Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve

Album by Charlie Parker

JazzBig Band

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Sweet Georgia Brown (Monday January 28, 1946 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    9:32
  2. 2.
    Blues for Norman (Monday January 28, 1946 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    8:37
  3. 3.
    I Can't Get Started (Monday January 28, 1946 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    9:15
  4. 4.
    Oh, Lady Be Good (Monday January 28, 1946 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    11:05
  5. 5.
    After You've Gone (Monday January 28, 1946 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    7:33
  6. 6.
    I Got Rhythm (Monday April 22, 1946 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    12:54
  7. 7.
    Introductions by Norman Granz (Monday April 22, 1946 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    2:16
  8. 8.
    J.A.T.P. Blues (Monday April 22, 1946 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    10:56

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Bird (December 1947 - The Jazz Scene)
    4:46
  2. 3.
    Repetition (December 1947 - The Jazz Scene)
    2:59
  3. 4.
    No Noise, Parts 1 & 2I (Monday December 20, 1948)
    5:55
  4. 5.
    No Noise, Part 2 (complete take)I (Monday December 20, 1948)
    2:57
  5. 6.
    Mango MangueI (Monday December 20, 1948)
    2:55
  6. 7.
    Okiedoke (January 1949)
    3:04
  7. 8.
    Cardboard (Circa March 1949)
    3:10
  8. 9.
    Visa (Circa March 1949)
    3:00
  9. 10.
    Segment - Tune X (Thursday May 5, 1949)
    3:22
  10. 11.
    Diverse - Tune X (alternate take) (Thursday May 5, 1949)
    3:18
  11. 12.
    Passport - Tune Y (rare) (Thursday May 5, 1949)
    2:57
  12. 13.
    Passport - Tune Z (common) (Thursday May 5, 1949)
    2:59

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Opener (Late Saturday Night, Sunday September 18, 1949 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    12:47
  2. 4.
    Lester Leaps In (Late Saturday Night, Sunday September 18, 1949 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    12:14
  3. 5.
    Embraceable You (Late Saturday Night, Sunday September 18, 1949 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    10:33
  4. 6.
    The Closer (Late Saturday Night, Sunday September 18, 1949 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    10:57
  5. 7.
    Ow / Introduction of Ella Fitzgerald (Late Saturday Night, Sunday September 18, 1949 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    0:48
  6. 8.
    Flyin' Home (Late Saturday Night, Sunday September 18, 1949 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    5:31
  7. 9.
    How High the Moon (Late Saturday Night, Sunday September 18, 1949 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    6:24
  8. 10.
    Perdido (Late Saturday Night, Sunday September 18, 1949 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    8:34

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Just Friends (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    3:32
  2. 5.
    Everything Happens to Me (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    3:17
  3. 6.
    April in Paris (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    3:08
  4. 7.
    Summertime (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    2:48
  5. 8.
    I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    3:14
  6. 9.
    If I Should Lose You (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    2:48
  7. 10.
    Star Eyes (Late March - Early April 1950)
    3:30
  8. 11.
    Blues (Fast) (Late March - Early April 1950)
    2:47
  9. 12.
    I'm in the Mood for Love (Late March - Early April 1950)
    2:52
  10. 13.
    Bloomdido (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    3:27
  11. 14.
    An Oscar for Treadwell (take 3) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    3:23
  12. 15.
    An Oscar for Treadwell (take 4) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    3:24
  13. 16.
    Mohawk (take 3) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    3:50
  14. 17.
    Mohawk (take 4) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    3:36
  15. 18.
    My Melancholy Baby (take 1) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    3:17
  16. 19.
    My Melancholy Baby (Coda rehearsal) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    0:04
  17. 20.
    My Melancholy Baby (take 2) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    3:24
  18. 21.
    Leap Frog (take 1) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    0:27
  19. 22.
    Leap Frog (take 2) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    0:17
  20. 23.
    Leap Frog (take 3) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    0:40
  21. 24.
    Leap Frog (take 4) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    0:17
  22. 25.
    Leap Frog (take 5) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    2:35
  23. 26.
    Leap Frog (take 6) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    0:22
  24. 27.
    Leap Frog (take 7) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    0:14
  25. 28.
    Leap Frog (take 8) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    2:03
  26. 29.
    Leap Frog (take 9) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    2:07
  27. 30.
    Leap Frog (take 10) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    0:45
  28. 31.
    Leap Frog (take 11) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    2:31
  29. 32.
    Relaxing With Lee (take 1) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    0:34
  30. 33.
    Relaxing With Lee (take 2) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    1:07
  31. 34.
    Relaxing With Lee (take 3) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    0:10
  32. 35.
    Relaxing With Lee (take 4) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    3:57
  33. 36.
    Relaxing With Lee (take 5) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    0:27
  34. 37.
    Relaxing With Lee (take 6) (Tuesday June 6, 1950)
    2:46

