Confirmation: The Best of the Verve Years

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

Tracklist

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1Cardboard
recording of:
Cardboard (in 1949-01)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
recording of:
Cardboard (in 1949)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:11
2I Didn't Know What Time It Was
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:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey) (on 1949-11-30)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
3:15
3Oh, Lady Be Good
instrumental recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (on 1946-01-28)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
11:07
4I Can't Get Started
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-03-25)
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Murray Williamson (on 1952-03-25), Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1952-03-25) and Harry Terrill (Musician - Saxophone Player) (on 1952-03-25)
baritone saxophone and bass saxophone:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1952-03-25)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-03-25)
drums (drum set):
Don Lamond (on 1952-03-25)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1952-03-25)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-03-25)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1952-03-25) and Hank Ross (on 1952-03-25)
trombone:
Bill Harris (jazz trombonist) (on 1952-03-25), Lou McGarity (on 1952-03-25) and Bart Varsalona (on 1952-03-25)
trumpet:
Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1952-03-25), Carl Pool (big-band era trumpet player) (on 1952-03-25), Carl Poole (on 1952-03-25), Al Porcino (on 1952-03-25) and Bernie Privin (on 1952-03-25)
orchestra:
Joe Lipman & His Orchestra (on 1952-03-25)
conductor:
Don Lamond (on 1952-03-25) and Joe Lipman (Joseph P. Lippman) (on 1952-03-25)
arranger:
Don Lamond and Joe Lipman (Joseph P. Lippman)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-03-25)
instrumental recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1952-03-25)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
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)
3:10
5Lover Man
instrumental recording of:
Lover Man (on 1951-08-08)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:25
6Funky Blues
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1952-06-17), Johnny Hodges (on 1952-06-17) and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1952-06-17)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-06-17)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1952-06-17)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1952-06-17)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-06-17)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1952-06-17) and Ben Webster (on 1952-06-17)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (on 1952-06-17)
recording of:
Funky Blues (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Johnny Hodges
recording of:
Funky Blues (in 1952-06)
composer:
Johnny Hodges
13:30
7Old Folks
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1953-05-25)
French horn:
Junior Collins (on 1953-05-25)
instrumental recording of:
Old Folks (on 1953-05-25)
lyricist:
Dedette Lee Hill (in 1938)
composer:
Willard Robison (in 1938)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:37
8Now's the Time
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 Street Studio (on 1953-07-30)
recording of:
Now’s the Time (on 1953-07-30)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:03
9Tico-Tico
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-03-12)
bongos:
José Mangual (on 1951-03-12)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1951-03-12)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1951-03-12)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-03-12)
instrumental recording of:
Tico‐Tico (catch‐all for arrangements) (on 1951-03-12)
composer:
Zequinha de Abreu (in 1917)
arrangement of:
Tico-tico no fubá (original Portuguese version)
2:47
10What Is This Thing Called Love?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-03-25)
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Murray Williamson (on 1952-03-25), Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1952-03-25) and Harry Terrill (Musician - Saxophone Player) (on 1952-03-25)
baritone saxophone:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1952-03-25)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1952-03-25)
drums (drum set):
Don Lamond (on 1952-03-25)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1952-03-25)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1952-03-25)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (on 1952-03-25) and Hank Ross (on 1952-03-25)
trombone:
Bill Harris (jazz trombonist) (on 1952-03-25), Lou McGarity (on 1952-03-25) and Bart Varsalona (on 1952-03-25)
trumpet:
Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1952-03-25), Carl Pool (big-band era trumpet player) (on 1952-03-25), Carl Poole (on 1952-03-25), Al Porcino (on 1952-03-25) and Bernie Privin (on 1952-03-25)
orchestra:
Joe Lipman & His Orchestra (on 1952-03-25)
conductor:
Joe Lippman (Joseph P. Lippman) (on 1952-03-25)
arranger:
Joe Lippman (Joseph P. Lippman) (on 1952-03-25)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-03-25)
instrumental recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue) (on 1952-03-25)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
2:39
11Blues for Alice
recording of:
Blues for Alice (on 1951-08-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:49
12Leap Frog
recording of:
Leap Frog (on 1950-06-06)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:32
13Bloomdido
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-06-06)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1950-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1950-06-06)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1950-06-06)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1950-06-06)
orchestra:
Charlie Parker Quintet (on 1950-06-06)
recording of:
Bloomdido (on 1950-06-06)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:27
14My Little Suede Shoes
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-03-12)
bongos:
José Mangual (on 1951-03-12)
congas:
Luis Miranda (jazz conga player) (on 1951-03-12)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1951-03-12)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1951-03-12)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-03-12)
recording of:
My Little Suede Shoes (on 1951-03-12)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:07
15Chi-Chi
recording of:
Chi Chi (on 1953-07-30)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:05
16Repetition
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1947-12), Sonny Salad (in 1947-12) and Murray Williams (in 1947-12)
baritone saxophone:
Manny Albam (in 1947-12)
bongos and congas:
Diego Iborra (jazz percussionist)
cello:
Joe Benaventi (in 1947-12)
clarinet:
John LaPorta (in 1947-12)
double bass:
Curley Russell (in 1947-12)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (, in 1947-12)
French horn:
Vinnie Jacobs (Musician - French Horn Player) (in 1947-12)
percussion:
Diego Iborra (jazz percussionist) (in 1947-12)
piano:
Tony Aless (in 1947-12)
tenor saxophone:
Pete Mondello (in 1947-12) and Flip Phillips (in 1947-12)
trombone:
Bill Harris (jazz trombonist) (in 1947-12) and Bart Varsalona (in 1947-12)
trumpet:
Doug Mettome (in 1947-12), Al Porcino (in 1947-12) and Ray Wetzel (in 1947-12)
viola:
Nat Nathanson (in 1947-12) and Fred Ruzilla (in 1947-12)
violin:
Sam Kaplan (violinist), Harry Katzman, Sammy Caplan (in 1947-12), Manny Fidler (in 1947-12), Sid Harris (in 1947-12), Harry Kaltzman (in 1947-12), Gene Orloff (in 1947-12) and Zelly Smirnoff (violinist) (in 1947-12)
orchestra:
Neal Hefti Orchestra
conductor:
Neal Hefti
arranger:
Neal Hefti
recording of:
Repetition (in 1947-12)
composer:
Neal Hefti
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd.
2:58

Credits

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]