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Charlie Parker
Vol. 1 - Ballads & Birdland

Album UK 1988 on Zu-Zazz Records label
Jazz

Tracks A1 and A2 recorded at Birdland, NYC on September 20, 1952. Tracks A3 to A5 recorded at Birdland, NYC, on November 1, 1952. Tracks B1 to B6 recorded at the Café Society, NYC, on May 23, 1950. Tracks B7 to B9 recorded at the Café Society, NYC, late May 1950.

     
Musicians
PortraitCharlie Parker as, 1920-1955 US
alto saxophone, album by, written by
PortraitCharles Mingus b, 1922-1979 US
bass
PortraitPercy Heath b, 1923-2005 US
bass
PortraitTommy Potter b, 1918-1988 US
bass
PortraitKenny Clarke dr, 1914-1985 US
drums
PortraitPhil Brown dr,
drums
PortraitRoy Haynes dr, *1925 US
drums
PortraitAl Haig p, 1922-1982 US
piano
PortraitDuke Jordan p, 1922-2006 DK
piano
PortraitJohn Lewis p, 1920-2001 US
piano
PortraitKenny Dorham tr, 1924-1972 US
trumpet
PortraitMilt Jackson vib, 1923-1999 US
vibraphone
Producers
Clive Blewchamp art direction
Colin Escott coordinator
Martin Hawkins coordinator
Mark Gardner liner notes, producer
Bob Jones remastered by
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1OrnithologyCharlie ParkerBenny Harris, Charlie Parker
252nd Street ThemeCharlie ParkerThelonious Monk
3How High The MoonCharlie ParkerMorgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
4Embraceable YouCharlie ParkerGeorge & Ira Gershwin
552nd Street ThemeCharlie ParkerThelonious Monk
6BewitchedCharlie ParkerRodgers & Hart
7SummertimeCharlie ParkerDuBose Heyward, George Gershwin
8I Cover The WaterfrontCharlie ParkerEdward Heyman, Johnny Green
9Gone With The WindCharlie ParkerMax Steiner
10Easy To LoveCharlie ParkerCole Porter
1152nd Street ThemeCharlie ParkerThelonious Monk
1252nd Street ThemeCharlie ParkerThelonious Monk
13Just FriendsCharlie ParkerJohn Klenner, Sam Lewis
14April In ParisCharlie ParkerE.Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke
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