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Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve,Charlie Parker

- Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve
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Charlie Parker
Released 1990

Diverse - Tune X (Alternate Take)
03:16
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No Noise (Parts 1 & 2)
05:53
99 plays

I Didn't Know What Time It Was
03:15
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- 1
- Sweet Georgia Brown (Live)
- 09:35
- 374 plays

- 2
- Blues For Norman (Live)
- 08:39
- 120 plays

- 3
- I Can't Get Started (Live)
- 09:17
- 175 plays

- 4
- Oh, Lady, Be Good! (Live)
- 11:13
- 60 plays

- 5
- After You've Gone (Live)
- 07:35
- 116 plays

- 6
- I Got Rhythm (Live)
- 12:54
- 61 plays

- 7
- Introductions (Jazz At The Philharmonic Version)
- 02:16
- 139 plays

- 8
- JATP Blues (Live)
- 11:00
- 56 plays

- 9
- The Bird (Live)
- 04:46
- 145 plays

- 10
- Repetition (Live)
- 02:58
- 152 plays

- 11
- No Noise (Parts 1 & 2)
- 05:53
- 99 plays

- 12
- No Noise (Part 2)
- 02:52
- 98 plays

- 13
- Mango Mangue
- 02:53
- 129 plays

- 14
- Okiedoke
- 03:02
- 140 plays

- 15
- Cardboard
- 03:08
- 136 plays

- 16
- Visa
- 02:58
- 141 plays

- 17
- Segment - Tune X
- 03:18
- 152 plays

- 18
- Diverse - Tune X (Alternate Take)
- 03:16
- 99 plays

- 19
- Passport - Tune Y (Rare)
- 02:54
- 148 plays

- 20
- Passport - Tune Z (Common)
- 02:59
- 148 plays

- 21
- The Opener (Live)
- 12:47
- 313 plays

- 22
- Lester Leaps In (Live)
- 12:14
- 103 plays

- 23
- Embraceable You (Live)
- 10:22
- 60 plays

- 24
- The Closer (Live)
- 10:57
- 750 plays

- 25
- Ow (Introduction Of Ella Fitzgerald) (Live)
- 00:47
- 92 plays

- 26
- Flyin' Home (Live)
- 05:31
- 186 plays

- 27
- How High The Moon (Live)
- 06:24
- 150 plays

- 28
- Perdido (Live)
- 08:34
- 119 plays

- 29
- Just Friends
- 03:30
- 152 plays

- 30
- Everything Happens To Me
- 03:15
- 114 plays

- 31
- April In Paris
- 03:06
- 175 plays

- 32
- Summertime
- 02:46
- 143 plays

- 33
- I Didn't Know What Time It Was
- 03:15
- 98 plays

- 34
- If I Should Lose You
- 02:46
- 132 plays

- 35
- Star Eyes (1950 Studio Version)
- 03:25
- 93 plays

- 36
- Blues (Fast)
- 02:45
- 135 plays

- 37
- I'm In The Mood For Love
- 02:50
- 92 plays

- 38
- Bloomdido
- 03:24
- 110 plays

- 39
- An Oscar For Treadwell (Take 3/Alternate Take)
- 03:23
- 80 plays

- 40
- An Oscar For Treadwell (Take 4)
- 03:21
- 91 plays

- 41
- Mohawk (Take 3/Alternate Take)
- 03:48
- 94 plays

- 42
- Mohawk (Take 6)
- 03:35
- 85 plays

- 43
- My Melancholy Baby (Take 1)
- 03:16
- 96 plays

- 44
- My Melancholy Baby (Coda Rehearsal)
- 00:04
- 144 plays

- 45
- My Melancholy Baby (Take 2)
- 03:23
- 82 plays

- 46
- Leap Frog (Take 1)
- 00:27
- 146 plays

- 47
- Leap Frog (Take 2)
- 00:17
- 77 plays

- 48
- Leap Frog (Take 3)
- 00:40
- 75 plays

- 49
- Leap Frog (Take 4)
- 00:17
- 77 plays

- 50
- Leap Frog (Take 5)
- 02:33
- 84 plays

- 51
- Leap Frog (Take 6)
- 00:22
- 71 plays

- 52
- Leap Frog (Take 7)
- 00:14
- 148 plays

- 53
- Leap Frog (Take 8)
- 02:02
- 83 plays

- 54
- Leap Frog (Take 9)
- 02:06
- 93 plays

- 55
- Leap Frog (Take 10)
- 00:42
- 76 plays

- 56
- Leap Frog (Take 11)
- 02:29
- 73 plays

- 57
- Relaxing With Lee (Take 1/Incomplete)
- 00:34
- 86 plays

- 58
- Relaxing With Lee (Take 2)
- 01:08
- 137 plays

- 59
- Relaxing With Lee (Take 3/False Start)
- 00:08
- 69 plays

- 60
- Relaxing With Lee (Take 4)
- 03:53
- 74 plays

- 61
- Relaxing With Lee (Take 5)
- 00:25
- 83 plays

- 62
- Relaxing With Lee (Take 6)
- 02:47
- 84 plays

- 63
- Dancing In The Dark
- 03:19
- 225 plays

- 64
- Out Of Nowhere
- 03:06
- 86 plays

- 65
- Laura (Take 1)
- 02:57
- 84 plays

- 66
- Laura (Take 2)
- 02:56
- 78 plays

- 67
- East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon)
- 03:38
- 89 plays

