), Gus Johnson (d). Nola Penthouse Studios, New York, January 1945.

TRACKS:

• CD ONE : Total Time: 74:45
• 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]
• 09 ORNITHOLOGY [master tk]
• 10 A NIGHT IN TUNISIA [alt tk 1]
• 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]
• 25 BIRD’S NEST [master tk]

• CD TWO: Total Time: 73:09
• 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]
• 22 DEWEY SQUARE [alt tk 2]
• 23 DEWEY SQUARE [master tk]
• 24 THE HYMN [master tk]
• 25 THE HYMN [alt tk]

• CD THREE: Total Time: 77:56
• 01 ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE [alt tk 1]
• 02 ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE [master tk]
• 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]
• 17 DRIFTING ON A REED [alt tk 1]
• 18 DRIFTING ON A REED [alt tk 2]
• 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]
• 25 BONGO BEEP [master tk]

• CD FOUR: Total Time: 79:36
• 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 AVENUE
• 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?