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Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie - Bird and Diz (1950/1997) [Bop]; FLAC (tracks+.cue)

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Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie - Bird and Diz (1950/1997) [Bop]; FLAC (tracks+.cue)

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Artist: Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie
Album: Bird and Diz
Genre: Bop
Label: Verve Master Edition / PolyGram
Released: 1950/1997
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
  1. Bloomdido (Parker) - 3:30
  2. My Melancholy Baby (Burnett-Norton) - 3:30
  3. Relaxin' with Lee (Parker) - 2:51
  4. Leap Frog (Parker) - 2:36
  5. An Oscar for Treadwell (Parker) - 3:29
  6. Mohawk (Parker) - 3:45
  7. My Melancholy Baby (alternate take) - 3:21
  8. Relaxin' with Lee (alternate take) - 4:00
  9. Leap Frog (alternate take) - 2:37
  10. Leap Frog (alternate take) - 2:05
  11. Leap Frog (alternate take) - 2:09
  12. An Oscar for Treadwell (alternate take) - 3:24
  13. Mohawk (alternate take) - 4:06
  14. Relaxin' with Lee (breakdown take) - 0:21
  15. Relaxin' with Lee (breakdown take) - 1:14
  16. Relaxin' with Lee (false start) - 0:07
  17. Relaxin' with Lee (breakdown take) - 0:27
  18. Leap Frog (breakdown take) - 0:29
  19. Leap Frog (breakdown take) - 0:18
  20. Leap Frog (breakdown take) - 0:42
  21. Leap Frog (breakdown take) - 0:19
  22. Leap Frog (breakdown take) - 0:21
  23. Leap Frog (breakdown take) - 0:15
  24. Leap Frog (breakdown take) - 0:41

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    Personnel:
  • Charlie Parker - alto saxophone
  • Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
  • Thelonious Monk - piano
  • Curly Russell - bass
  • Buddy Rich - drums

This collection of 78 rpm singles, all recorded on June 6, 1950, was originally issued in album format in 1956. Several things distinguish this from numerous other quintet recordings featuring these two bebop pioneers. It was recorded during the period that Parker was working under the aegis of producer Norman Granz, whose preference for large and unusual ensembles was notorious. The end result in this case is a date that sounds very much like those that Parker and Gillespie recorded for Savoy and Dial, except with top-of-the-line production quality. Even more interesting, though, is Parker's choice of Thelonious Monk as pianist. Unfortunately, Monk is buried in the mix and gets very little solo space, so his highly idiosyncratic genius doesn't get much exposure here. Still, this is an outstanding album -- there are fine versions of Parker standards like "Leap Frog," "Mohawk," and "Relaxin' with Lee," as well as a burning performance of "Bloomdido" and an interesting (if not entirely thrilling) rendition of the chestnut "My Melancholy Baby." [The CD reissue adds three alternate takes to make what was originally a very skimpy program slightly more generous.]
Review by Rick Anderson

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