When producer Norman Granz decided to let Charlie Parker record standards with a full string section (featuring Mitch Miller on oboe!), the purists cried sell-out, but nothing could be further from the truth. There's a real sense of involvement from Bird on these sides, which collect up all the master takes and also include some live tracks from Carnegie Hall that - judging from the sometimes uneasy murmurings of the crowd - amply illustrate just how weirdly this mixture of bop lines against 'legit' arrangements was perceived. The music on this collection is lush, poetic, romantic as hell, and the perfect antidote to a surfeit of jazz records featuring undisciplined blowing. There's a lot of jazz, but there's only one Bird.
Album: Charlie Parker With Strings [LP] | ||||
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# | Song Title | Time | ||
1) | April In Paris (Side 1) | More Info... | ||
2) | Summertime (Side 1) | More Info... | ||
3) | If I Should Lose You (Side 1) | More Info... | ||
4) | I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Side 1) | More Info... | ||
5) | Everything Happens To Me (Side 1) | More Info... | ||
6) | Just Friends (Side 1) | More Info... | ||
7) | They Can't Take That Away From Me (Side 2) | More Info... | ||
8) | East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon) (Side 2) | More Info... | ||
9) | Easy To Love (Side 2) | More Info... | ||
10) | Out Of Nowhere (Side 2) | More Info... | ||
11) | I'm In The Mood For Love (Side 2) | More Info... | ||
12) | I'll Remember April (Side 2) | More Info... | ||
2) | Everything Happens to Me | More Info... | ||
3) | April in Paris | More Info... | ||
4) | Summertime | More Info... | ||
5) | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | More Info... | ||
6) | If I Should Lose You | More Info... | ||
7) | Dancing in the Dark | More Info... | ||
8) | Out of Nowhere | More Info... | ||
9) | Laura | More Info... | ||
10) | East of the Sun (West of the Moon) | More Info... | ||
11) | They Can't Take That Away from Me | More Info... | ||
12) | Easy to Love | More Info... | ||
13) | I'm in the Mood for Love | More Info... | ||
14) | I'll Remember April | More Info... | ||
15) | What Is This Thing Called Love? | More Info... | ||
16) | April in Paris | More Info... | ||
17) | Repetition | More Info... | ||
18) | Easy to Love | More Info... | ||
19) | Rocker (I'll Remember April) | More Info... | ||
20) | Temptation | More Info... | ||
21) | Lover | More Info... | ||
22) | Autumn in New York | More Info... | ||
23) | Stella By Starlight | More Info... | ||
24) | Repetition | More Info... | ||
Album: Charlie Parker With Strings [LP] | ||||
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# | Song Title | Time | ||
1) | April In Paris (Side 1) | More Info... | ||
2) | Summertime (Side 1) | More Info... | ||
3) | If I Should Lose You (Side 1) | More Info... | ||
4) | I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Side 1) | More Info... | ||
5) | Everything Happens To Me (Side 1) | More Info... | ||
6) | Just Friends (Side 1) | More Info... | ||
7) | They Can't Take That Away From Me (Side 2) | More Info... | ||
8) | East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon) (Side 2) | More Info... | ||
9) | Easy To Love (Side 2) | More Info... | ||
10) | Out Of Nowhere (Side 2) | More Info... | ||
11) | I'm In The Mood For Love (Side 2) | More Info... | ||
12) | I'll Remember April (Side 2) | More Info... | ||
2) | Everything Happens to Me | More Info... | ||
3) | April in Paris | More Info... | ||
4) | Summertime | More Info... | ||
5) | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | More Info... | ||
6) | If I Should Lose You | More Info... | ||
7) | Dancing in the Dark | More Info... | ||
8) | Out of Nowhere | More Info... | ||
9) | Laura | More Info... | ||
10) | East of the Sun (West of the Moon) | More Info... | ||
11) | They Can't Take That Away from Me | More Info... | ||
12) | Easy to Love | More Info... | ||
13) | I'm in the Mood for Love | More Info... | ||
14) | I'll Remember April | More Info... | ||
15) | What Is This Thing Called Love? | More Info... | ||
16) | April in Paris | More Info... | ||
17) | Repetition | More Info... | ||
18) | Easy to Love | More Info... | ||
19) | Rocker (I'll Remember April) | More Info... | ||
20) | Temptation | More Info... | ||
21) | Lover | More Info... | ||
22) | Autumn in New York | More Info... | ||
23) | Stella By Starlight | More Info... | ||
24) | Repetition | More Info... | ||
When producer Norman Granz decided to let Charlie Parker record standards with a full string section (featuring Mitch Miller on oboe!), the purists cried sell-out, but nothing could be further from the truth. There's a real sense of involvement from Bird on these sides, which collect up all the master takes and also include some live tracks from Carnegie Hall that - judging from the sometimes uneasy murmurings of the crowd - amply illustrate just how weirdly this mixture of bop lines against 'legit' arrangements was perceived. The music on this collection is lush, poetic, romantic as hell, and the perfect antidote to a surfeit of jazz records featuring undisciplined blowing. There's a lot of jazz, but there's only one Bird.
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