Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes (2002)Released time: Sep 10, 2002 | 3 CD | MP 320kbps 44,1khz Stereo | 441.51 MB
Genre: Jazz | Label: Savoy JazzRecorded between 1944 & 1948. Includes liner notes by Stanley Crouch.
Throughthe miracle of high-resolution digital transfer and masteringtechnology, Bird enthusiasts can now get an earful of the shape ofCharlie
Parkers musical accomplishments for Savoy and Dial in the1940s. Available as a three-disc box set, the alto saxophonist isrecorded in various configurations as performer and bandleader with suchmainstream jazz greats as trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis,pianists Bud Powell and Erroll Garner, drummer Max Roach, trombonistJ.J. Johnson, and bassist Ray Brown, to name but a few. Charlie
Parkerdraws on his pungent roots and rhythms of the Kansas City jazz scene on
Parkers Mood and makes a deep statement of the existence of the bluesin the jazz tradition. His freedom and rapid-fire sax lines onYardbird Suite serve to confirm his excellence in crafting polishedimprovisations and solos. One of
Parkers strongest compositions,Orinithology, is pure, unerated bebop, and the unique sound of
Parkers alto saxophone is clearly articulated through smoothly executedphrasings and cutting, focused energy.
Parker picks up the tenorsaxophone with the Miles Davis All-Stars on such great songs asMilestones and Sippin at Bells. Overall, Bird audiophiles, jazzeducators, and historians should be prepared to be impressed. Thiscollection is arguably Birds most important recording studio work. ~Paula Edelstein