i just finished to listen to the wonderful uptown release "charlie
parker, washington d.c. 1948" cd and noticed that the track
5 "ornithology" is well known as from c. march/april 1946 with the
nat king cole trio from los angeles. the piano solo is edited on all
issues. it is issued on phoenix lp 17 and spotlite 123 "yardbird in
lotusland". on cd on the french media7 masters of jazz 121 and on
philology birdīs eyes vol. 18. now we know it is from the washington
concert. and complete!!

keep boppinī
marcel





--- In charlie-parker@yahoogroups.com, "Axel Van Looy"
<axelvanlooy@...> wrote:
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> http://jazztimes.com/columns_and_features/news/detail.cfm?
printme=true&article=11547
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> Previously Unreleased Live Recordings of Charlie Parker And Dizzy
Gillespie Out Now Date: September 1, 2008 Written By: Jeff Tamarkin
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> Uptown Records has announced the release of two new additions to
its Flashback Series, featuring two of the jazz world's most immortal
figures: Charlie Parker, Washington, D.C., May 23, 1948 and Dizzy
Gillespie Big Band, Showtime at the Spotlite. The Parker, Washington
release is from a live concert produced by Willis Conover, whose
Voice of America broadcasts promoted good will and captivated
millions of jazz fans all over the world for more than 40 years. The
CD features the bebop segment of a concert entitled "Jam Session #3:
Dixieland vs. Bebop," a somewhat provocative title that, despite its
inaccuracy in context, offers an interesting perspective on the
aesthetic controversy existing within jazz at the time. This
recording offers Parker accompanied by some of Washington's finest
local bop musicians and, most importantly and rewardingly, drummer
Buddy Rich.
> Parker (pictured) is featured on six of the eight tracks. A tiny
humorous segment of Rich responding to the audience's request for
Gene Krupa hits offers a palpable sense of "being there" that adds to
the CD's charm. The opening track features the ensemble (without
Parker and Rich) offering "Tiny's Blues," with Earl Swope on
trombone, trumpeter Charlie Walp, tenorman Ben Lary, drummer Joe
Theimer, Mert Oliver on bass and pianist Sam Krupit. That ensemble,
with Rich and bassist Art Phipps instead, accompanies Parker on three
tracks: "Bernie's Tune," "These Foolish Things" and "Scrapple from
the Apple ." Two quartet performances follow: Parker's "Ornithology"
and his classic "KoKo,."
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> A 52-page booklet, filled with more than three dozen photos and
original posters, and extensive, informative essays by Ira Gitler,
Ron Fritts and Ross Firestone, is included.
>
> The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band CD captures the seminal days of
Gillespie's big band in mid-1946. The17-man ensemble is heard on 100+
minutes of music contained on two CDs.
>
> An array of future heavyweights is on board, including Thelonious
Monk, Ray Brown and Kenny Clarke as the rhythm section, along with
Milt Jackson on vibes and longtime Gillespie tenor cohort James
Moody. Most of the arrangements were provided by Gil Fuller, one of
Jazz' most notable and respected composer/arrangers. In addition to
the groundbreaking Fuller/Gillespie composition "Things to Come,"
selections include some of Gillespie's most popular compositions,
many of which remained longtime staples of not only Gillespie's, but
of the general contemporary Jazz repertoire: "Woody'n You," "Shaw
Nuff," "One Bass Hit," "Groovin' High" and "Oo-Bop Sh'Bam" (the last
two arranged by Gillespie). There is also a beautiful Fuller
treatment of Monk's gorgeous "'Round Midnight" and two arrangements
by Tadd Dameron of his own "Our Delight" and "Cool Breeze."
>
> Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, Johnny Lynch and Talib Dawud comprise the
rest of the trumpet section; Slim Moore, Leon Comegys and Gordon
Thomas are the trombonists; and the reed section includes Howard
Johnson and John Brown on altos, tenorman Ray Abrams and Sol Moore on
bari.
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