brian,
on the philology cd "birdīs eyes", vol. 17 are parts of parkerīs
solos from "scrapple", "bernieīs tune", "c-jam", "koko" and "foolish
things" suggested as from ca. 1947 but here on the new uptown cd we
have the whole affaire from may,23. 1948!
iīm in germany and i will never give away my only copy of "to bird
with love"! sorry. :-)

keep boppinī
marcel



--- In charlie-parker@yahoogroups.com, brian Granville
<briangranville@...> wrote:
>
> Marcel:
>
> Thanks for sending me the email.  It just so happened I was looking
at that cd this afternoon in Berkley.  Apart from Ornithology do you
think the rest of the tracks are new to us Bird collectors, or are
they tracks from other dates?  By the way where are you and do you
want to sell your spare copy of "To Bird with Love"?
> Brian
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: charliethebirdparker <bichos@...>
> To: charlie-parker@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, September 6, 2008 4:52:26 AM
> Subject: [charlie-parker] Re: Bird & Diz unreleased recordings
>
>
> 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:
> >
> > http://jazztimes. com/columns_ and_features/ news/detail. cfm?
> printme=true& article=11547
> >
> > Previously Unreleased Live Recordings of Charlie Parker And Dizzy
> Gillespie Out Now Date: September 1, 2008 Written By: Jeff Tamarkin
> >
> > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -
> ------------
> >
> > 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,."
> >
> > 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.
> >
>