Charlie Parker – Bird / The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes)
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Savoy Records – SJL 2201 |
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Country: |
US |
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Genre: |
Jazz |
Style: |
Bop |
Tracklist
| A1 | Tiny's Tempo | 2:48 | |
| A2 | I'll Always Love You Just The Same | 2:55 | |
| A3 | Romance Without Finance | 2:58 | |
| A4 | Red Cross | 3:04 | |
| A5 | Warming Up A Riff | 2:32 | |
| A6 | Billie's Bounce | 3:08 | |
| A7 | Now's The Time | 3:14 | |
| B1 | Thriving On A Riff | 2:53 | |
| B2 | Meandering | 3:16 | |
| B3 | Ko Ko | 2:53 | |
| B4 | Donna Lee | 2:32 | |
| B5 | Chasin' The Bird | 2:43 | |
| B6 | Cheryl | 2:57 | |
| B7 | Buzzy | 2:29 | |
| C1 | Milestones | 2:34 | |
| C2 | Little Willie Leaps | 2:51 | |
| C3 | Half Nelson | 2:43 | |
| C4 | Sippin' At Bells | 2:21 | |
| C5 | Another Hair-Do | 2:37 | |
| C6 | Blue Bird | 2:50 | |
| C7 | Klaunstance | 2:45 | |
| C8 | Bird Gets The Worm | 2:34 | |
| D1 | Barbados | 2:27 | |
| D2 | Ah-Leu-Cha | 2:51 | |
| D3 | Constellation | 2:26 | |
| D4 | Parker's Mood | 3:00 | |
| D5 | Perhaps | 2:33 | |
| D6 | Marmaduke | 2:40 | |
| D7 | Steeplechase | 3:03 | |
| D8 | Merry-Go-Round | 2:23 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
- Manufactured By – Arista Records, Inc.
- Distributed By – Arista Records, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Arista Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – Arista Records, Inc.
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
- Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
- Lacquer Cut At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Charlie Parker
- Artwork – Bill Hoffman (3)
- Bass – Tommy Potter (tracks: B4 to B7, C5 to C8)
- Bass, Vocals – Jimmy Butts (tracks: A1 to A4)
- Composed By – M. Davis* (tracks: C1 to C4)
- Design, Art Direction – Bob Heimall*
- Drums – Max Roach (tracks: A5 to D8)
- Executive-Producer – Steve Backer
- Guitar, Vocals – Tiny Grimes (tracks: A1 to A4)
- Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
- Mastered By, Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etched Signature] – Al Brown (5)
- Photography By – Herman Leonard
- Piano – John Lewis (2) (tracks: C1 to C4, D1 to D8)
- Producer [Original Sessions] – Teddy Reig (tracks: A5 to D)
- Reissue Producer – Bob Porter
- Transferred By [Transfers], Edited By [Editing] – Jerry Valburn
- Trumpet – Miles Davis (tracks: A5 to D8)
Notes
"All titles previously issued on LP except 'I'll Always Love You Just The Same' and 'Romance Without Finance' issued on 78 RPM" (Back Cover)
℗ & © 1976 Arista Records, Inc.
Auto-coupled release.
- first record with Side 1 & Side 4
- second record with Side 2 & Side 3
Recorded September 15, 1944 (A1 to A4), November 26, 1945 (A5 to B3), May 8, 1947 (B4 to B7), August 14, 1947 (C1 to C4), December 21, 1947 (C5 to C8), September 18, 1948 (D1 to D4), and Septeber 24, 1948 (D5 to D8)
℗ & © 1976 Arista Records, Inc.
Auto-coupled release.
- first record with Side 1 & Side 4
- second record with Side 2 & Side 3
Recorded September 15, 1944 (A1 to A4), November 26, 1945 (A5 to B3), May 8, 1947 (B4 to B7), August 14, 1947 (C1 to C4), December 21, 1947 (C5 to C8), September 18, 1948 (D1 to D4), and Septeber 24, 1948 (D5 to D8)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Price Code (Spine): 0798
- Pressing Plant ID (All sides runout): T
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): SJL 2201 A
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): SJL 2201 B
- Matrix / Runout (Label side C): SJL 2201 C
- Matrix / Runout (Label side D): SJL 2201 D
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 1): T1 SJL 2201A-3 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 1): T1 SJL 2201B-2 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout etched, variant 1): T1 SJL 2201C-2 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched, variant 1): T1 SJL 2201D-2 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 2): T1 SJL 2201A-2 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 2): T2 SJL 2201B-1 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout etched, variant 2): T1 SJL 2201C-2 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched, variant 2): T1 SJL 2201D-1 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 3): T1 SJL 2201A-1 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 3): T1 SJL 2201B-2 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout etched, variant 3): T1 SJL 2201C-2 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched, variant 3): T1 SJL 2201D-2 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 4): T1 SJL 2201A-2 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 4): T2 SJL 2201B-2 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout etched, variant 4): T1 SJL 2201C-2 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched, variant 4): T1 SJL 2201D-1 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 5): T1 SJL 2201A-3 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 5): P SJL-2201-5B FWѼ
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout etched, variant 5): SJL-2201-C FWѼ
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched, variant 5): T1 SJL 2201D-2 Al Brown FW/Ѽ
Other Versions (5 of 21)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Bird / The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes) (2×LP, Reissue, Compilation) | Arista | 18RS-32~33(M) | Japan | 1976 | ||
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Bird / The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes) (2×LP, Compilation) | Savoy Jazz | ASJL 2201 | Italy | 1976 | ||
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Bird / The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes) (Cassette, Compilation, Club Edition, Remastered) | Savoy Jazz | SJK 2201 | US | 1976 | ||
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Recently Edited
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Bird / The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes) (2×LP, Compilation, Promo) | Savoy Jazz | SJL 2201 | US | 1976 | ||
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Bird / The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes) (2×LP, Compilation, Mono) | Savoy Records | 1 C 148-99 010/11 | 1977 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Considering the age of the original recordings, this 1976 US release sounds absolutely amazing! So happy I was able to find this at a local shop and paid no shipping. Very happy to acquire this. -
Edited 4 months agoGreat compilation, amazing recordings, decent enough sound (seeing as how many were probably mastered from 78s that were then transferred to tape). My only issue is the auto-coupling, an annoying contrivance that only existed for a short time but, for some reason, was endemic to almost all of these releases. Looking for a decent-sounding non auto-coupled release if anyone can recommend it. This appears to be the only one mentioned as non auto-coupled, but some of the non-US releases don't say one way or the other: https://discogs.cinepelis.org/release/26039962-Charlie-Parker-BirdThe-Savoy-Recordings-Master-Takes. Once one of these comes up for sale, I may grab it.
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This 2xLP comprises every officially released piece that the great alto saxophonist recorded for Savoy from 1944 to ’48 showcasing his flawless tone played with depth and feeling. Many of the pieces are played at a breakneck tempo as the sheets of notes that he’d call forth from his horn sounded literally impossible to play- just listen in awe & try to hang on
This maybe:
• The one essential jazz album?
• The most important collection in American music in print?
• The most rewarding musical compendium in the world?
The mark of a genius. -
Edited 4 years agoWhich pressing is the one to pick? How about the japanese pressing or the german one? -
Edited 6 years agoA prelude to the greatest quintet of all time, in conjunction with some of the best sounding recordings I have heard among Parker's works.
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