Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve è un cofanetto box set del musicista jazz Charlie Parker, pubblicato dalla Verve Records nel 1990.
Il cofanetto include tutte le incisioni effettuate da Parker per l'etichetta Verve e anche le sue esibizioni durante il Jazz at the Philharmonic. Charlie Parker registrò per la Verve principalmente negli ultimi cinque anni di vita, periodo durante il quale, oltre che a suonare con il suo celebre quintetto, sperimentò nuove vie musicali registrando con grandi orchestre d'archi, e musiche afro-cubane. Tra gli album pubblicati da Parker su etichetta Verve abbiamo Bird & Diz, Charlie Parker with Strings, e Swedish Schnapps.
Tracce
Disco 1 Sweet Georgia Brown- 9:32 Blues For Norman – 8:37 I Can't Get Started – 9:15 Oh, Lady be Good! 11:05 After You've Gone – 7:33 I Got Rhythm – 12:54 Introductions By Norman Granz – 2:16 JATP Blues 10:56
Disco 2 The Bird - 4:44 Repetition – 2:57 No Noise (Parts I & II) – 5:53 No Noise (Part III) – 2:55 Mango Mangue – 2:53 Okiedoke – 3:02 Cardboard – 3:08 Visa 3:58 Segment - Tune X – 3:19 Diverse - Tune X (alternate take) – 3:16 Passport - Tune Y (rare) – 2:54 Passport - Tune Z (common) – 2:59
Disco 3 The Opener – 12:47 Lester Leaps In – 12:14 Embraceable You – 10:33 The Closer – 10:57 'Ow - Introduction OF Ella Fitzgerald – :48 Flyin' Home – 5:31 How High the Moon – 6:24 Perdido – 8:34
Disco 4 Just Friends – 3:30 Everything Happens to Me – 3:15 April In Paris – 3:06 Summertime – 2:46 I Didn't Know What Time It Was – 3:12 If I Should Lose You – 2:46 Star Eyes – 3:28 Blues (Fast) – 2:45 I'm In The Mood For Love – 2:50 Bloomdido – 3:24 And Oscar For Treadwell (Take 3 Alternate take - LP) – 3:20 An Oscar For Treadwell (Take 4 Master) – 3:22 Mohawk (Take 3 Alternate take - LP) – 3:38 Mohawk (Take 6 (Take 4) Master) – 3:34 My Melancholy Baby (Take 1) – 3:16 My Melancholy Baby (Coda Rehearsal) - :05 My Melancholy Baby (Take 2 Master) – 3:23 Leap Frog (Take 1 Incomplete) - :27 Leap Frog (Take 2 Incomplete) - :18 Leap Frog (Take 3 Incomplete) - :40 Leap Frog (Take 4 Incomplete) - :18 Leap Frog (Take 5 Alternate take) – 2:33 Leap Frog (Take 6 Incomplete) - :24 Leap Frog (Take 7 Incomplete) - :14 Leap Frog (Take 8 (Take 4) Alternate take) – 2:02 Leap Frog (Take 9 Alternate take) – 2:06 Leap Frog (Take 10 Incomplete) - :43 Leap Frog (Take 11 (Take 6) Master) – 2:29 Relaxing With Lee (Take 1 Incomplete) - :35 Relaxing With Lee (Take 2 Incomplete) – 1:08 Relaxing With Lee (Take 3 False start) - :08 Relaxing With Lee (Take 4 (Take 2) Alternate take - LP) – 3:56 Relaxing With Lee (Take 5 Incomplete) - :25 Relaxing With Lee (Take 6 (Take 3) Master) – 2:46
Disco 5 Dancing in the Dark – 2:19 Out Of Nowhere – 3:06 Laura (Take 1 Alternate take) – 2:57 Laura (Take 2 Master) – 2:56 East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) – 3:38 They Can't Take That Away From Me – 3:17 Easy To Love – 3:29 I'm In The Mood For Love (Take 2 Master) – 3:33 I'm In The Mood For Love (Take 3 Alternate take) – 3:27 I'll Remember April (Take 1 Alternate take) – 3:09 I'll Remember April (Take 2 False start) – :10 I'll Remember April (Take 3 (Take 2) Master) – 3:02 What Is This Thing Called Love? – 2:54 April In Paris – 3:12 Repetition – 2:49 Easy To Love – 2:25 Rocker – 3:10 Celebrity – 1:34 Ballade – 2:55 Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite – 17:11
