The Genius of Charlie Parker, Volume 7: Jazz Perennial

~ Release by Charlie Parker (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Label: Verve Records - Catalog #: MGV 8009 - Format: 12"LP
Recording Location:
#1-3, 7-11: Unknown studio, NYC, USA
#4-6: Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, USA
Recording Date:
#1-3: 1950/03
#4-6: 1953/05/25
#7-8: 1949/02-1949/03
#9-11: 1949/05/05
Additional:
All recordings were made for Mercury, and may/may not have been issued separately.
#9 and #11 (Diverse and Segment) are actually two variants of the same tune.
All of this have certainly been reissued in the Complete Verve boxset.
TODO:
#1-3:
Formation: Charlie Parker Quartet
Charlie Parker (as) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)

#4-6:
Formation: Charlie Parker Quartet with Gil Evans Orchestra and Dave Lambert Singers
Junior Collins (frh) Al Block (fl) Tommy Mace (ob) Manny Thaler (basn) Hal McKusick (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Tony Aless (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d) The Dave Lambert Singers: including Annie Ross (vo) Dave Lambert (vo, arr) Gil Evans (arr, cond)

#7-8:
Formation: Charlie Parker Septet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Tommy Turk (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Carlos Vidal (bgo)

#9-11:
Charlie Parker Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)

Annotation last modified on 2006-11-18 18:28 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
1Star Eyes
recording of:
Star Eyes (in 1950-03)
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Red Cape Songs
part of:
I Dood It (1943)
3:28
2Blues (fast)
recording of:
Blues (in 1950-03)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:45
3I'm in the Mood for Love
instrumental recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love (in 1950-03)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2016)
2:50
4In the Still of the Night
instrumental recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song) (on 1953-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
3:22
5Old Folks
instrumental recording of:
Old Folks (on 1953-05-25)
lyricist:
Dedette Lee Hill (in 1938)
composer:
Willard Robison (in 1938)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:24
6If I Love Again
instrumental recording of:
If I Love Again (on 1953-05-25)
lyricist:
Jack Murray (US songwriter)
composer:
Ben Oakland
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
2:31
7Cardboard
recording of:
Cardboard (from 1949-02 until 1949-03)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:08
8Visa
recording of:
Visa (from 1949-02 until 1949-03)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:58
9Segment
recording of:
Segment (on 1949-05-05)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:19
10Passport (common)
recording of:
Passport (on 1949-05-05)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:55
11Diverse (Segment)
recording of:
Segment (on 1949-05-05)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:16