Bird: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Artist: Lennie Niehaus
Label: Sony
Category: Music

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Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 074644429923
EAN: 0074644429923
ASIN: B0000026KK

Release Date: 1990-10-25

Bird: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Tracks:

Lester Leaps In
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
Laura
All Of Me
This Time The Dream's On Me
Ko Ko
Cool Blues
April In Paris
Now's The Time
Ornithology
Parker's Mood

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Customer Reviews:

Yardbird meets Dr. Frankenstein.......2006-12-30

This is a bizarre CD to say the least. The music is very good; late Charlie Parker is molested by some of the best new cats, with additional contributions by Rodney and Brown who actually played with him back in the old days.
However, if you know Parker's music from before, this remastering will leave you somewhat unsatisfied, with a strange feeling in stomach...

As for this CD being a soundtrack, I must say I'm a bit disappointed because it excludes some of the most spirited (if not musically most sophisticated) moments from Eastwood's fine film - for instance Parker's and Rodney's Bar Mitzvah perfomance, or Rodney's feeble attempts to sing the blues (being presented as Albino in the South, where racial mixing was still not looked upon sympathetically...).

Well, if you are new to Parker's music, this might be an OK place to start but otherwise this is moderately intersting at best. And, ofcourse, Dr. Frankenstein from the title is Lennie Niehaus, a fine jazz musician and arranger, a fine composer of film music (Eastwood's favorite musical associate) who, however, went over the top with this digital extravaganza (at lest marginally reminiscent of that fortunatelly all but forgotten Ted-Turner-sponsored fad of digitally colouring black and white movies... Have you seen what they did to "The Maltese Falcon?")

Hot album.......2005-05-23

This is very sweet album ever since to it while growing up. The songs are sultry and relaxed maybe a lil' swingy on a few songs and sumtimes go kinda bluesy. I wish Bird would be proud if people ever listen to him. Man he's been gon 4 a very long time back in March 12, 1955 from a serious of health problems (can't describe that to ya)

"Parker's Mood" and "Ornithology" were among the top signature songs to date from Charlie Parker. Ever since I listen to them, I see a change and I see a difference. For example, they kinda mix sum of Bird's old records and change them into new sounds and new musicians playing along on a new record from Bird.

There never be another Bird or 'nother one has to take his place, there's only 1 Bird, only 1 Charlie Parker. Relax and enjoy the album. Also the movie of that also recommended too. Check that out if u're interested.

Great remastered/remixed Bird--but beware.......2001-08-27

The CD release, strangely, does not include tracks that were on the original LP, including wonderful renditions of "Laura" and "Parker's Mood". Look for the LP!!

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