Charlie Parker

• DIGITALLY REMASTERED

• LIMITED EDITION

• 4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Charlie Parker and Lennie Tristano had mutual admiration and understanding for each other, and were good friends. However, their recorded output together is far from extensive and this CD contains the whole of it. Both were great jazz innovators, although Tristano was the fi rst to admit Bird’s pre-eminence among all musicians of that period. Their collaborative recordings consist of a variety of broadcasts, studio sessions, and even a couple of amazing duets recorded by Bird on his tape machine at Lennie’s house (presenting the only known recording that Charlie Parker ever made of “I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love with Me” and his only complete version of “All of Me”). Also featured throughout this CD are great stars such as Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan and Max Roach.

PERSONNEL:

• CHARLIE PARKER, alto sax
• LENNIE TRISTANO, piano
• On all tracks, plus:

• [1-2]: Duets at Lennie Tristano’s house.
• Kenny Clarke (brushes on a telephone book).
• New York, August 1951.

• [3-11]: Dizzy Gillespie (tp), John LaPorta (cl), Billy Bauer (g), Ray Brown (b), Max Roach (d).
• New York, September 13 & 20, 1947.

• [12-19]: Fats Navarro (tp), Allen Eager (ts), John LaPorta (cl), Billy Bauer (g), Tommy Potter (b), Buddy Rich (d), Sarah Vaughan (vc on 14 only).
• New York, November 8, 1947.

• [20-24]: Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Fats Navarro (tp), Jay Jay Johnson, Kai Winding (tb), Buddy DeFranco (cl), Charlie Ventura (ts), Ernie Carceres (bar), Billy Bauer (g), Eddie Safranski (b), Shelly Manne (d), Pete Rugolo (conductor).
• New York, January 3, 1949.

TRACKS:

• 01 ALL OF ME
• 02 I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH ME
• 03 KO KO #1V
• 04 HOT HOUSE
• 05 I SURRENDER DEAR
• 06 FINE AND DANDY
• 07 KO KO #2 THEME
• 08 ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET/ 52nd STREET THEME #1
• 09 HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN?
• 10 TIGER RAG
• 11 52nd STREET THEME #2
• 12 52nd STREET THEME #3
• 13 DONNA LEE
• 14 EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS
• 15 FATS FLATS/HOT HOUSE
• 16 TEA FOR TWO
• 17 DON’T BLAME ME
• 18 GROOVIN’ HIGH
• 19 KO KO #3/ANTHROPOLOGY
• 20 OVERTIME [short take]
• 21 OVERTIME [long take]
• 22 VICTORY BALL [short take 1 –rare-]
• 23 VICTORY BALL [short take 2]
• 24 VICTORY BALL [long take]

• TOTAL TIME: 77:19 min.