The Complete Norman Granz Master Takes

~ Release by Charlie Parker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1The Bird
recording of:
The Bird
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
4:47
2Repetition
recording of:
Repetition
composer:
Neal Hefti
2:59
3No Noise
5:55
4Mango Mangue
recording of:
Mango Mangue
writer:
Marion Sunshine and Gilberto Valdés (Musician)
2:56
5Okiedoke
recording of:
Okiedoke
composer:
René Hernández and Machito (Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo, cuban afro-jazz)
3:04
6Cardboard
recording of:
Cardboard
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:10
7Visa
recording of:
Visa
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:00
8Segment
recording of:
Segment
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:20
9Passport
recording of:
Passport
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:57
10Passport
recording of:
Passport
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:02
11Just Friends
instrumental recording of:
Just Friends
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
composer:
John Klenner
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
3:31
12Everything Happens to Me
instrumental recording of:
Everything Happens to Me
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
publisher:
Commander Publications, Dorsey Brothers Music, Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
3:18
13April in Paris
instrumental recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:08
14Summertime
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
2:48
15I Didn't Know What Time It Was
instrumental recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
3:15
16If I Should Lose You
instrumental recording of:
If I Should Lose You
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
2:48
17Star Eyes
recording of:
Star Eyes
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
Red Cape Songs
3:31
18Blues
recording of:
Blues
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:48
19I'm in the Mood for Love
instrumental recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963)
2:54
20Bloomdido
recording of:
Bloomdido
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:27
21An Oscar for Treadwell
recording of:
An Oscar for Treadwell
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:25
22Mohawk
recording of:
Mohawk
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:37
23My Melancholy Baby
instrumental recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
3:26
24Leap Frog
recording of:
Leap Frog
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:30
▼ CD 2
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1Relaxing With Lee
recording of:
Relaxin' with Lee
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:48
2Dancing in the Dark
instrumental recording of:
Dancing in the Dark
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
3:14
3Out of Nowhere
instrumental recording of:
Out of Nowhere
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:09
4Laura
instrumental recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
3:01
5East of the Sun
instrumental recording of:
East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)
lyricist and composer:
Brooks Bowman (in 1934)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Chappell & Co.
3:41
6They Can't Take That Away From Me
instrumental recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:22
7Easy to Love
instrumental recording of:
Easy to Love
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
3:33
8I'm in the Mood for Love
instrumental recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963)
3:35
9I'll Remember April
instrumental recording of:
I’ll Remember April
lyricist:
Patricia Johnston and Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Hub Music Co Inc, Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd., Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:06
10Ballade
recording of:
Ballade
composer:
Coleman Hawkins and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:59
11Celebrity
recording of:
Celebrity
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
1:37
12Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite
recording of:
Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite
composer:
Chico O’Farrill
17:14
13Au Privave
recording of:
Au Privave
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:46
14She Rote
recording of:
She Rote
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:09
15KC Blues
recording of:
K.C. Blues
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:27
16Star Eyes
recording of:
Star Eyes
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
Red Cape Songs
3:38
17My Little Suede Shoes
recording of:
My Little Suede Shoes
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:05
18Un Poquito de Tu Amor
recording of:
Un poquito de tu amor
writer:
Julio Gutiérrez (Cuban pianist, composer, orchestra conductor)
2:43
19Tico Tico
recording of:
Tico‐Tico (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Zequinha de Abreu (in 1917)
arrangement of:
Tico-tico no fubá (original Portuguese version)
2:47
20Fiesta
recording of:
Fiesta
composer:
Cal Massey
2:52
21Why Do I Love You
instrumental recording of:
Why Do I Love You
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1925)
part of:
Tell Me More!
3:07
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1Blues for Alice
recording of:
Blues for Alice
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:49
2Si Si
recording of:
Si Si
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
JATAP Publishing Co.
