Charlie Parker

• 2-CD SET LIMITED EDITION

• DIGITALLY REMASTERED

• INCLUDES 13 BONUS TRACKS

This set contains the celebrated Rockland Palace performance in its entirety, recorded by Bird’s wife Chan with his own tape recorder. Among its highlights are the fact that Bird is showcased as the only horn throughout (and he is in wonderful form), and that the material includes Parker’s only recorded versions of some tunes, such as “Sly Mongoose” and “Gold Rush”. As a bonus, three rare Birdland broadcasts have been added, including the only existing collaborations between the saxophonist and pianist Kenny Drew.

PERSONNEL:

• Charlie Parker - alto sax
• Walter Bishop, Jr. - piano
• Mundell Lowe, guitar
• Teddy Kotick - bass
• Max Roach - drums
• Plus String section on many tracks

Rockland Palace Dance Hall, New York, September 26, 1952.

• (*) BONUS TRACKS: Charlie Parker, alto sax, plus:
• CD 2 [8-9]: Duke Jordan (p); Charles Mingus (b); Phil Brown (d). Birdland, New York, September 20, 1952.
• CD 2 [10-13]: Red Rodney (tp); Kenny Drew (p); Curley Russell (b); Art Blakey (d). Birdland, New York, December 1950.
• CD 2 [14-20]: Walter Bishop, Jr. (p); Teddy Kotick (b); Roy Haynes (d). Plus String section. Birdland, New York, March 24, 1951.

TRACKS:

• CD 1 (77:11)
• 01 EAST OF THE SUN
• 02 WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE?
• 03 STARDUST
• 04 ORNITHOLOGY
• 05 EASY TO LOVE (I)
• 06 JUST FRIENDS (I)
• 07 DANCING IN THE DARK
• 08 GOLD RUSH (aka TURNSTILE)
• 09 DON’T BLAME ME
• 10 APRIL IN PARIS
• 11 REPETITION (I)
• 12 EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME
• 13 SLY MONGOOSE (I)
• 14 SLY MONGOOSE (II)
• 15 ROCKER (I)
• 16 LAURA
• 17 LESTER LEAPS IN
• 18 Parker warming up
• 19 OUT OF NOWHERE
• 20 I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS
• 21 I’LL REMEMBER APRIL
• 22 COOL BLUES
• 23 EAST OF THE SUN
• 24 JUST FRIENDS (II)
• 25 WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE?

• CD 2 (78:04)
• 01 MY LITTLE SUEDE SHOES
• 02 REPETITION (II)
• 03 THIS TIME THE DREAM’S ON ME
• 04 MOOSE THE MOOCHE
• 05 STAR EYES
• 06 ROCKER (II)
• 07 EASY TO LOVE (II)
• 08 ORNITHOLOGY (*)
• 09 52nd STREET THEME (*)
• 10 JUMPIN’ WITH SYMPHONY SID/ANTHROPOLOGY (*)
• 11 EMBRACEABLE YOU (*)
• 12 CHERYL (*)
• 13 SALT PEANUTS into JUMPIN’ WITH SYMPHONY SID (*)
• 14 JUMPIN’ WITH SYMPHONY SID (*)
• 15 JUST FRIENDS (*)
• 16 Announcement (*)
• 17 EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME (*)
• 18 EAST OF THE SUN (*)
• 19 LAURA (*)
• 20 DANCING IN THE DARK (*)