- 68
- They Can't Take That Away From Me
- 03:17
- 143 plays

- 69
- Easy To Love
- 03:29
- 169 plays

- 70
- I'm In The Mood For Love (Take 2)
- 03:33
- 86 plays

- 71
- I'm In The Mood For Love (Take 3/Alternate)
- 03:27
- 78 plays

- 72
- I'll Remember April (Take 1)
- 03:09
- 117 plays

- 73
- I'll Remember April (Take 2/False Start)
- 00:10
- 69 plays

- 74
- I'll Remember April (Take 3)
- 03:02
- 136 plays

- 75
- What Is This Thing Called Love? (Live)
- 02:54
- 82 plays

- 76
- April In Paris (Live)
- 03:13
- 95 plays

- 77
- Repetition (Live)
- 02:47
- 146 plays

- 78
- Easy To Love (Live)
- 02:25
- 85 plays

- 79
- Rocker (I'll Remember April) (Live)
- 03:10
- 84 plays

- 80
- Celebrity
- 01:34
- 146 plays

- 81
- Ballade
- 02:55
- 104 plays

- 82
- Medley:The Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite
- 17:11
- 137 plays

- 83
- Au Privave (Take 2)
- 02:38
- 106 plays

- 84
- Au Privave (Take 3)
- 02:43
- 178 plays

- 85
- She Rote (Take 3)
- 03:09
- 102 plays

- 86
- She Rote (Take 5)
- 03:06
- 82 plays

- 87
- K.C. Blues
- 03:24
- 131 plays

- 88
- Star Eyes (1951 Studio Version)
- 03:34
- 77 plays

- 89
- My Little Suede Shoes
- 03:03
- 95 plays

- 90
- Un Poquito De Tu Amor
- 02:40
- 98 plays

- 91
- Tico Tico
- 02:44
- 90 plays

- 92
- Fiesta
- 02:49
- 168 plays

- 93
- Why Do I Love You (Alternate Take 2)
- 02:59
- 68 plays

- 94
- Why Do I Love You (Alternate Take 6)
- 02:58
- 118 plays

- 95
- Why Do I Love You (Take 7)
- 03:05
- 70 plays

- 96
- Blues For Alice
- 02:47
- 120 plays

- 97
- Si Si
- 02:38
- 80 plays

- 98
- Swedish Schnapps (Alternate Take 3)
- 03:13
- 73 plays

- 99
- Swedish Schnapps (Take 4)
- 03:10
- 163 plays

- 100
- Back Home Blues (Take 1/Alternate)
- 02:35
- 153 plays

- 101
- Back Home Blues (Take 2)
- 02:46
- 79 plays

- 102
- Loverman
- 03:21
- 108 plays

- 103
- Temptation
- 03:30
- 87 plays

- 104
- Lover
- 03:06
- 144 plays

- 105
- Autumn In New York
- 03:28
- 103 plays

- 106
- Stella By Starlight
- 02:56
- 83 plays

- 107
- Mama Inez
- 02:50
- 96 plays

- 108
- La Cucaracha (Take 1/Traditional)
- 03:24
- 158 plays

- 109
- La Cucaracha (Take 2)
- 00:48
- 96 plays

- 110
- La Cucaracha (Take 3/False Start)
- 00:10
- 88 plays

- 111
- La Cucaracha (Take 4)
- 02:43
- 65 plays

- 112
- Estrellita (Take 2/Incomplete)
- 02:12
- 201 plays

- 113
- Estrellita (Take 4)
- 02:46
- 74 plays

- 114
- Estrellita (Take 5)
- 00:04
- 66 plays

- 115
- Estrellita (Take 6)
- 02:40
- 71 plays

- 116
- Begin The Beguine
- 03:10
- 101 plays

- 117
- La Paloma
- 02:39
- 93 plays

- 118
- Night And Day
- 02:50
- 136 plays

- 119
- Almost Like Being In Love
- 02:33
- 79 plays

- 120
- I Can't Get Started
- 03:08
- 94 plays

- 121
- What Is This Thing Called Love?
- 02:36
- 119 plays

- 122
- Jam Blues
- 14:42
- 186 plays

- 123
- What Is This Thing Called Love?
- 15:51
- 67 plays

- 124
- Ballad Medley
- 17:24
- 56 plays

- 125
- Funky Blues
- 13:28
- 71 plays

- 126
- The Song Is You
- 02:56
- 58 plays

- 127
- Laird Baird
- 02:44
- 66 plays

- 128
- Kim (Take 2/Alternate)
- 02:58
- 68 plays

- 129
- Kim (Take 4)
- 02:59
- 80 plays

- 130
- Cosmic Rays (Take 2/Alternate)
- 03:04
- 66 plays

- 131
- Cosmic Rays (Take 5/Alternate)
- 03:16
- 106 plays

- 132
- In The Still Of The Night (Take 1/False Start)
- 00:31
- 65 plays

- 133
- In The Still Of The Night (Take 2/Incomplete)
- 00:53
- 108 plays

- 134
- In The Still Of The Night (Take 3)
- 03:47
- 114 plays

- 135
- In The Still Of The Night (Take 4)
- 03:22
- 60 plays

- 136
- In The Still Of The Night (Take 5/False Start)
- 00:45
- 65 plays

- 137
