Charlie Parker - Bird of Paradise - Best of Dial Masters
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Artist - Charlie Parker
Title - Bird of Paradise - Best of Dial Masters
Format - Single 180-Gram Colored Green Vinyl LP
Label - Bird's Nest
Centennial Celebration Collection
Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker (1920-1955) was among the most influential jazz artists ever, and one of the few indisputable geniuses of his time. This set presents the complete master takes from his recording sessions for Ross Russell's Dial label.
Included here are some of Bird's most admired sides, such as "A Night in Tunisia", "Cool Blues" and "All the Things You Are", as well as the troubled "Lover Man" session, after which the saxophonist suffered a mental breakdown.
The masters from a 1945 Red Norvo date (Bird's only existing encounter with pianist Teddy Wilson, reissued on Dial) are also contained here. Also issued on Dial was the so-called "Home- Cooking" date, an amateur recording made right after Bird left the Camarillo psychiatric hospital (the session is presented here in its entirety, including the complete version of "I Got Rhythm".
| A1 | Moose The Mooche | |
| A2 | Yardbird Suite | |
| A3 | Ornithology | |
| A4 | A Night In Tunisia | |
| A5 | Lover Man | |
| A6 | Bird's Nest | |
| A7 | Cool Blues | |
| A8 | Relaxin' At Camarillo | |
| A9 | Dexterity | |
| B1 | All The Things You Are (Issued As Bird Of Paradise) | |
| B2 | Embraceable You | |
| B3 | Bird Feathers | |
| B4 | Klact-Oveeseds-Tene | |
| B5 | Scrapple From The Apple | |
| B6 | My Old Flame | |
| B7 | Out Of Nowhere | |
| B8 | Don't Blame Me | |
| B9 | How Deep Is The Ocean? |