Charlie Parker • Bird On 52nd Street

 

Review by Scott Yanow
Altoist Charlie Parker plays quite brilliantly on this live set with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Duke Jordan, bassist Tommy Potter and drummer Max Roach but the recording quality is consistently crummy and sometimes borders on the unlistenable. In fact, if it featured any other player but Bird, the music would certainly have not been released. For true Charlie Parker completists only.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/bird-on-52nd-st-mw0000080262

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Reseña de Scott Yanow
El contralto Charlie Parker toca de forma brillante en esta grabación en directo con el trompetista Miles Davis, el pianista Duke Jordan, el bajista Tommy Potter y el batería Max Roach, pero la calidad de la grabación es deficiente y a veces roza lo inescuchable. De hecho, si hubiera contado con cualquier otro intérprete que no fuera Bird, la música seguramente no se habría publicado. Sólo para verdaderos coleccionistas de Charlie Parker.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/bird-on-52nd-st-mw0000080262

Tracks:
1. "52nd Street Theme" (Thelonious Monk) - 2:19
2. "Shaw 'Nuff" (Ray Brown, Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie) - 1:33
3. "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 3:05
4. "Hot House" (Tadd Dameron) - 2:15
5. "This Time the Dream's on Me" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 2:21
6. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 3:29
7. "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 3:24
8. "52nd Street Theme" - 1:05
9. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) - 4:42
10. "Out of Nowhere" - 2:35
11. "Chasin' the Bird" (Parker) - 1:47
12. "This Time the Dreams's on Me" - 3:29
13. "Dizzy at Atmosphere" (Gillespie) - 2:59
14. "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) - 3:38
15. "52nd Street Theme" - 1:14


Credits:
    Charlie Parker - alto saxophone
    Miles Davis - trumpet
    Duke Jordan - piano
    Tommy Potter - bass
    Max Roach - drums

Released    December 1957 (LP)
October 21, 1994 (CD)
Recorded    July 6, 1948
Onyx Club, New York
Genre    Jazz
Length    40:01
Label    Jazz Workshop

 

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