Milestones of a Legend

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: No. 1 / No. 2 / No. 3
2▶CD: Charlie Parker With Strings / Charlie Parker Sextet / Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session
3▶CD: South of the Border / Bird and Diz / Charlie Parker
4▶CD: Charlie Parker Plays Cole Porter / The Genius of Charlie Parker: Jazz Perennial
5▼CD: "Bird" Is Free / The Happy "Bird"
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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
5:26
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)
3:33
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)
4:00
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)
2:19
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)
6:15
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)
2:48
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)
4:17
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)
4:03
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)
3:10
10Happy Bird Blues
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-04-12)
double bass:
Jack Lawlor (on 1951-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Joe MacDonald (on 1951-04-12)
piano:
Nat Pierce (on 1951-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Wardell Gray (on 1951-04-12)
trumpet:
Howard McGhee (on 1951-04-12)
recorded at:
Christy's Restaurant in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States (on 1951-04-12)
live recording of:
Happy Bird Blues (on 1951-04-12)
writer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Mayhew Music
2:59
11Scrapple From the Apple
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-04-12)
double bass:
Jack Lawlor (on 1951-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Joe MacDonald (on 1951-04-12)
piano:
Nat Pierce (on 1951-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Wardell Gray (on 1951-04-12)
trumpet:
Howard McGhee (on 1951-04-12)
recorded at:
Christy's Restaurant in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States (on 1951-04-12)
live recording of:
Scrapple From the Apple (on 1951-04-12)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
translator:
Harrie Geelen
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
15:50
12I Remember April
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (from 1952-12-08 until 1952-12-12)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (from 1952-12-08 until 1952-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (from 1952-12-08 until 1952-12-12)
piano:
Richard Twardzik (pianist) (from 1952-12-08 until 1952-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Wellington (from 1952-12-08 until 1952-12-12)
trumpet:
Joe Gordon (jazz trumpeter) (from 1952-12-08 until 1952-12-12)
recorded at:
Hi-Hat in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (from 1952-12-08 until 1952-12-12)
live instrumental recording of:
I’ll Remember April (from 1952-12-08 until 1952-12-12)
lyricist:
Patricia Johnston and Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Hub Music Co Inc, Leeds Music Co., MCA Music Ltd., Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
10:48
13I May Be Wrong
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-04-12)
double bass:
Jack Lawlor (on 1951-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Joe MacDonald (on 1951-04-12)
piano:
Nat Pierce (on 1951-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Wardell Gray (on 1951-04-12)
trumpet:
Howard McGhee (on 1951-04-12)
recorded at:
Christy's Restaurant in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States (on 1951-04-12)
live instrumental recording of:
I May Be Wrong (but I Think You’re Wonderful) (on 1951-04-12)
lyricist:
Harry Ruskin
composer:
Henry Sullivan
12:53
6▶CD: Charlie Parker Memorial / Bird on 52nd Street
7▶CD: Le Jazz Cool: Historical Recordings, Vol. 1 / An Historical Meeting at the Summit
8▶CD: Charlie Parker in Sweden
9▶CD: "Bird" at St. Nick's / Jazz at Massey Hall
10▶CD: An Evening at Home With the "Bird" / The "Bird" Returns

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part of:10 CD Collection (order: 12)