8436563182792

Now's The Time

Charlie Parker

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Format: LP

Cat No: 840106

Release Date:  10 July 2020

Label:  Birds Nest

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8436563182792

Genres:  Jazz  Bebop  

  • Description

    Bird's Nest - Charlie Parker Centennial Celebration Collection 1920 - 2020

    The complete album + 4 Bonus tracks - 180g Ltd Edition Blue Vinyl.

    Now's the Time compiles two of Charlie Parker's rare quartet dates (he usually recorded in a quintet format). Both are spectacular sessions, full of intricate originals by Bird, complemented by two beautiful readings of the standards,"The Song Is You" and "I Remember You".

    "Now's the Time captures Charlie Parker during one of his peak recording periods. What makes this session extra special is the excellent recording quality that too many of his early recordings, brilliant as they are, suffered from. Hearing the clarity of each player contributes to one of bebop's best sessions. This is essential music." (Robert Taylor, AllMusic)


    A1-A6:
    CHARLIE PARKER, alto sax
    HANK JONES, piano
    TEDDY KOTICK, bass
    MAX ROACH, drums
    New York, December 30, 1952.
    B1-B6:
    CHARLIE PARKER, alto sax
    AL HAIG, piano
    PERCY HEATH, bass
    MAX ROACH, drums
    New York, July 30, 1953.
    *Bonus tracks
    Charlie Parker (as), Hank Jones (p), Ray Brown (b),
    Buddy Rich (d). New York, March-April 1950.
    All original sessions produced by Norman Granz.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. 1 The Song Is You (Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II)
      • 2. 2 Laird Baird (Charlie Parker)
      • 3. 3 Kim (Charlie Parker)
      • 4. 4 Kim (Charlie Parker) [alt Tk]
      • 5. 5 Cosmic Rays (Charlie Parker)
      • 6. 6 Cosmic Rays (Charlie Parker) [alt Tk]
      • 7. 7 Star Eyes (Don Raye-Gene Depaul) *
      • 8. 8 Blues [fast] (Charlie Parker) *

      Disc 2

      • 1. 1 Chi Chi (Charlie Parker)
      • 2. 2 Chi Chi (Charlie Parker) [alt Tk1]
      • 3. 3 Chi Chi (Charlie Parker) [alt Tk2]
      • 4. 4 I Remember You (Johnny Mercer-Victor Schertzinger)
      • 5. 5 Now’s The Time (Charlie Parker)
      • 6. 6 Confirmation (Charlie Parker)
      • 7. 7 I’m In The Mood For Love (Jimmy Mchugh-Dorothy Fields) *
      • 8. 8 Celebrity (Charlie Parker) *