Now's The Time

~ Release by Charlie Parker (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Packaging: each of the 10 CDs has its own printed card slip case (i.e. sleeve). The 10 CDs in their sleeves are contained within a printed cardboard box with a lift-up lid.

The release date (2011-07-18) is not mentioned anywhere on the packaging. It was copied from Amazon's page for this release.

Annotation last modified on 2016-07-19 17:31 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Warming Up a Riff
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
recording of:
Warming Up a Riff (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:36
2Billie's Bounce
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins (sound engineer) (on 1945-11-26)
producer:
Teddy Reig
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-11-26)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1945-11-26)
piano:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-11-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1945-11-26)
orchestra:
Charlie Parker's Reboppers (on 1945-11-26)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-11-26)
recording of:
Billie’s Bounce (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:12
3Now's the Time
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
recording of:
Now’s the Time (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:18
4Thriving on a Riff
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-11-26)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1945-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1945-11-26)
piano:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1945-11-26) and Sadik Hakim (on 1945-11-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1945-11-26)
orchestra:
Charlie Parker's Reboppers (on 1945-11-26)
recording of:
Thriving on a Riff (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:56
5Meandering
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-11-26)
recording of:
Meandering (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:18
6Ko-Ko
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-11-26)
recording of:
Ko Ko (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1945)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
2:57
7Dizzy's Boogie
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Dizzy's Boogie (on 1945-12-29)
writer:
Slim Gaillard
3:11
8Flat Foot Boogie
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
The Flat Foot Floogie (on 1945-12-29)
composer:
Slim Gaillard, Bud Green and Slam Stewart
2:34
9Poppity Pop
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Popity Pop (on 1945-12-29)
writer:
Slim Gaillard
2:59
10Slim's Jam
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-12-29)
recording of:
Slim's Jam (on 1945-12-29)
writer:
Slim Gaillard
3:16
11Diggin' Diz
recorded in:
Glendale, California, United States (on 1946-02-05)
producer:
Ross Russell (US jazz producer 1940's-)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1946-02-05)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1946-02-05)
drums (drum set):
Stan Levey (on 1946-02-05)
electric guitar [guitar] and guitar:
Arvin Garrison (on 1946-02-05)
piano:
George Handy (on 1946-02-05)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1946-02-05)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1946-02-05)
orchestra:
Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen (on 1946-02-05)
recorded at:
Electro Broadcast Studios (Electro Broadcast Studios, Glendale, California) in Glendale, California, United States (on 1946-02-05)
recording of:
Diggin' Diz (on 1946-02-05)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and George Handy
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated)
2:54
12Moose the Mooche
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1946-03-26)
recording of:
Moose the Mooche (on 1946-03-26)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:05
13Yardbird Suite
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1946-03-28)
recording of:
Yardbird Suite (lyrics by Bob Dorough: "I sing this song hoping you'll all find out...") (on 1946-03-28)
lyricist:
Bob Dorough (in 1955)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
is based on:
Yardbird Suite (instrumental version)
2:57
14Ornithology
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1946-03-28)
recording of:
Ornithology (on 1946-03-28)
composer:
Benny Harris and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Marada Music Ltd.
3:02
15Night in Tunisia
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1946-03-28)
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental) (on 1946-03-28)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
3:05
16Max (Is) Making Wax
producer:
Ross Russell (US jazz producer 1940's-)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1946-07-29)
double bass:
Bob Kesterson (on 1946-07-29)
drums (drum set):
Roy Porter (on 1946-07-29)
piano:
Jimmy Bunn (40s jazz pianist) (on 1946-07-29)
trumpet:
Howard McGhee (on 1946-07-29)
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-07-29)
recording of:
Max Making Wax (on 1946-07-29)
composer:
Oscar Pettiford
2:34
17Lover Man
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1946-07-29)
recording of:
Lover Man (on 1946-07-29)
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)
3:22
18The Gypsy
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1946-07-29)
instrumental recording of:
The Gypsy (on 1946-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
3:05
19Be-Bop
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1946-07-29)
recording of:
Be-Bop (on 1946-07-29)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Inc./ASCAP (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
2:56
20This Is Always
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-02-19)
instrumental recording of:
This Is Always (on 1947-02-19)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:12
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