The Essence of Charlie Parker

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Tracklist

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1Merry-Go-Round
recording of:
Merry-Go-Round (on 1948-09-24)
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:26
2Constellation
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1948-09-18)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1948-09-18)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1948-09-18)
piano:
John Lewis (on 1948-09-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1948-09-18)
recording of:
Constellation (on 1948-09-18)
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:27
3Barbados
recording of:
Barbados
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:28
4Perhaps
recording of:
Perhaps
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:34
5Bird Gets the Worm
recording of:
Bird Get the Worm
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:37
6Another Hair-Do
recording of:
Another Hair Do
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:37
7Marmaduke
recording of:
Marmaduke
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:40
8Charlie's Wig
recording of:
Charlie's Wig
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:43
9Klaunstance
recording of:
Klaunstance
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:44
10Bluebird
recording of:
Bluebird
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:56
11Quasimodo
recording of:
Quasimodo
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:53
12Parker's Mood
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1948-09-18)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1948-09-18)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1948-09-18)
piano:
John Lewis (on 1948-09-18)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1948-09-18)
recording of:
Parker's Mood (on 1948-09-18)
composer:
Charlie Parker
3:00
13Crazeology
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (on 1947-12-17)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1947-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1947-12-17)
piano:
Duke Jordan (on 1947-12-17)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (on 1947-12-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (on 1947-12-17)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-12-17)
recording of:
Crazeology (on 1947-12-17)
composer:
Benny Harris
2:59
14Passport
recording of:
Passport
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:58
15Okiedoke
recording of:
Okiedoke
composer:
René Hernández and Machito
3:04
16Blues
recording of:
Blues
composer:
Charlie Parker
2:47
17If I Should Lose You
instrumental recording of:
If I Should Lose You
lyricist:
Leo Robin
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation
2:47
18I'm in the Mood for Love
instrumental recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
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)
2:53
19Dancing in the Dark
instrumental recording of:
Dancing in the Dark (on 1950-07-05)
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)
3:11
20Si Si
recording of:
Si Si (on 1951-08-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
JATAP Publishing Co.
2:41
21Un Poquito de Tu Amor
recording of:
Un poquito de tu amor (on 1951-03-12)
writer:
Julio Gutiérrez
2:43
22Au Privave
recording of:
Au Privave
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
Liberation Music
2:40
23Tico Tico
recording of:
Tico‐Tico (catch‐all for arrangements) (on 1951-03-12)
composer:
Zequinha de Abreu (in 1917)
arrangement of:
Tico-tico no fubá (original Portuguese version)
2:47
24Why Do I Love You?
instrumental 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
2:53
25Now's the Time (The Hucklebuck)
recording of:
Now’s the Time
composer:
Charlie Parker
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp.
2:56