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Dancing in the Dark (Late Summer 1950)
    3:19
  2. 6.
    Out of Nowhere (Late Summer 1950)
    3:06
  3. 7.
    Laura (take 1) (Late Summer 1950)
    2:57
  4. 8.
    Laura (take 2) (Late Summer 1950)
    2:56
  5. 9.
    East of the Sun (Late Summer 1950)
    3:38
  6. 10.
    They Can't Take That Away From Me (Late Summer 1950)
    3:17
  7. 11.
    Easy to Love (Late Summer 1950)
    3:29
  8. 12.
    I'm in the Mood for Love (take 2) (Late Summer 1950)
    3:33
  9. 13.
    I'm in the Mood for Love (take 3) (Late Summer 1950)
    3:27
  10. 14.
    I'll Remember April (take 1) (Late Summer 1950)
    3:09
  11. 15.
    I'll Remember April (take 2) (False Start) (Late Summer 1950)
    0:10
  12. 16.
    I'll Remember April (take 3) (Late Summer 1950)
    3:02
  13. 17.
    What Is This Thing Called Love (Late Saturday Night, Sunday September 17, 1950 - Featured With Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    2:54
  14. 18.
    April in Paris (Late Saturday Night, Sunday September 17, 1950 - Featured With Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    3:12
  15. 19.
    Repetition (Late Saturday Night, Sunday September 17, 1950 - Featured With Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    2:49
  16. 20.
    Easy to Love (Late Saturday Night, Sunday September 17, 1950 - Featured With Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    2:25
  17. 21.
    Rocker (Late Saturday Night, Sunday September 17, 1950 - Featured With Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    3:10
  18. 22.
    Celebrity (Circa Fall 1950 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    1:34
  19. 23.
    Ballade (Circa Fall 1950 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    2:55
  20. 24.
    Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite (Circa Fall 1950 - Jazz at the Philharmonic)
    17:11

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Au Privave (take 2) (Wednesday January 17, 1951)
    2:38
  2. 7.
    Au Privave (take 3) (Wednesday January 17, 1951)
    2:43
  3. 8.
    She Rote (take 3) (Wednesday January 17, 1951)
    3:09
  4. 9.
    She Rote (take 5) (Wednesday January 17, 1951)
    3:06
  5. 10.
    K.C. Blues (Wednesday January 17, 1951)
    3:24
  6. 11.
    Star Eyes (Wednesday January 17, 1951)
    3:34
  7. 12.
    My Little Suede Shoes (Monday March 12, 1951)
    3:03
  8. 13.
    Un poquito de tu amor (Monday March 12, 1951)
    2:40
  9. 14.
    Tico-Tico (Monday March 12, 1951)
    2:44
  10. 15.
    Fiesta (Monday March 12, 1951)
    2:49
  11. 16.
    Why Do I Love You (take 2) (Monday March 12, 1951)
    2:58
  12. 17.
    Why Do I Love You (take 6) (Monday March 12, 1951)
    2:58
  13. 18.
    Why Do I Love You (take 7) (Monday March 12, 1951)
    3:05
  14. 19.
    Blues for Alice (Wednesday, August 8, 1951)
    2:46
  15. 20.
    Si Si (Wednesday, August 8, 1951)
    2:38
  16. 21.
    Swedish Schnapps (take 3) (Wednesday, August 8, 1951)
    3:13
  17. 22.
    Swedish Schnapps (take 4) (Wednesday, August 8, 1951)
    3:10
  18. 23.
    Back Home Blues (take 1) (Wednesday, August 8, 1951)
    2:35
  19. 24.
    Back Home Blues (take 2) (Wednesday, August 8, 1951)
    2:46
  20. 25.
    Lover Man (Wednesday, August 8, 1951)
    3:21

