Live With The Big Bands

Jazz Factory

Personnel:
Charlie Parker (as), Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Joe Timer (dir)

Reference: JFCD22883

Bar code: 8436006498831

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Charlie Parker's "Live With The Big Bands" includes Bird's only existing recordings with Stan Kenton and Woody Herman compiled for the first time on one CD! Including the complete take of "You Go To My Head."

Tracklist

01. Intro By Stan Kenton Into Night And Day
02. My Funny Valentine
03. Cherokee
04. Leo The Lion (I)
05. Cuban Holiday
06. The Nearness Of You
07. Lemon Drop
08. The Goof And I
09. Laura
10. Four Brothers
11. Leo The Lion (II)
12. You Go To My Head *
13. How High The Moon
14. Fine And Dandy
15. These Foolish Things
16. Light Green
17. Thou Swell
18. Willis
19. Don't Blame Me
20. Something To Remember You By / The Blue Room
21. Roundhouse

Album details

Total time: 72:38 min.

(*) Complete for the first time ever

Personnel:

Charlie Parker, alto sax soloist, with

Tracks #1-3: The Stan Kenton Orchestra
Recorded at the Civic Auditorium, Portland Oregon, February 25, 1954

Tracks #4-13: The Woody Herman Herd
Recorded at the Municipal Arena, Kansas City, July 22, 1951

Tracks #14-21: Joe Timer And "The Orchestra"
Recorded at Club Kavakos, Washington D.C., February 22, 1953

Press reviews

"Parker's only recording with Stan Kenton and Woody herman. Bird soars high backed by big bands inspired bythe great master!!"

—Richard Heffner (Jazz to Jazz)