Yardbird Suite: The Ultimate Charlie Parker

Yardbird Suite: The Ultimate Charlie Parker

ASIN: B0000033PW

Editorial Reviews
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This two-CD set is an ideal introduction to the music of Charlie Parker and the bop revolution. Its 38 tracks are culled from several labels, including Savoy and Dial, with many of them recorded between 1946 and 1949, the altoist's most creative period and the years in which he was reshaping jazz. This is music of luminous vitality--whether rapid-fire and manic, witty or tender. Musical ideas and feelings spun from Parker's horn with divine ease, every newly minted phrase drenched in meaning. Parker was changing the way the best young musicians played--whether saxophonists, pianists, or drummers--and it's apparent here in the supporting work of Miles Davis, Max Roach, Bud Powell, and a host of others. --Stuart Broomer

Tracks:

Groovin' High
All The Things You Are
Dizzy Atomsphere
Salt Peanuts
Shaw 'Nuff
Hot House
Now's The Time
Ko Ko
Moose The Mooche
Yardbird Suite
Ornithology
Cool Blues
Relaxin' At Camarillo
Donna Lee
Chasing The Bird
Dewey Square
Bird Of Paradise
The Hymn
Embraceable You
Klactoveedsedstene

Tracks:

Scrapple From The Apple
Out Of Nowhere
Don't Blame Me
Quasimodo
Klaunstance
Parker's Mood
Bloomdido
Star Eyes
She Rote
My Little Suede Shoes
Confirmation
Blue 'N' Boogie
'Round Midnight
Night In Tunisia
Just Friends
What Is This Thing Called Love?
East Of The Sun
Laura

Amazon.com essential recording

This two-CD set is an ideal introduction to the music of Charlie Parker and the bop revolution. Its 38 tracks are culled from several labels, including Savoy and Dial, with many of them recorded between 1946 and 1949, the altoist's most creative period and the years in which he was reshaping jazz. This is music of luminous vitality--whether rapid-fire and manic, witty or tender. Musical ideas and feelings spun from Parker's horn with divine ease, every newly minted phrase drenched in meaning. Parker was changing the way the best young musicians played--whether saxophonists, pianists, or drummers--and it's apparent here in the supporting work of Miles Davis, Max Roach, Bud Powell, and a host of others. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

Sunday NY Times, Good Cup of Coffee and Bird Ahhh........2006-05-07

Whenever I talk to people who I know love music but haven't listened to any jazz yet, this is the album I recommened to them. It was my second jazz album I bought (Kind of Blue 1st) after watching Ken Burns's documentary about 5 years ago. An earlier reviewer said he was disappointed in the live cuts but I couldn't disagree more. Those might be my favorites on the disks. If you listen carefully it really sounds like Dizzy, Bird and Bud Powell are all trying to outdo each other. Dizzy's opening solo on Blue n' Boogie will make your head spin around and this version of Round Midnight with Bud on piano is my all-time favorite. This is my very first review and I'm glad it's for something that has brought so much joy to my life. Enjoy! Oh yea, Bird Lives!!

Very nice Bird compilation.......2005-06-09

Whatever Bird I have heard so far, this one seemed to me the most comprehensively good. I continue to feel amazed by the genious of this man who visited earth for just 35 years.
Listen to his rendition of Confirmation, Just friends. If you happen to see the Ken Burns documentary(I think anyone interested in jazz will), Wynton and Branson Marsalis explain with demonstration how Bird played these two Jazz standards in his own way which was startlingly different from how previous musicians played those.
There are so many nice ones by him, no point naming on. Just to mention one, I play the cheerful 'My little suede shoes' when I want to feel simply happy.

Be careful!.......2005-04-11

Ok..I bought this compilation because it had all of the bird & diz tracks that I liked and needed. Has most of his good stuff on verve as well. My MAIN reason for picking this one up, was for 'A night in tunisia' and some of the other Dial tracks, only to find out that the licensing for the Dial recordings were unavailable at the time they made this compilation, so they were replaced with bootleg "live" poor quality versions of these tracks.

To be fair, This would make a good gift for someone who just wants a taste.

Excellent.......2004-11-24

Bird was a true prodigy, as were many of his bandmates. This album is a very good cross section of some of his best tunes. The Gillespie tune "Groovin' High" is always a good pick-me-up. Even the sadder sounding songs are delightful in their own way. It is hard to stay in a bad mood when these tunes are playing. The sheer skill of these musicians is truly remarkable.

Good, But not Great.......2003-12-01

If you don't have alot of cash to spend, this album shows alot of Bird's best tunes from Savoy and Dial. If you've got like $30 to spend, or you don't have any parker and you want to try him hou, then get this and bird's best bop on vereve for most of his best work. (Although I cringe when I hear bird with strings) However, if you have more cash to spend, Get the complete Savoy and Dial master takes (It's like $40) and the complete verve master takes (another $40) With these, you'll have all the best bird, and also all the songs on the famed Omnibook. (Except that dang anthropolgy, anyone know where to get that one?) If you need to just get one, get the Savoy. I, like alot of other people I know, like his dial and savoy output much better.

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