“Bird” Is Free

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Annotation

℗ & © «1950»
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Date set to 1950-05-30 on retailers.

Annotation last modified on 2024-03-15 11:17 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Rocker
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1952-09-26)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1952-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-09-26)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1952-09-26)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1952-09-26)
recording of:
Rocker (on 1952-09-26)
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
5:23
2Sly Mongoose
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1952-09-26)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1952-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-09-26)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1952-09-26)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1952-09-26)
live recording of:
Sly Mongoose (on 1952-09-26)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
3:30
3Moose the Mooche
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1952-09-26)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1952-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-09-26)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1952-09-26)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1952-09-26)
recording of:
Moose the Mooche (on 1952-09-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:56
4Star Eyes
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1952-09-26)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1952-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-09-26)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1952-09-26)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1952-09-26)
recording of:
Star Eyes (on 1952-09-26)
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Red Cape Songs
part of:
I Dood It (1943)
2:20
5This Time the Dream’s on Me
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1952-09-26)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1952-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-09-26)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1952-09-26)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1952-09-26)
recording of:
This Time the Dream’s on Me (on 1952-09-26)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
6:12
6Cool Blues
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1952-09-26)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1952-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-09-26)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1952-09-26)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1952-09-26)
live recording of:
Cool Blues (on 1952-09-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:46
7My Little Suede Shoes
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1952-09-26)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1952-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-09-26)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1952-09-26)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1952-09-26)
recording of:
My Little Suede Shoes (on 1952-09-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
4:16
8Lester Leaps In
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1952-09-26)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1952-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-09-26)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1952-09-26)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1952-09-26)
recording of:
Lester Leaps In (on 1952-09-26)
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
3:59
9Laura
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1952-09-26)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1952-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-09-26)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1952-09-26)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1952-09-26)
instrumental recording of:
Laura (1945 song) (on 1952-09-26)
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)
3:08