MINT 1955 SAVOY CHARLIE PARKER MEMORIAL Miles Davis

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Aug 27, 2011 Sold Date

Aug 24, 2011 Start Date

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MINT 1955 MONO "SAVOY" FIRST PRINTING

STUNNING CLEAN

CHARLIE PARKER

MEMORIAL ALBUM

\ USA - SAVOY RECORDS - MG 120001 ((mono))

You will not find a better copy of this 56 year old original, anywhere...it's that pristine!!

SUPER RARE...SUPER CLEAN (see details below song titles) ...

1955 MONO first pressing !!!

Cover and record = ARCHIVE COPY MINT....

Charlie Parker (alto saxophone);
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet, piano);
Miles Davis (trumpet);
Duke Jordan, John Lewis, Bud Powell, Clyde Hart (piano);
Tommy Potter, Curley Russell, Nelson Boyd, Jimmie Butts (bass);
Max Roach, Harold West (drums).

Charlie 'The Bird' Parker has one'a the mos' amazing legacies in jazz history. An' the music that is on this album is just wonderful, a great example of early bebop and the 1940s decade of jazz. These were from his years at Savoy (an' I swear I think some'a them are from the Dial Years too), put together in a 1955 collection of previously unreleased takes of his most famous compositions, all recorded between 1944 and 1948. Duke Jordan, John Lewis, and Bud Powell all play piano on this record, as well as a young Miles Davis who already shows much promise as a trumpeter. But c'mon, y'all. We talkin' 'bout Yardbird. Who you think is gon' be the showcase? Bein' that his alto saxophone playing is unmatched by any, EVEN contemporary jazz musicians, he gives all these musicians a lot to work with and keep up with. This man blew into that instrument like his life depended on it (and maybe to him it did). Listen to the incredibly fast lines he plays on 'Another Hair Do', 'Constellation' and the truly dizzying 'Merry Go Round'. Damn, son, it'll make your head spin. The percussionist and piano players could barely keep up with his pace on these, all fun and boisterous numbers. But he could slow down the pace quite a bit too as is evidenced on 'Parker's Mood', prob'ly Bird's mos' famous blues number featuring some great piano playing by Powell. A cool, classy number that will make you want to hit the bar. One of his greatest and most widely-covered compositions is 'Ah-Leu-Cha', which is featured with terrific mad soloing from both Parker and Davis. They go back and forth almost trying to outplay each other, and that will get anyone jumpin' an' jivin'. Charlie Parker was a legend in his own time virtually creating the blueprint for American jazz, working with and influencing future greats like Miles Davis and John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk and, ah, the list could go on forever. This music here is kind of rough as it contains incomplete versions as well as the final completed studio takes of the numbers here, but it is still really nice, if a little raw, representation of the bebop era at its best. The basslines, piano, percussion all keep the pace lively and Parker's alto sax jumps out of the blue-lit night streets right into your home. It is absolutely IMPOSSIBLE to listen to this album without tapping your fingers or your foot, or just bobbing your head. It's just too wildly addictive.

I think it's safe to say jazz would not have been the same and would sound a great deal different were it not for Charlie Parker and his influence. His all-too-brief career left a lifetime of great music for us to wade through. If you're a new jazz fan, and are looking for a nice collectible showcase of Parker's abilities, then this would be a great place to start, as these are all among his very best works.

You will not find a better copy of this 56 year old original, anywhere...it's that pristine !!

1. Another Hair Do - Charlie Parker (short take 1)
2. Another Hair Do - Charlie Parker (short take 2)
3. Another Hair Do - Charlie Parker (original take 3)
4. Bluebird - Charlie Parker (new take 1)
5. Bird Gets the Worm - Charlie Parker (newtake 1)
6. Barbados - Charlie Parker (new take 1)
7. Constellation - Charlie Parker (short take 2)
8. Constellation - Charlie Parker (new take 1)
9. Parker's Mood - Charlie Parker (new take 1)

SIDE 2
10. Ah-Leu-Cha - Charlie Parker (short take 1)
11. Ah-Leu-Cha - Charlie Parker (original take 2)
12. Perhaps - Charlie Parker (short take 4)
13. Perhaps - Charlie Parker (new take 5)
14. Perhaps - Charlie Parker (original take 6)
15. Marmaduke - Charlie Parker (short take 1)
16. Marmaduke - Charlie Parker (new take 2)
17. Steeplechase - Charlie Parker (original take 1)
18. Merry Go Round - Charlie Parker (new take 1)
19. Buzzy - Charlie Parker (short take 4)
20. Buzzy - Charlie Parker (original take 5)

CONDITION: The Cover: The cover is pristine, really clean and solid all over M- top level with 4 sharp corners, no bends, no writing and no split seams, containing the original colors...

The Vinyl: all shiny smooth and clean clear grooves over both sides gets a M- top rating. And those beautiful maroon SAVOY labels...all mint, they don't even make labels this cool anymore.

A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

All imperfections are noted both cover & record

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