The Complete Masters 1941–1954

~ Release by Charlie Parker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Complete Masters 1941-1945
2▶CD: The Complete Masters 1945
3▶CD: The Complete Masters 1945-1947
4▶CD: The Complete Masters 1947
5▶CD: The Complete Masters 1947-1948
6▶CD: The Complete Masters 1948-1949
7▶CD: The Complete Masters 1950
8▶CD: The Complete Masters 1950-1951
9▶CD: The Complete Masters 1952
10▶CD: The Complete Masters 1952
11▶CD: The Complete Masters 1953-1954
12▶CD: Broadcasts, Concerts, Private Recordings 1940-1946
13▼CD: Broadcasts, Concerts, Private Recordings 1947-1953
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152nd Street Theme
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-11-08)
clarinet:
John LaPorta (on 1947-11-08)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1947-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1947-11-08)
guitar:
Billy Bauer (US cool jazz guitarist) (on 1947-11-08)
piano:
Lennie Tristano (on 1947-11-08)
trumpet:
Fats Navarro (on 1947-11-08)
orchestra:
Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen (on 1947-11-08)
live cover recording of:
52nd Street Theme (on 1947-11-08)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen1:42
2Groovin' High
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-11-08)
clarinet:
John LaPorta (on 1947-11-08)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1947-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1947-11-08)
guitar:
Billy Bauer (US cool jazz guitarist) (on 1947-11-08)
piano:
Lennie Tristano (on 1947-11-08)
trumpet:
Fats Navarro (on 1947-11-08)
orchestra:
Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen (on 1947-11-08)
live recording of:
Groovin’ High (on 1947-11-08)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen3:15
3Tiger Rag
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-09-20)
clarinet:
John LaPorta (on 1947-09-20)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1947-09-20)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1947-09-20)
guitar:
Billy Bauer (US cool jazz guitarist) (on 1947-09-20)
piano:
Lennie Tristano (on 1947-09-20)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-09-20)
orchestra:
Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen (on 1947-09-20)
live cover recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version) (on 1947-09-20)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen3:52
4Hot House
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-12-12)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1948-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1948-12-12)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1948-12-12)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1948-12-12)
live cover recording of:
Hot House (on 1948-12-12)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc./ASCAP
Charlie Parker All-Stars4:34
5Be Bop (Dizzy's Fingers)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-01-15)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1949-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1949-01-15)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-01-15)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1949-01-15)
live cover recording of:
Be-Bop (on 1949-01-15)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Inc./ASCAP (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
Charlie Parker All-Stars3:27
6Oop Bop Sh'Bam
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-01-22)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1949-01-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-01-22)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-01-22)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1949-01-22)
live cover recording of:
Oop Bop Sh'Bam (on 1949-01-22)
composer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist), Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
Charlie Parker All-Stars4:58
7Anthropology
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-03-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1949-03-05)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-03-05)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-03-05)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1949-03-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1949-03-05)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1949-03-05)
live recording of:
Anthropology (on 1949-03-05)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker All-Stars5:10
8April in Paris
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1950)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (in 1950)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (in 1950)
piano:
Al Haig (in 1950)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (in 1950)
live instrumental cover recording of:
April in Paris (in 1950)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Charlie Parker Quintet3:32
9Move
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-06-30)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1950-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1950-06-30)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1950-06-30)
trumpet:
Fats Navarro (on 1950-06-30)
live recording of:
Move (on 1950-06-30)
composer:
Denzil Best
Charlie Parker Quintet6:28
10The Street Beat
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-06-30)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1950-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1950-06-30)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1950-06-30)
trumpet:
Fats Navarro (on 1950-06-30)
live recording of:
The Street Beat (on 1950-06-30)
composer:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz)
Charlie Parker Quintet9:26
11Cool Blues
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-06-30)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1950-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1950-06-30)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1950-06-30)
trumpet:
Fats Navarro (on 1950-06-30)
live recording of:
Cool Blues (on 1950-06-30)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Charlie Parker Quintet7:13
12'Round Midnight
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-03-31)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1951-03-31) and Jimmy Woode (on 1951-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1951-03-31) and Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1951-03-31)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1951-03-31) and Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (on 1951-03-31)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-03-31) and Herb Pomeroy (on 1951-03-31)
live instrumental cover recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1951-03-31)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
Charlie Parker All-Stars3:30
13A Night in Tunisia
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-03-31)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1951-03-31) and Jimmy Woode (on 1951-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1951-03-31) and Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1951-03-31)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1951-03-31) and Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (on 1951-03-31)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-03-31) and Herb Pomeroy (on 1951-03-31)
live recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental) (on 1951-03-31)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Charlie Parker All-Stars5:19
14Wee
alto saxophone:
Charlie Chan (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-05-15)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-15)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1953-05-15)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1953-05-15)
recorded at:
Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1953-05-15)
live recording of:
Wee (Allen's Alley) (on 1953-05-15)
composer:
Denzil Best
The Quintet6:51
15Don't Blame Me
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-09-22)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1953-09-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1953-09-22)
piano:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (on 1953-09-22)
trumpet:
Herb Pomeroy (on 1953-09-22)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Don’t Blame Me (on 1953-09-22)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Ireneadele Publishing
Charlie Parker Quintet5:01
16Now's the Time
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-09-22)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1953-09-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1953-09-22)
piano:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (on 1953-09-22)
trumpet:
Herb Pomeroy (on 1953-09-22)
live recording of:
Now’s the Time (on 1953-09-22)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
Charlie Parker Quintet4:17

Credits

Release

art direction:Pascal Béjean (Graphic Designer)
Hervé Imbault
photography:Philippe Baudoin (piano)
Frank Driggs
William P. Gottlieb (Photographer)
Herman Leonard (photographer)
Charles Nadell
Bob Parent (photographer)
Gilles Pétard
liner notes:Kalunam Tenem
producer:Anne Carlier (Producer)
Claude Chabane (Producer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3954486 [info]
ASIN:FR: B005NNJKPA [info]

Release group

part of:The Jazz Masters (order: 4)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002237533 [info]