- In The Still Of The Night (Take 6)
- 03:28
- 63 plays

- 138
- In The Still Of The Night (Take 7)
- 03:23
- 65 plays

- 139
- Old Folks (Take 1)
- 00:25
- 58 plays

- 140
- Old Folks (Take 2/False Start)
- 00:09
- 61 plays

- 141
- Old Folks (Take 3)
- 04:04
- 62 plays

- 142
- Old Folks (Take 4/Into Take 5)
- 00:21
- 67 plays

- 143
- Old Folks (Take 6)
- 03:28
- 69 plays

- 144
- Old Folks (Take 7)
- 00:26
- 63 plays

- 145
- Old Folks (Take 8)
- 03:38
- 105 plays

- 146
- Old Folks (Take 9)
- 03:35
- 65 plays

- 147
- If I Love Again
- 02:31
- 68 plays

- 148
- Chi-Chi (Take 1/Alternate)
- 03:10
- 118 plays

- 149
- Chi-Chi (Take 2/False Start)
- 00:27
- 72 plays

- 150
- Chi-Chi (Take 3/Alternate)
- 02:44
- 73 plays

- 151
- Chi-Chi (Take 4/Alternate)
- 02:38
- 72 plays

- 152
- Chi-Chi (Take 5/False Start)
- 00:17
- 60 plays

- 153
- Chi-Chi (Take 6)
- 03:05
- 77 plays

- 154
- I Remember You
- 03:05
- 386 plays

- 155
- Now's The Time
- 03:02
- 126 plays

- 156
- Confirmation (Take 1/False Start)
- 00:13
- 128 plays

- 157
- Confirmation (Take 2/False Start)
- 00:09
- 82 plays

- 158
- Confirmation (Take 3)
- 03:01
- 168 plays

- 159
- I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 1/Alternate)
- 04:57
- 82 plays

- 160
- I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 2/False Start)
- 00:32
- 62 plays

- 161
- I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 3/False Start)
- 00:16
- 60 plays

- 162
- I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 4)
- 01:05
- 78 plays

- 163
- I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 5/False Start)
- 00:16
- 63 plays

- 164
- I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 6)
- 01:07
- 86 plays

- 165
- I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 7)
- 03:35
- 81 plays

- 166
- Just One Of Those Things
- 02:48
- 111 plays

- 167
- My Heart Belongs To Daddy (Take 1/False Start)
- 00:36
- 113 plays

- 168
- My Heart Belongs To Daddy (Take 2)
- 03:20
- 72 plays

- 169
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- 03:40
- 136 plays

- 170
- Love For Sale (Take 1/False Start)
- 00:16
- 114 plays

- 171
- Love For Sale (Take 2)
- 05:49
- 82 plays

- 172
- Love For Sale (Take 3)
- 01:03
- 66 plays

- 173
- Love For Sale (Take 4/Alternate)
- 05:34
- 187 plays

- 174
- Love For Sale (Take 5)
- 05:36
- 82 plays

- 175
- I Love Paris (Take 2/Alternate)
- 05:08
- 74 plays

- 176
- I Love Paris (Take 3)
- 05:06
- 66 plays

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album review

As a leader, Charlie Parker recorded for Savoy and Dial during 1945-1948 and then for Verve exclusively (at least in the studios) during 1949-1954. This remarkable ten-CD box set, which adds quite a bit of material to an earlier ten-LP set, contains all of these recordings plus Bird's earlier appearances with Jazz at the Philharmonic. The JATP jams are highlighted by Parker's perfect solo on "Oh Lady Be Good," a ferocious improvisation on "The Closer," and a solo on "Embraceable You" that tops his more famous studio recording. In addition, this box has all of the "Bird and Strings" sides, his meetings with Machito's Cuban orchestra, the 1950 session with Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, small-group dates (including a 1951 meeting with Miles Davis), odd encounters with voices and studio bands, the famous "Jam Blues" with fellow altoists Johnny Hodges and Benny Carter, and his final recordings, a set of Cole Porter tunes. The fact-filled 34-page booklet is also indispensable. Highly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide