# Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve

Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve è un cofanetto box set del musicista jazz Charlie Parker, pubblicato dalla Verve Records nel 1990.
Il cofanetto include tutte le incisioni effettuate da Parker per l'etichetta Verve e anche le sue esibizioni durante il Jazz at the Philharmonic. Charlie Parker registrò per la Verve principalmente negli ultimi cinque anni di vita, periodo durante il quale, oltre che a suonare con il suo celebre quintetto, sperimentò nuove vie musicali registrando con grandi orchestre d'archi, e musiche afro-cubane. Tra gli album pubblicati da Parker su etichetta Verve abbiamo Bird & Diz, Charlie Parker with Strings, e Swedish Schnapps.

## Tracce
### Disco 1

* Sweet Georgia Brown- 9:32
* Blues For Norman – 8:37
* I Can't Get Started – 9:15
* Oh, Lady be Good! 11:05
* After You've Gone – 7:33
* I Got Rhythm – 12:54
* Introductions By Norman Granz – 2:16
* JATP Blues 10:56

### Disco 2

* The Bird - 4:44
* Repetition – 2:57
* No Noise (Parts I & II) – 5:53
* No Noise (Part III) – 2:55
* Mango Mangue – 2:53
* Okiedoke – 3:02
* Cardboard – 3:08
* Visa 3:58
* Segment - Tune X – 3:19
* Diverse - Tune X (alternate take) – 3:16
* Passport - Tune Y (rare) – 2:54
* Passport - Tune Z (common) – 2:59

### Disco 3

* The Opener – 12:47
* Lester Leaps In – 12:14
* Embraceable You – 10:33
* The Closer – 10:57
* 'Ow - Introduction OF Ella Fitzgerald – :48
* Flyin' Home – 5:31
* How High the Moon – 6:24
* Perdido – 8:34

### Disco 4

* Just Friends – 3:30
* Everything Happens to Me – 3:15
* April In Paris – 3:06
* Summertime – 2:46
* I Didn't Know What Time It Was – 3:12
* If I Should Lose You – 2:46
* Star Eyes – 3:28
* Blues (Fast) – 2:45
* I'm In The Mood For Love – 2:50
* Bloomdido – 3:24
* And Oscar For Treadwell (Take 3 Alternate take - LP) – 3:20
* An Oscar For Treadwell (Take 4 Master) – 3:22
* Mohawk (Take 3 Alternate take - LP) – 3:38
* Mohawk (Take 6 (Take 4) Master) – 3:34
* My Melancholy Baby (Take 1) – 3:16
* My Melancholy Baby (Coda Rehearsal) - :05
* My Melancholy Baby (Take 2 Master) – 3:23
* Leap Frog (Take 1 Incomplete) - :27
* Leap Frog (Take 2 Incomplete) - :18
* Leap Frog (Take 3 Incomplete) - :40
* Leap Frog (Take 4 Incomplete) - :18
* Leap Frog (Take 5 Alternate take) – 2:33
* Leap Frog (Take 6 Incomplete) - :24
* Leap Frog (Take 7 Incomplete) - :14
* Leap Frog (Take 8 (Take 4) Alternate take) – 2:02
* Leap Frog (Take 9 Alternate take) – 2:06
* Leap Frog (Take 10 Incomplete) - :43
* Leap Frog (Take 11 (Take 6) Master) – 2:29
* Relaxing With Lee (Take 1 Incomplete) - :35
* Relaxing With Lee (Take 2 Incomplete) – 1:08
* Relaxing With Lee (Take 3 False start) - :08
* Relaxing With Lee (Take 4 (Take 2) Alternate take - LP) – 3:56
* Relaxing With Lee (Take 5 Incomplete) - :25
* Relaxing With Lee (Take 6 (Take 3) Master) – 2:46

### Disco 5

* Dancing in the Dark – 2:19
* Out Of Nowhere – 3:06
* Laura (Take 1 Alternate take) – 2:57
* Laura (Take 2 Master) – 2:56
* East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) – 3:38
* They Can't Take That Away From Me – 3:17
* Easy To Love – 3:29
* I'm In The Mood For Love (Take 2 Master) – 3:33
* I'm In The Mood For Love (Take 3 Alternate take) – 3:27
* I'll Remember April (Take 1 Alternate take) – 3:09
* I'll Remember April (Take 2 False start) – :10
* I'll Remember April (Take 3 (Take 2) Master) – 3:02
* What Is This Thing Called Love? – 2:54
* April In Paris – 3:12
* Repetition – 2:49
* Easy To Love – 2:25
* Rocker – 3:10
* Celebrity – 1:34
* Ballade – 2:55
* Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite – 17:11