Disco 6 Au Privave (Take 2 Alternate take - LP) – 2:38 Au Privave (Take 3 Master) – 2:43 She Rote (Take 3 Alternate take - LP) – 3:09 She Rote (Take 5 Master) –3:06 K.C. Blues – 3:24 Star Eyes – 3:34 My Little Suede Shoes – 3:03 Un Poquito De Tu Amor – 2:40 Tico Tico –2:44 Fiesta – 2:49 Why Do I Love You (Take 2 Alternate take - LP) – 2:58 Why Do I Love You (Take 6 Alternate take) – 2:58 Why Do I Love You (Take 7 Master) – 3:05 Blues for Alice –2:46 Si Si – 2:38 Swedish Schnapps (Take 3 Alternate take - LP) – 3:13 Swedish Schnapps (Take 4 Master) – 3:10 Back Home Blues (Take 1 Alternate take - LP) – 2:35 Back Home Blues (Take 2 Master) – 2:46 Lover Man – 3:21
Disco 7 Temptation – 3:31 Lover – 3:06 Autumn in New York – 3:29 Stella by Starlight – 2:56 Mama Inez – 2:50 La Cucuracha (Take 1 Alternate take) – 3:24 La Cucuracha (Take 2 Incomplete) – :49 La Cucuracha (Take 3 False start) – :10 La Cucuracha (Take 4 (Take 3) Master) – 2:43 Estrellita (Take 2 Incomplete) – 1:57 Estrellita (Take 4 Alternate take) – 2:46 Estrellita (Take 5 False start) – :04 Estrellita (Take 6 (Take 5) Master) – 2:44 Begin the Beguine – 3:12 La Paloma – 2:39 Night and Day – 2:50 Almost Like Being in Love – 2:33 I Can't Get Started – 3:08
Disco 8 Jam Blues – 14:42 What Is This Thing Called Love – 15:41 Ballad Medley – 17:23 Funky Blues – 13:27
Disco 9 The Song Is You – 2:56 Laird Baird – 2:44 Kim (Take 2 Alternate take - LP) – 2:58 Kim (Take 4 Master) – 2:58 Cosmic Rays (Take 2 Master) – 3:05 Cosmic Rays (Take 5 Alternate take) – 3:16 In The Still Of The Night (Take 1 False start) – :32 In The Still Of The Night (Take 2 Incomplete) – :53 In The Still Of The Night (Take 3 Alternate take) – 3:46 In The Still Of The Night (Take 4 Alternate take) – 3:21 In The Still Of The Night (Take 5 False start) – :45 In The Still Of The Night (Take 6 Alternate take) –3:26 In The Still Of The Night (Take 7 Master) – 3:22 Old Folks (Take 1 Incomplete) – :26 Old Folks (Take 2 False start) – :09 Old Folks (Take 3 Alternate take) – 4:04 Old Folks (Take 4 Incomplete - Bird Continues Playing Into Take 5 False start) – :21 Old Folks (Take 6 Alternate take) – 3:28 Old Folks (Take 7 Incomplete) – :26 Old Folks (Take 8 Alternate take) – 3:39 Old Folks (Take 9 Master) – 3:34 If I Love Again – 2:31
Disco 10 Chi Chi (Take 1 Alternate take - LP) – 3:09 Chi Chi (Take 2 False start) – :27 Chi Chi (Take 3 Alternate take) – 2:42 Chi Chi (Take 4 Alternate take) – 2:37 Chi Chi (Take 5 False start) – :17 Chi Chi (Take 6 Master) – 3:02 I Remember You – 3:03 Now's The Time – 3:01 Confirmation (Take 1 False start) – :14 Confirmation (Take 2 False start) – :09 Confirmation (Take 5 False start) – 2:58 I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 1 Alternate take) – 4:55 I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 2 False start And Rehearsal) – :32 I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 3 False start And Rehearsal) – :16 I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 4 Incomplete) – 1:05 I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 5 False start) – :17 I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 6 Incomplete) – 1:08 I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 7 Master) – 3:34 Just One Of Those Things – 2:46 My Heart Belongs To Daddy (Take 1 False start And Rehearsal) – :36 My Heart Belongs To Daddy (Take 2 Master) – 3:18 I've Got You Under My Skin – 3:38 Love For Sale (Take 1 False start) – :17 Love For Sale (Take 2 Alternate take) – 5:47 Love For Sale (Take 3 Incomplete) – 1:03 Love For Sale (Take 4 Alternate take) – 5:32 Love For Sale (Take 5 Master) – 5:35 I Love Paris (Take 2 Alternate take) – 5:07 I Love Paris (Take 3 Master) – 5:07
Sessioni di registrazione
Registrazioni effettuate tra il 1945 e il 1954.