Disc 7

  1. 7.
    Temptation (January 22 or 23, 1952)
    3:31
  2. 8.
    Lover (January 22 or 23, 1952)
    3:06
  3. 9.
    Autumn in New York (January 22 or 23, 1952)
    3:29
  4. 10.
    Stella by Starlight (January 22 or 23, 1952)
    2:56
  5. 11.
    Mama Inez (Wednesday January 23, 1952)
    2:50
  6. 12.
    La cucaracha (take 1) (Wednesday January 23, 1952)
    3:24
  7. 13.
    La cucaracha (take 2) (Wednesday January 23, 1952)
    0:49
  8. 14.
    La cucaracha (take 3) (Wednesday January 23, 1952)
    0:10
  9. 15.
    La cucaracha (take 4) (Wednesday January 23, 1952)
    2:43
  10. 16.
    Estrellita (take 2) (Wednesday January 23, 1952)
    1:57
  11. 17.
    Estrellita (take 4) (Wednesday January 23, 1952)
    2:46
  12. 18.
    Estrellita (take 5) (Wednesday January 23, 1952)
    0:04
  13. 19.
    Estrellita (take 6) (Wednesday January 23, 1952)
    2:44
  14. 20.
    Begin the Beguine (Wednesday January 23, 1952)
    3:12
  15. 21.
    La paloma (Wednesday January 23, 1952)
    2:39
  16. 22.
    Night and Day (Tuesday March 25, 1952)
    2:50
  17. 23.
    Almost Like Being in Love (Tuesday March 25, 1952)
    2:33
  18. 24.
    I Can't Get Started (Tuesday March 25, 1952)
    3:08
  19. 25.
    What Is This Thing Called Love (Tuesday March 25, 1952)
    2:36

Disc 8

  1. 8.
    J.A.T.P. Blues (First Half of June 1952)
    14:42
  2. 9.
    What Is This Thing Called Love (First Half of June 1952)
    15:51
  3. 10.
    Ballad Medley: All the Things You Are / Dearly Beloved / The Nearness of You (First Half of June 1952)
    17:23
  4. 11.
    Funky Blues (First Half of June 1952)
    13:27

