The Complete Verve Master Takes

~ Release by Charlie Parker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1The Bird
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (in 1947-12)
double bass:
Ray Brown (in 1947-12)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young and Shelly Manne (in 1947-12)
piano:
Hank Jones (in 1947-12)
orchestra:
Charlie Parker Quartet (in 1947-12)
recording of:
The Bird (in 1947-12)
composer:
Charlie Parker
4:48
2Cardboard
recording of:
Cardboard (in 1949-01)
composer:
Charlie Parker
recording of:
Cardboard (in 1949)
composer:
Charlie Parker
3:10
3Visa
recording of:
Visa
composer:
Charlie Parker
3:01
4Segment
3:22
5Passport
2:58
6Passport
recording of:
Passport
composer:
Charlie Parker
3:03
7Just Friends
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-30)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1949-11-30)
cello:
Frank Miller (on 1949-11-30)
cor anglais and oboe:
Mitch Miller (on 1949-11-30)
double bass:
Ray Brown (on 1949-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-11-30)
harp:
Meyer Rosen (on 1949-11-30) and Myor Rosen (on 1949-11-30)
piano:
Stan Freeman (on 1949-11-30)
viola:
Frank Brieff (on 1949-11-30)
violin:
Bronislaw Gimpel (on 1949-11-30), Max Hollander (on 1949-11-30) and Milton Lomask (on 1949-11-30)
orchestra:
Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra (on 1949-11-30) and Charlie Parker Quartet (on 1949-11-30)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (on 1949-11-30)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll
instrumental recording of:
Just Friends (on 1949-11-30)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis
composer:
John Klenner
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc.
3:32
8Everything Happens to Me
recording of:
Everything Happens to Me
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis
publisher:
Commander Publications, Dorsey Brothers Music, Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス
3:18
9April in Paris
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-30)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1949-11-30)
cello:
Frank Miller (on 1949-11-30)
cor anglais and oboe:
Mitch Miller (on 1949-11-30)
double bass:
Ray Brown (on 1949-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-11-30)
harp:
Meyer Rosen (on 1949-11-30) and Myor Rosen (on 1949-11-30)
piano:
Stan Freeman (on 1949-11-30)
viola:
Frank Brieff (on 1949-11-30)
violin:
Bronislaw Gimpel (on 1949-11-30), Max Hollander (on 1949-11-30) and Milton Lomask (on 1949-11-30)
orchestra:
Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra (on 1949-11-30) and Charlie Parker Quartet (on 1949-11-30)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (on 1949-11-30)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll
instrumental recording of:
April in Paris (on 1949-11-30)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:09
10Summertime
instrumental cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
2:49
11I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
3:16
12If I Should Lose You
recording of:
If I Should Lose You
lyricist:
Leo Robin
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation
2:49
13Star Eyes
recording of:
Star Eyes (in 1950-04)
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Red Cape Songs
part of:
I Dood It (1943)
3:31
14Blues (fast)
recording of:
Blues
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:48
15I’m in the Mood for Love
instrumental recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love (in 1950-03)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (in 2016)
2:54
16Bloomdido
recording of:
Bloomdido (on 1950-06-06)
composer:
Charlie Parker
3:28
17An Oscar for Treadwell
recording of:
An Oscar for Treadwell
composer:
Charlie Parker
3:26
18Mohawk
recording of:
Mohawk
composer:
Charlie Parker
3:38
19My Melancholy Baby
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
3:27
20Leap Frog
recording of:
Leap Frog
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:32
21Relaxin’ With Lee
recording of:
Relaxin' with Lee
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:49
22Dancing in the Dark
recording of:
Dancing in the Dark
lyricist:
Howard Dietz
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
3:14
23Out of Nowhere
recording of:
Out of Nowhere
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation
3:08
24Laura
recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
2:58
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1East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)
3:42
2They Can’t Take That Away From Me
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music, Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:22
3Easy to Love
instrumental recording of:
Easy to Love (on 1950-07-05)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell, Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
3:32
4I’m in the Mood for Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-07-05)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1950-07-05)
cello:
Maurice Brown (on 1950-07-05)
double bass:
Ray Brown (on 1950-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1950-07-05)
French horn:
Joseph Singer (on 1950-07-05)
harp:
Verlye Mills (on 1950-07-05)
oboe:
Eddie Brown (on 1950-07-05)
piano:
Bernie Leighton (on 1950-07-05)
tuba and xylophone:
[unknown] (on 1950-07-05)
viola:
Isadore Zir (on 1950-07-05)
violin:
Sam Caplan (on 1950-07-05), Howard Kay (on 1950-07-05), Harry Melnikoff (on 1950-07-05), Sam Rand (on 1950-07-05) and Zelly Smirnoff (on 1950-07-05)
conductor:
Joe Lipman (on 1950-07-05)
arranger:
Joe Lipman
instrumental cover recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love (on 1950-07-05)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (in 2016)
3:36
5I’ll Remember April
recording of:
I’ll Remember April
lyricist:
Patricia Johnston and Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Hub Music Co Inc, Leeds Music Co., MCA Music Ltd., Rytvoc, Inc. and Universal Music Corp.