Crediti
Charlie Parker: Sassofono alto Harry Terrill: Sassofono alto Johnny Hodges: Sassofono Alto Sonny Salad: Sassofono Alto Willie Smith: Sassofono Alto Benny Carter: Sassofono Alto Fred Skerritt: Sassofono Alto Gene Johnson: Sassofono Alto Murray Williams: Sassofono Alto Toots Mondello: Sassofono Alto Ben Webster: Sassofono Tenore Coleman Hawkins: Sassofono Tenore Flip Phillips: Sassofono Tenore Hank Ross: Sassofono Tenore Sol Rabinowitz: Sassofono Tenore Pete Mondello: Sassofono Tenore Jose Madera: Sassofono Tenore Danny Bank: Sassofono Baritono Stanley Webb: Sassofono Baritono Leslie Johnakins: Sassofono Baritono Manny Albam: Sassofono Baritono Dizzy Gillespie: Tromba Miles Davis: Tromba Doug Mettome: Tromba Roy Eldridge: Tromba Al Killian: Tromba Al Porcino: Tromba Al Stewart: Tromba Benny Harris: Tromba Charlie Shavers: Tromba Chris Griffin: Tromba Bernie Privin: Tromba Bobby Woodlen: Tromba Buck Clayton: Tromba Carl Poole: Tromba Howard McGhee: Tromba Ray Wetzel: Tromba Red Rodney: Tromba Paquito Davilla: Tromba Mario Bauzá: Tromba Jimmy Maxwell: Tromba Kenny Dorham: Tromba Harry "Sweets" Edison: Tromba Will Bradley: Trombone Lou McGarity: Trombone Bill Harris: Trombone Tommy Turk: Trombone Bart Varsalona: Basso Tuba Hal McKusick: Clarinetto John LaPorta: Clarinetto Tommy Mace: Oboe Eddie Brown: Oboe Mitch Miller: Oboe/Corno Inglese Junior Collins: Corno Francese Joseph Singer: Corno Francese Manny Thaler: Fagotto Art Drelinger: Ancia Al Haig: Pianoforte Arnold Ross: Pianoforte Mel Powell: Pianoforte Hank Jones: Pianoforte Bernie Leighton: Pianoforte John Lewis: Pianoforte Lou Stein: Pianoforte Stan Freeman: Pianoforte Walter Bishop Jr.: Pianoforte Ken Kersey: Pianoforte René Hernández: Pianoforte Tony Aless: Pianoforte Oscar Peterson: Pianoforte Art Ryerson: Chitarra Barney Kessel: Chitarra Freddie Green: Chitarra Jerome Darr: Chitarra Irving Ashby: Chitarra Bob Haggart: Basso Acustico Charles Mingus: Contrabbasso Curly Russell: Contrabbasso Tommy Potter: Contrabbasso Percy Heath: Contrabbasso Ray Brown: Contrabbasso Roberto Rodriguez: Contrabbasso Teddy Kotick: Contrabbasso William K. "Billy" Hadnott: Contrabbasso Buddy Rich: Batteria Don Lamond: Batteria J.C. Heard: Batteria Roy Haynes: Batteria Max Roach: Batteria Shelly Manne: Batteria Kenny Clarke: Batteria Lee Young: Batteria Jose Mangual: Bonghi Luis Miranda: Conga Rafael Miranda: Conga Chano Pozo: Conga Machito: maracas Dave Uchitel: Viola Frank Brieff: Viola Fred Ruzilla: Viola Isadore Zir: Viola Dave Uchitel: Viola Nat Nathanson: Viola Frank Miller: Violoncello Maurice Brown: Violoncello Joe Benaventi: Violoncello Bronislaw Gimpel: Violino Gene Orloff: Violino Harry Katzman: Violino Harry Melnikoff: Violino Sid Harris: Violino Sam Caplan: Violino/Cornetta Samuel Rand: Violino Stan Karpenia: Violino Ted Blume: Violino Zelly Smirnoff: Violino Howard Kay: Violino Max Hollander: Violino Jack Zayde: Violino Manny Fidler: Violino Milton Lomask: Violino Ubaldo Nieto: Timbales Myor Rosen: Arpa Verlye Mills: Arpa Wallace McManus: Arpa Butch Birdsall: Voce Dave Lambert: Voce Jerry Parker: Voce Annie Ross: Voce Chico O'Farrill: Arrangiamento/Direzione d'orchestra Gil Evans: Arrangiamento/Direzione d'orchestra Jimmy Carroll: Arrangiamento/Direzione d'orchestra Joe Lipman: Arrangiamento/Direzione d'orchestra/Chimes/Xilofono) Neal Hefti: Arrangiamento/Direzione d'orchestra Phil Schaap: Produzione/Note Interne