Disc 9

  1. 9.
    Song Is You (End of December 1952, January 1953)
    2:56
  2. 10.
    Laird Baird (End of December 1952, January 1953)
    2:44
  3. 11.
    Kim (take 2) (End of December 1952, January 1953)
    2:58
  4. 12.
    Kim (take 4) (End of December 1952, January 1953)
    2:58
  5. 13.
    Cosmic Rays (take 2) (End of December 1952, January 1953)
    3:05
  6. 14.
    Cosmic Rays (take 5) (End of December 1952, January 1953)
    3:16
  7. 15.
    In the Still of the Night (take 1) (Monday May 25, 1953)
    0:32
  8. 16.
    In the Still of the Night (take 2) (Monday May 25, 1953)
    0:53
  9. 17.
    In the Still of the Night (take 3) (Monday May 25, 1953)
    3:46
  10. 18.
    In the Still of the Night (take 4) (Monday May 25, 1953)
    3:21
  11. 19.
    In the Still of the Night (take 5) (Monday May 25, 1953)
    0:45
  12. 20.
    In the Still of the Night (take 6) (Monday May 25, 1953)
    3:26
  13. 21.
    In the Still of the Night (take 7) (Monday May 25, 1953)
    3:22
  14. 22.
    Old Folks (take 1) (Monday May 25, 1953)
    0:26
  15. 23.
    Old Folks (take 2) (Monday May 25, 1953)
    0:09
  16. 24.
    Old Folks (take 3) (Monday May 25, 1953)
    4:04
  17. 25.
    Old Folks (take 4) (Monday May 25, 1953)
    0:21
  18. 26.
    Old Folks (take 6) (Monday May 25, 1953)
    3:28
  19. 27.
    Old Folks (take 7) (Monday May 25, 1953)
    0:26
  20. 28.
    Old Folks (take 8) (Monday May 25, 1953)
    3:39
  21. 29.
    Old Folks (take 9) (Monday May 25, 1953)
    3:34
  22. 30.
    If I Love Again (Monday May 25, 1953)
    2:31

Disc 10

  1. 10.
    Chi Chi (take 1) (Thursday July 30, 1953)
    3:09
  2. 11.
    Chi Chi (take 2) (Thursday July 30, 1953)
    0:27
  3. 12.
    Chi Chi (take 3) (Thursday July 30, 1953)
    2:42
  4. 13.
    Chi Chi (take 4) (Thursday July 30, 1953)
    2:37
  5. 14.
    Chi Chi (take 5) (Thursday July 30, 1953)
    0:17
  6. 15.
    Chi Chi (take 6) (Thursday July 30, 1953)
    3:02
  7. 16.
    I Remember You (Thursday July 30, 1953)
    3:03
  8. 17.
    Now's the Time (Thursday July 30, 1953)
    3:01
  9. 18.
    Confirmation (take 1) (Thursday July 30, 1953)
    0:14
  10. 19.
    Confirmation (take 2) (Thursday July 30, 1953)
    0:09
  11. 20.
    Confirmation (take 3) (Thursday July 30, 1953)
    2:58
  12. 21.
    I Get a Kick Out of You (take 1) (Wednesday March 31, 1954)
    4:55
  13. 22.
    I Get a Kick Out of You (take 2) (Wednesday March 31, 1954)
    0:32
  14. 23.
    I Get a Kick Out of You (take 3) (Wednesday March 31, 1954)
    0:16
  15. 24.
    I Get a Kick Out of You (take 4) (Wednesday March 31, 1954)
    1:05
  16. 25.
    I Get a Kick Out of You (take 5) (Wednesday March 31, 1954)
    0:17
  17. 26.
    I Get a Kick Out of You (take 6) (Wednesday March 31, 1954)
    1:08
  18. 27.
    I Get a Kick Out of You (take 7) (Wednesday March 31, 1954)
    3:34
  19. 28.
    Just One of Those Things (Wednesday March 31, 1954)
    2:46
  20. 29.
    My Heart Belongs to Daddy (take 1) (Wednesday March 31, 1954)
    0:36
  21. 30.
    My Heart Belongs to Daddy (take 2) (Wednesday March 31, 1954)
    3:18
  22. 31.
    I've Got You Under My Skin (Wednesday March 31, 1954)
    3:38
  23. 32.
    Love for Sale (take 1) (Friday December 10, 1954)
    0:17
  24. 33.
    Love for Sale (take 2) (Friday December 10, 1954)
    5:47
  25. 34.
    Love for Sale (take 3) (Friday December 10, 1954)
    1:03
  26. 35.
    Love for Sale (take 4) (Friday December 10, 1954)
    5:32
  27. 36.
    Love for Sale (take 5) (Friday December 10, 1954)
    5:35
  28. 37.
    I Love Paris (take 2) (Friday December 10, 1954)
    5:07
  29. 38.
    I Love Paris (take 3) (Friday December 10, 1954)
    5:07

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