### Disco 6

* Au Privave (Take 2 Alternate take - LP) – 2:38
* Au Privave (Take 3 Master) – 2:43
* She Rote (Take 3 Alternate take - LP) – 3:09
* She Rote (Take 5 Master) –3:06
* K.C. Blues – 3:24
* Star Eyes – 3:34
* My Little Suede Shoes – 3:03
* Un Poquito De Tu Amor – 2:40
* Tico Tico –2:44
* Fiesta – 2:49
* Why Do I Love You (Take 2 Alternate take - LP) – 2:58
* Why Do I Love You (Take 6 Alternate take) – 2:58
* Why Do I Love You (Take 7 Master) – 3:05
* Blues for Alice –2:46
* Si Si – 2:38
* Swedish Schnapps (Take 3 Alternate take - LP) – 3:13
* Swedish Schnapps (Take 4 Master) – 3:10
* Back Home Blues (Take 1 Alternate take - LP) – 2:35
* Back Home Blues (Take 2 Master) – 2:46
* Lover Man – 3:21

### Disco 7

* Temptation – 3:31
* Lover – 3:06
* Autumn in New York – 3:29
* Stella by Starlight – 2:56
* Mama Inez – 2:50
* La Cucuracha (Take 1 Alternate take) – 3:24
* La Cucuracha (Take 2 Incomplete) – :49
* La Cucuracha (Take 3 False start) – :10
* La Cucuracha (Take 4 (Take 3) Master) – 2:43
* Estrellita (Take 2 Incomplete) – 1:57
* Estrellita (Take 4 Alternate take) – 2:46
* Estrellita (Take 5 False start) – :04
* Estrellita (Take 6 (Take 5) Master) – 2:44
* Begin the Beguine – 3:12
* La Paloma – 2:39
* Night and Day – 2:50
* Almost Like Being in Love – 2:33
* I Can't Get Started – 3:08

### Disco 8

* Jam Blues – 14:42
* What Is This Thing Called Love – 15:41
* Ballad Medley – 17:23
* Funky Blues – 13:27

### Disco 9

* The Song Is You – 2:56
* Laird Baird – 2:44
* Kim (Take 2 Alternate take - LP) – 2:58
* Kim (Take 4 Master) – 2:58
* Cosmic Rays (Take 2 Master) – 3:05
* Cosmic Rays (Take 5 Alternate take) – 3:16
* In The Still Of The Night (Take 1 False start) – :32
* In The Still Of The Night (Take 2 Incomplete) – :53
* In The Still Of The Night (Take 3 Alternate take) – 3:46
* In The Still Of The Night (Take 4 Alternate take) – 3:21
* In The Still Of The Night (Take 5 False start) – :45
* In The Still Of The Night (Take 6 Alternate take) –3:26
* In The Still Of The Night (Take 7 Master) – 3:22
* Old Folks (Take 1 Incomplete) – :26
* Old Folks (Take 2 False start) – :09
* Old Folks (Take 3 Alternate take) – 4:04
* Old Folks (Take 4 Incomplete - Bird Continues Playing Into Take 5 False start) – :21
* Old Folks (Take 6 Alternate take) – 3:28
* Old Folks (Take 7 Incomplete) – :26
* Old Folks (Take 8 Alternate take) – 3:39
* Old Folks (Take 9 Master) – 3:34
* If I Love Again – 2:31

### Disco 10

* Chi Chi (Take 1 Alternate take - LP) – 3:09
* Chi Chi (Take 2 False start) – :27
* Chi Chi (Take 3 Alternate take) – 2:42
* Chi Chi (Take 4 Alternate take) – 2:37
* Chi Chi (Take 5 False start) – :17
* Chi Chi (Take 6 Master) – 3:02
* I Remember You – 3:03
* Now's The Time – 3:01
* Confirmation (Take 1 False start) – :14
* Confirmation (Take 2 False start) – :09
* Confirmation (Take 5 False start) – 2:58
* I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 1 Alternate take) – 4:55
* I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 2 False start And Rehearsal) – :32
* I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 3 False start And Rehearsal) – :16
* I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 4 Incomplete) – 1:05
* I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 5 False start) – :17
* I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 6 Incomplete) – 1:08
* I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 7 Master) – 3:34
* Just One Of Those Things – 2:46
* My Heart Belongs To Daddy (Take 1 False start And Rehearsal) – :36
* My Heart Belongs To Daddy (Take 2 Master) – 3:18
* I've Got You Under My Skin – 3:38
* Love For Sale (Take 1 False start) – :17
* Love For Sale (Take 2 Alternate take) – 5:47
* Love For Sale (Take 3 Incomplete) – 1:03
* Love For Sale (Take 4 Alternate take) – 5:32
* Love For Sale (Take 5 Master) – 5:35
* I Love Paris (Take 2 Alternate take) – 5:07
* I Love Paris (Take 3 Master) – 5:07

## Sessioni di registrazione

* Registrazioni effettuate tra il 1945 e il 1954.

