Confirmation: The Best of the Verve Years

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

Tracklist

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1Just Friends
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-30)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-11-30)
cello:
Frank Miller (US cellist) (on 1949-11-30)
cor anglais and oboe:
Mitch Miller (on 1949-11-30)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-11-30)
harp:
Meyer Rosen (Musician - Harp Player) (on 1949-11-30) and Myor Rosen (on 1949-11-30)
piano:
Stan Freeman (on 1949-11-30)
viola:
Frank Brieff (on 1949-11-30)
violin:
Bronislaw Gimpel (violinist) (on 1949-11-30), Max Hollander (on 1949-11-30) and Milton Lomask (on 1949-11-30)
orchestra:
Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra (on 1949-11-30) and Charlie Parker Quartet (on 1949-11-30)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor) (on 1949-11-30)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Just Friends (on 1949-11-30)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
composer:
John Klenner
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
3:32
2Swedish Schnapps
recording of:
Swedish Schnapps (on 1951-08-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:17
3Laird Bird
recording of:
Laird Baird (from 1952-12 until 1953-01)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:46
4K.C. Blues
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-01-17)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1951-01-17)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-01-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-01-17)
recording of:
K.C. Blues (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:27
5April in Paris
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-30)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-11-30)
cello:
Frank Miller (US cellist) (on 1949-11-30)
cor anglais and oboe:
Mitch Miller (on 1949-11-30)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-11-30)
harp:
Meyer Rosen (Musician - Harp Player) (on 1949-11-30) and Myor Rosen (on 1949-11-30)
piano:
Stan Freeman (on 1949-11-30)
viola:
Frank Brieff (on 1949-11-30)
violin:
Bronislaw Gimpel (violinist) (on 1949-11-30), Max Hollander (on 1949-11-30) and Milton Lomask (on 1949-11-30)
orchestra:
Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra (on 1949-11-30) and Charlie Parker Quartet (on 1949-11-30)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor) (on 1949-11-30)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
instrumental recording of:
April in Paris (on 1949-11-30)
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)
3:08
6Laura
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-07-05)
cello:
Maurice Brown (jazz cellist) (on 1950-07-05)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1950-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1950-07-05)
French horn:
Joseph Singer (on 1950-07-05)
harp:
Verlye Mills (on 1950-07-05)
oboe:
Eddie Brown (Oboist) (on 1950-07-05)
piano:
Bernie Leighton (on 1950-07-05)
tuba and xylophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1950-07-05)
viola:
Isadore Zir (aka Isadore Zit viola player) (on 1950-07-05)
violin:
Sam Caplan (on 1950-07-05), Howard Kay (Violin player) (on 1950-07-05), Harry Melnikoff (on 1950-07-05), Sam Rand (violinist) (on 1950-07-05) and Zelly Smirnoff (violinist) (on 1950-07-05)
conductor:
Joe Lipman (Joseph P. Lippman) (on 1950-07-05)
arranger:
Joe Lipman (Joseph P. Lippman)
instrumental recording of:
Laura (1945 song) (on 1950-07-05)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
3:00
7Embraceable You
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-09-18)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-09-18)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-09-18)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1949-09-18)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1949-09-18) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1949-09-18)
trombone:
Tommy Turk (on 1949-09-18)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1949-09-18)
live instrumental recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1949-09-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
10:34
8Ballade
recording of:
Ballade (in 1950)
composer:
Coleman Hawkins and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:58
9Au Privave
recording of:
Au Privave (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Liberation Music (BMI, publisher for Charlie Haden)
2:41
10The Song Is You
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (from 1952-12 until 1953-01)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (from 1952-12 until 1953-01)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (from 1952-12 until 1953-01)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (from 1952-12 until 1953-01)
recording of:
The Song Is You (from 1952-12 until 1953-01)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co.
2:59
11Mango Mangue
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1948-12-20)
recording of:
Mango Mangue (on 1948-12-20)
writer:
Marion Sunshine and Gilberto Valdés (Musician)
2:57
12Confirmation
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-07-30)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-07-30)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1953-07-30)
recorded at:
Fulton Recording in New York, New York, United States (on 1953-07-30)
recording of:
Confirmation (on 1953-07-30)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
3:01
13Segment
recording of:
Segment (on 1949-05-05)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:22
14She Rote
recording of:
She Rote (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:13
15Kim
recording of:
Kim (in 1950-12)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
recording of:
Kim (on 1952-12-30)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:01
16In the Still of the Night
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-05-22)
bassoon:
Manny Thaler (Musician - Bassoon PLayer) (on 1953-05-22)
clarinet:
Hal McKusick (on 1953-05-22)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1953-05-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1953-05-22)
flute:
Al Block (US jazz flute/saxaphone) (on 1953-05-22)
French horn:
Junior Collins (on 1953-05-22)
oboe:
Tommy Mace (on 1953-05-22)
piano:
Tony Aless (on 1953-05-22)
vocals:
The Dave Lambert Singers (on 1953-05-22)
conductor:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
arranger:
Gil Evans (Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer)
instrumental recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song) (on 1953-05-22)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
3:25
17Star Eyes
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-01-17)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-01-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-01-17)
recording of:
Star Eyes (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Red Cape Songs
part of:
I Dood It (1943)
3:37
18How High the Moon?
recording of:
How High the Moon
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
6:04
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Release

photography:William Claxton (US photographer)
Herman Leonard (photographer)
liner notes:James Patrick (liner notes writer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1707465 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000046ZH [info]