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BlueBird: Legendary Savoy Sessions,Charlie Parker

- BlueBird: Legendary Savoy Sessions
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Charlie Parker
Released 2000

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- 1
- Billie's Bounce
- 03:11
- 374 plays

- 2
- Now's the Time
- 03:17
- 377 plays

- 3
- Meandering
- 03:17
- 220 plays

- 4
- Donna Lee
- 02:33
- 303 plays

- 5
- Chasin' the Bird
- 02:44
- 376 plays

- 6
- Cheryl
- 02:58
- 323 plays

- 7
- Buzzy
- 02:29
- 243 plays

- 8
- Milestones
- 02:36
- 833 plays

- 9
- Little Willie Leaps
- 02:51
- 272 plays

- 10
- Half Nelson
- 02:43
- 494 plays

- 11
- Sippin' at Bells
- 02:22
- 365 plays

- 12
- Another Hair-Do
- 02:37
- 247 plays

- 13
- Blue Bird
- 02:50
- 256 plays

- 14
- Klaunstance
- 02:45
- 169 plays

- 15
- Bird Gets the Worm
- 02:35
- 171 plays

- 16
- Barbados
- 02:29
- 383 plays

- 17
- Ah-Leu-Cha
- 02:55
- 178 plays

- 18
- Constellation
- 02:27
- 164 plays

- 19
- Parker's Mood
- 03:03
- 166 plays

- 20
- Perhaps
- 02:35
- 169 plays

- 21
- Marmaduke
- 02:43
- 299 plays

- 22
- Steeplechase
- 03:05
- 167 plays

- 23
- Merry-Go-Round
- 02:25
- 259 plays

album review

Can you find the glaring omission in this otherwise excellent overview of Charlie Parker's Savoy studio recordings? Definitive, belying their label's very name, left three titles off of BlueBird: Legendary Savoy Sessions. Although "Waking Up a Riff" and "Thriving from a Riff" could conceivably be considered expendable, the absence of "Ko-Ko" constitutes a serious lapse of judgment on the part of the producers of this compilation. Built upon the chord progressions of Ray Noble's "Cherokee," "Ko-Ko" is a fundamental milestone of modern music. Why was it not included here? Even allowing for the space taken up by four titles from Miles Davis' first session as a leader, there would and should have been room for "Ko-Ko." This is a great little album with one gravely unfortunate flaw. Maybe some other Charlie Parker Savoy collection would be a wiser choice. ~ arwulf arwulf, All Music Guide