8436563182785

At Café Society

Charlie Parker

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Format: LP

Cat No: 840105

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Release Date:  02 October 2020

Label:  Birds Nest

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8436563182785

Genres:  Jazz  Bebop  

  • Description

    Charlie Parker at Café Society, Limited collector's edition - 180g coloured vinyl (red) - new cover artwork and up-to-date liner notes.

    Charlie Parker's engagement at Café Society took place during the last year of this famous club's existence. Two days before his stint began, on June 6, 1950, he had recorded his last studio album with Dizzy Gillespie, the celebrated Bird & Diz, which featured Thelonious Monk on piano. During these months, as Bird himself announced, he was playing with strings. However, for some reason the Café Society didn't book him with strings but with his quintet, featuring Kenny Dorham on trumpet, Al Haig on piano, Tommy Potter on bass and Roy Haynes on drums.

    All of the music recorded by Bird at the club is included here, including his only known versions of "Bewitched" and "Gone with the Wind", as well as an amazing version of "Summertime", which is Parker's only reading of the tune apart from the studio recording with strings.

    Personnel: Charlie Parker (alto sax) Kenny Dorham (trumpet), Al Haig, piano), Tommy Potter, bass) Roy Haynes, drums) feat. Tony Scott (clarinet)

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. 52nd Street Theme
      • 2. Just Friends
      • 3. April In Paris
      • 4. A Night In Tunisia/Into 52nd Street Theme
      • 5. 52nd Street Theme
      • 6. Just Friends
      • 7. April In Paris
      • 8. Medley 1: Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered/Summertime
      • 9. Medley 2: I Cover The Waterfront/Gone With The Wind
      • 10. Easy To Love/Into 52nd Street Theme
      • 11. Medley 3: What’s New?/It’s The Talk Of The Town/It’s The Talk Of The Town
      • 12. Moose The Mooche/Into 52nd Street Theme