Personnel:
Jon Hendricks, Aria, Judith & Michelle Hendricks, Kevin Burke (vcl), Larry Goldings (p), Tyler Mitchell (b), Jimmy Cobb (d), Phil Woods (as), Hal Galper (p), Steve Gilmore (b), Bill Goodwin (d)
Reference: TDJ-18
Jazz musician CHARLIE PARKER was a musical legend. He was the subject of Clint Eastwoods recent feature film Bird and now the legend of Charlie Parker comes to life with the second part of this unique musical tribute. It features some of Americas finest living jazz players and singers including saxophonist PHIL WOODS, who inherited the masters actual saxophone and has been the leading light in the Be-Bop tradition ever since.
Master lyricist and singer JON HENDRICKS, the founding father of thelegendary group, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross represents the vocal side of Parkerís music. Jon Hendricks skill at putting lyrics to jazz classics was celebrated in his recent Grammy Award for his work on The Manhattan Transfer album Vocalese.