## Crediti

* Charlie Parker: Sassofono alto
* Harry Terrill: Sassofono alto
* Johnny Hodges: Sassofono Alto
* Sonny Salad: Sassofono Alto
* Willie Smith: Sassofono Alto
* Benny Carter: Sassofono Alto
* Fred Skerritt: Sassofono Alto
* Gene Johnson: Sassofono Alto
* Murray Williams: Sassofono Alto
* Toots Mondello: Sassofono Alto
* Ben Webster: Sassofono Tenore
* Coleman Hawkins: Sassofono Tenore
* Flip Phillips: Sassofono Tenore
* Hank Ross: Sassofono Tenore
* Sol Rabinowitz: Sassofono Tenore
* Pete Mondello: Sassofono Tenore
* Jose Madera: Sassofono Tenore
* Danny Bank: Sassofono Baritono
* Stanley Webb: Sassofono Baritono
* Leslie Johnakins: Sassofono Baritono
* Manny Albam: Sassofono Baritono
* Dizzy Gillespie: Tromba
* Miles Davis: Tromba
* Doug Mettome: Tromba
* Roy Eldridge: Tromba
* Al Killian: Tromba
* Al Porcino: Tromba
* Al Stewart: Tromba
* Benny Harris: Tromba
* Charlie Shavers: Tromba
* Chris Griffin: Tromba
* Bernie Privin: Tromba
* Bobby Woodlen: Tromba
* Buck Clayton: Tromba
* Carl Poole: Tromba
* Howard McGhee: Tromba
* Ray Wetzel: Tromba
* Red Rodney: Tromba
* Paquito Davilla: Tromba
* Mario Bauzá: Tromba
* Jimmy Maxwell: Tromba
* Kenny Dorham: Tromba
* Harry "Sweets" Edison: Tromba
* Will Bradley: Trombone
* Lou McGarity: Trombone
* Bill Harris: Trombone
* Tommy Turk: Trombone
* Bart Varsalona: Basso Tuba
* Hal McKusick: Clarinetto
* John LaPorta: Clarinetto
* Tommy Mace: Oboe
* Eddie Brown: Oboe
* Mitch Miller: Oboe/Corno Inglese
* Junior Collins: Corno Francese
* Joseph Singer: Corno Francese
* Manny Thaler: Fagotto
* Art Drelinger: Ancia
* Al Haig: Pianoforte
* Arnold Ross: Pianoforte
* Mel Powell: Pianoforte
* Hank Jones: Pianoforte
* Bernie Leighton: Pianoforte
* John Lewis: Pianoforte
* Lou Stein: Pianoforte
* Stan Freeman: Pianoforte
* Walter Bishop Jr.: Pianoforte
* Ken Kersey: Pianoforte
* René Hernández: Pianoforte
* Tony Aless: Pianoforte
* Oscar Peterson: Pianoforte
* Art Ryerson: Chitarra
* Barney Kessel: Chitarra
* Freddie Green: Chitarra
* Jerome Darr: Chitarra
* Irving Ashby: Chitarra
* Bob Haggart: Basso Acustico
* Charles Mingus: Contrabbasso
* Curly Russell: Contrabbasso
* Tommy Potter: Contrabbasso
* Percy Heath: Contrabbasso
* Ray Brown: Contrabbasso
* Roberto Rodriguez: Contrabbasso
* Teddy Kotick: Contrabbasso
* William K. "Billy" Hadnott: Contrabbasso
* Buddy Rich: Batteria
* Don Lamond: Batteria
* J.C. Heard: Batteria
* Roy Haynes: Batteria
* Max Roach: Batteria
* Shelly Manne: Batteria
* Kenny Clarke: Batteria
* Lee Young: Batteria
* Jose Mangual: Bonghi
* Luis Miranda: Conga
* Rafael Miranda: Conga
* Chano Pozo: Conga
* Machito: maracas
* Dave Uchitel: Viola
* Frank Brieff: Viola
* Fred Ruzilla: Viola
* Isadore Zir: Viola
* Dave Uchitel: Viola
* Nat Nathanson: Viola
* Frank Miller: Violoncello
* Maurice Brown: Violoncello
* Joe Benaventi: Violoncello
* Bronislaw Gimpel: Violino
* Gene Orloff: Violino
* Harry Katzman: Violino
* Harry Melnikoff: Violino
* Sid Harris: Violino
* Sam Caplan: Violino/Cornetta
* Samuel Rand: Violino
* Stan Karpenia: Violino
* Ted Blume: Violino
* Zelly Smirnoff: Violino
* Howard Kay: Violino
* Max Hollander: Violino
* Jack Zayde: Violino
* Manny Fidler: Violino
* Milton Lomask: Violino
* Ubaldo Nieto: Timbales
* Myor Rosen: Arpa
* Verlye Mills: Arpa
* Wallace McManus: Arpa
* Butch Birdsall: Voce
* Dave Lambert: Voce
* Jerry Parker: Voce
* Annie Ross: Voce
* Chico O'Farrill: Arrangiamento/Direzione d'orchestra
* Gil Evans: Arrangiamento/Direzione d'orchestra
* Jimmy Carroll: Arrangiamento/Direzione d'orchestra
* Joe Lipman: Arrangiamento/Direzione d'orchestra/Chimes/Xilofono)
* Neal Hefti: Arrangiamento/Direzione d'orchestra
* Phil Schaap: Produzione/Note Interne