At Cafe Society (Red Vinyl) Coloured edition
Charlie Parker
At Cafe Society (Red Vinyl) Coloured edition
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker's engagement at Café Society took place
during the last year of this famous club's existence. Two
days before his stint began, on June 6, 1950, he had
recorded his last studio album with Dizzy Gillespie, the
celebrated Bird & Diz, which featured Thelonious Monk on
piano. During these months, as Bird himself announced,
he was playing with strings. However, for some reason
the Café Society didn't book him with strings but with his
quintet, featuring Kenny Dorham on trumpet, Al Haig on
piano, Tommy Potter on bass and Roy Haynes on drums.
All of the music recorded by Bird at the club is included
here, including his only known versions of "Bewitched"
and "Gone with the Wind", as well as an amazing version
of "Summertime", which is Parker's only reading of the
tune apart from the studio recording with strings.
Charlie Parker, alto sax
Kenny Dorham, trumpet
Al Haig, piano
Tommy Potter, bass
Roy Haynes, drums.
Tony Scott, clarinet; (added on B4 only)
Recorded live at Café Society Downtown,
New York, June-July, 1950.
Media | Music VINYL LP (Vinyl) |
Number of records | 1 |
Released | October 2, 2020 |
EAN/UPC | 8436563182785 |
Label | BIRDS NEST 840105 |
Genre | Jazz |
Dimensions | 311 × 312 × 4 mm · 252 g |
Track list
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- 52nd Street Theme [i] 0:46
- Just Friends [i] 3:08
- April in Paris [i] 3:32
- A Night in Tunisia into 52nd Street Theme [ii] 5:27
- 52nd Street Theme [iii] (0:36
- Just Friends [ii] 3:10
- April in Paris [iiernon Duke) 3:00
- Medley 1: Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered / Summertime 5:02
- Medley 2: I Cover the Waterfront / Gone with the Wind 4:26
- Easy to Love into 52nd Street Theme [iv] 4:58
- Medley 3: What's New? It's the Talk of the Town 6:44
- Moose the Mooche into 52nd Street Theme [v] 10:38