3:07
6Au Privave
recording of:
Au Privave (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
Liberation Music
2:46
7She Rote
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-01-17)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1951-01-17)
bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1951-01-17)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (on 1951-01-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1951-01-17)
recording of:
She Rote (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Charlie Parker
3:09
8K.C. Blues
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1951-01-17)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1951-01-17)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (on 1951-01-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1951-01-17)
recording of:
K.C. Blues (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Charlie Parker
3:28
9Star Eyes
recording of:
Star Eyes (on 1952-01-17)
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Red Cape Songs
part of:
I Dood It (1943)
3:37
10My Little Suede Shoes
recording of:
My Little Suede Shoes (on 1953-03-12)
composer:
Charlie Parker
3:06
11Un poquito de tu amor
recording of:
Un poquito de tu amor
writer:
Julio Gutiérrez
2:44
12Tico‐Tico (a.k.a. Tico‐Tico No Fuba)
2:48
13Fiesta
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker
recording of:
Fiesta
composer:
Cal Massey
2:53
14Why Do I Love You?
recording of:
Why Do I Love You? (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act II
3:09
15Blues for Alice
recording of:
Blues for Alice
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:49
16Si Si
recording of:
Si Si
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
JATAP Publishing Co.
2:41
17Swedish Schnapps
recording of:
Swedish Schnapps
composer:
Charlie Parker
3:13
18Back Home Blues
recording of:
Back Home Blues
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:50
19Lover Man
instrumental recording of:
Lover Man (on 1951-08-08)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez, Jimmy Davis (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (ended), MCA Music Publishing (ended) and Universal Music Corp.
3:26
20Temptation
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-01-22)
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Toots Mondello (on 1952-01-22), Charlie Parker (on 1952-01-22, from 1952-01-22 until 1952-01-23) and Murray Williams (on 1952-01-22)
baritone saxophone:
Stan Webb (on 1952-01-22)
cello and viola:
[unknown] (on 1952-01-22)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1952-01-22)
drums (drum set):
Don Lamond (on 1952-01-22)
guitar:
Art Ryerson (on 1952-01-22)
harp:
Verlye Mills (on 1952-01-22)
piano:
Lou Stein (on 1952-01-22)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Ross (on 1952-01-22)
tenor saxophone and woodwind:
Art Drelinger (on 1952-01-22)
trombone:
Will Bradley (on 1952-01-22) and Bill Harris (on 1952-01-22)
trumpet:
Chris Griffin (on 1952-01-22), Al Porcino (on 1952-01-22) and Bernie Privin (on 1952-01-22)
violin:
[unknown] (on 1952-01-22), Sam Caplan (on 1952-01-22), Sylvan Shulman (on 1952-01-22) and Jack Zayde (on 1952-01-22)
conductor:
Joe Lipman (on 1952-01-22)
arranger:
Joe Lipman
live instrumental recording of:
Temptation (on 1952-01-22)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
3:34
21Lover
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-01-22)
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Toots Mondello (on 1952-01-22), Charlie Parker (on 1952-01-22, on 1952-01-23) and Murray Williams (on 1952-01-22)
baritone saxophone:
Stan Webb (on 1952-01-22)
cello and viola:
[unknown] (on 1952-01-22)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1952-01-22)
drums (drum set):
Don Lamond (on 1952-01-22)
guitar:
Art Ryerson (on 1952-01-22)
harp:
Verlye Mills (on 1952-01-22)
piano:
Lou Stein (on 1952-01-22)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Ross (on 1952-01-22)
tenor saxophone and woodwind:
Art Drelinger (on 1952-01-22)
trombone:
Will Bradley (on 1952-01-22) and Bill Harris (on 1952-01-22)
trumpet:
Chris Griffin (on 1952-01-22), Al Porcino (on 1952-01-22) and Bernie Privin (on 1952-01-22)
violin:
[unknown] (on 1952-01-22), Sam Caplan (on 1952-01-22), Sylvan Shulman (on 1952-01-22) and Jack Zayde (on 1952-01-22)
conductor:
Joe Lipman (on 1952-01-22)
arranger:
Joe Lipman
live instrumental recording of:
Lover (on 1952-01-22)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation
3:09
22Autumn in New York