2:41
3Swedish Schnapps
recording of:
Swedish Schnapps
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:13
4Back Home Blues
recording of:
Back Home Blues
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:50
5Loverman
instrumental recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:25
6Temptation
instrumental recording of:
Temptation
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
3:33
7Lover
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-01-22)
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Toots Mondello (on 1952-01-22), Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1952-01-22, on 1952-01-23) and Murray Williams (on 1952-01-22)
baritone saxophone:
Stan Webb (US jazz saxophone, flute) (on 1952-01-22)
cello and viola:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1952-01-22)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1952-01-22)
drums (drum set):
Don Lamond (on 1952-01-22)
guitar:
Art Ryerson (on 1952-01-22)
harp:
Verlye Mills (on 1952-01-22)
piano:
Lou Stein (on 1952-01-22)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Ross (on 1952-01-22)
tenor saxophone and woodwind:
Art Drelinger (on 1952-01-22)
trombone:
Will Bradley (US boogie woogie trombonist & bandleader) (on 1952-01-22) and Bill Harris (Jazz trombonist) (on 1952-01-22)
trumpet:
Chris Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1952-01-22), Al Porcino (on 1952-01-22) and Bernie Privin (on 1952-01-22)
violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1952-01-22), Sam Caplan (on 1952-01-22), Sylvan Shulman (violinist) (on 1952-01-22) and Jack Zayde (on 1952-01-22)
conductor:
Joe Lipman (Joseph P. Lippman) (on 1952-01-22)
arranger:
Joe Lipman (Joseph P. Lippman)
live instrumental recording of:
Lover (on 1952-01-22)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:08
8Autumn in New York
instrumental recording of:
Autumn in New York (1934)
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:31
9Stella by Starlight
instrumental recording of:
Stella by Starlight
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1946)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1944)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:58
10Mama Inez
instrumental recording of:
Mama Inez
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
composer:
Eliseo Grenet
2:55
11La Cucaracha
instrumental recording of:
La cucaracha
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
La Cucaracha (arr. James Last)
2:44
12Estrellita
instrumental recording of:
Estrellita (on 1952-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Manuel María Ponce (in 1912)
2:46
13Begin the Beguine
instrumental recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Jubilee
3:15
14La Paloma
2:42
15Night and Day
instrumental recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
2:52
16Almost Like Being in Love
instrumental recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
2:36
17I Can't Get Started
instrumental recording of:
I Can’t Get Started
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3:10
18What Is This Thing Called Love
instrumental recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
2:38
19The Song Is You
instrumental recording of:
The Song Is You
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co.
2:59
20Laird Baird
recording of:
Laird Baird
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:47
21Kim
recording of:
Kim
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:01
22Cosmic Rays
recording of:
Cosmic Rays
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:07
23In the Still of the Night
instrumental recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
3:25
24Old Folks
instrumental recording of:
Old Folks
lyricist:
Dedette Lee Hill (in 1938)
composer:
Willard Robison (in 1938)
3:37
25If I Love Again
recording of:
If I Love Again
lyricist:
Jack Murray
composer:
Ben Oakland
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
2:27
26Chi Chi
recording of:
Chi Chi
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:04
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1I Remember You
instrumental recording of:
I Remember You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Victor Schertzinger (in 1941)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation
3:05
2Now's the Time
recording of:
Now’s the Time
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:03
3Confirmation
instrumental recording of:
Confirmation
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
2:59
4I Get a Kick Out of You
instrumental recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
3:36
5Just One of Those Things
instrumental recording of:
Just One of Those Things
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
2:43
6My Heart Belongs to Daddy
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1954-03-31)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1954-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1954-03-31)
guitar:
Jerome Darr (on 1954-03-31)
piano:
Walter Bishop (American jazz pianist) (on 1954-03-31)
recorded at:
Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1954-03-31)
instrumental recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (on 1954-03-31)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
3:21
7I've Got You Under My Skin
instrumental recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Born to Dance
3:35
8Love for Sale
instrumental recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
5:38
9I Love Paris
instrumental recording of:
I Love Paris (Can-Can [Pistache, Company])
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Can‐Can
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
5:09
10Jam Blues
recording of:
Jam Blues
composer:
Norman Shrdlu (Musician - Composer)
14:44
11What Is This Thing Called Love
instrumental recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
15:53
12Dearly Beloved
instrumental recording of:
Dearly Beloved (from “You Were Never Lovelier”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jerome Kern
1:53
13Funky Blues
recording of:
Funky Blues
composer:
Johnny Hodges
13:28