The 'Bird' Returns - Charlie Parker

 

Chasin' The Bird

The Bird Returns

Charlie Parker

Cover: Harvey

Mastering: Medallion Studios

Savoy Records Co. MG-12179

1962

From the back cover: Charlie Parker was born in Kansas City, August 29, 1920. He played baritone saxophone in his school band and accumulated his experience with the orchestras of Lawrence Keyes and Harlan Leonard. In 1937 he joined Jay McShann with whom he came to New York in 1942. "Bird" left McShann to work with the Kenny Clarke and Thelonius Monk at Minton's and Clark's Uptown House. Soon after he blew with Noble Sissle for about a year and then he joined the Earl Hines' Orchestra with featured Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Harris and Billy Eckstine. In 1944 he joined the fine Billy Eckstine Band and, at the time, he cut his first session which, we are proud to say, is on Savoy records.

One of the greatest chapters in Jazz came to close on Saturday, March 12, 1955 when Charlie Parker passed away, stricken with bronchial pneumonia and a greater blow to Jazz was never dealt. We, in Jazz will never forget the "Bird" and because we feel that you, the Jazz audience, may not have had the opportunity to know the "Bird" as well as you would have liked to, we are releasing these heretofore undiscovered sides of Charlie Parker for which we were granted the full permission of the Charlie Parker estate.

The side men are unknown to us and the source from which we obtained these sides could not furnish us with the necessary information, however, it's the legendary "Bird" and his magnificent performances up to his usual brilliant standards.

We trust that you enjoy this Jazz classic and we look forward to bringing you other never released sides by "Bird" and other Jazz immortals.

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