instrumental recording of:
Autumn in New York (1934) (from 1952-01-22 until 1952-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner Bros., Inc.
3:32
23Stella by Starlight
recording of:
Stella by Starlight
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1946)
writer:
Ned Washington and Victor Young
composer:
Victor Young (in 1944)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Famous Music Corporation
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:59
24Mama Inez
recording of:
Mama Inez
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
composer:
Eliseo Grenet
2:55
25La cucaracha
recording of:
La cucaracha
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
2:42
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1Estrellita
recording of:
Estrellita
lyricist and composer:
Manuel María Ponce (in 1912)
2:46
2Begin the Beguine
recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Jubilee
3:16
3La paloma
2:42
4Night and Day
instrumental recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1952-03-25)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
2:53
5Almost Like Being in Love
recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI U Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company, WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
2:36
6I Can’t Get Started
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation and Universal Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3:11
7What Is This Thing Called Love?
recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1929)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
2:38
8The Song Is You
recording of:
The Song Is You
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. and T.B. Harms Co.
2:59
9Laird Baird
recording of:
Laird Baird
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:47
10Kim
recording of:
Kim
composer:
Charlie Parker
3:00
11Cosmic Rays
recording of:
Cosmic Rays
composer:
Charlie Parker
3:08
12In the Still of the Night
recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell and Chappell & Co., Inc.
3:27
13Old Folks
recording of:
Old Folks
lyricist:
Dedette Lee Hill (in 1938)
composer:
Willard Robison (in 1938)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc.
3:38
14If I Love Again
recording of:
If I Love Again
lyricist:
Jack Murray
composer:
Ben Oakland
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
2:28
15Chi‐Chi
recording of:
Chi Chi
composer:
Charlie Parker
3:06
16I Remember You
recording of:
I Remember You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Victor Schertzinger (in 1941)
publisher:
Copyright Control, Famous Music Corporation, Paramount Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
3:05
17Now’s the Time
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1953-07-30)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1953-07-30)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1953-07-30)
recorded at:
Fulton Street Studio (on 1953-07-30)
recording of:
Now’s the Time (on 1953-07-30)
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp.
3:03
18Confirmation
recording of:
Confirmation (on 1953-07-30)
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI
3:00
19I Get a Kick Out of You
recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music, Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
3:36
20Just One of Those Things
recording of:
Just One of Those Things
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
2:43
21My Heart Belongs to Daddy
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1954-03-31)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1954-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (on 1954-03-31)
guitar:
Jerome Darr (on 1954-03-31)
piano:
Walter Bishop (on 1954-03-31)
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1954-03-31)
instrumental recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (on 1954-03-31)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell, Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
3:21
22I’ve Got You Under My Skin
recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music, Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Born to Dance
3:35
23Love for Sale
recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc.
5:37
24I Love Paris
recording of:
I Love Paris (Can-Can [Pistache, Company])
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell, Chappell & Co., Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
part of:
Can‐Can
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
5:08