Charlie Parker - Best of The Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recordings
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Artist: Charlie ParkerEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued
CD Release Date: 2002-07-02
Music Label: Savoy Jazz
Soundtracks:
- Tiny's Tempo
- Koko
- Moose The Mooche
- Yardbird Suite
- Ornithology
- A Night In Tunisia
- Cool Blues
- Relaxin' At Camarillo
- Chasin' The Bird
- Cheryl
- Milestones
- Embraceable You
- Scrapple From The Apple
- Out Of Nowhere
- Quasimado
- Crazeology
- Bluebird
- Au-Leu-Cha
- Parker's Mood
- Merry Go Round
Music reviews of Best of The Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recordings
Music Review: A Gem in the Rough
Rating: 5 Stars
This "Best Of" collection may just be the ticket for all of those Bird fans who were upset by the slip-shod packaging of "The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings." These are unquestionably the recordings upon which the Charlie Parker genius and musical legacy must primarily rest, and the listener will not have to wade through dozens of alternate takes and false starts to discover the real Bird. The sound mastering, while distorted on a few tracks (the price of introducing more "presence" into the alto saxophone's sound), is the best I've encountered--in fact, the CD definitely eclipses the Ken Burns' single-disc compilation in terms of audio quality as well as song selection. My disappointment at the omission of "Donna Lee" is compensated for by the inclusion of both "Embraceable You" (the celebrated version) and "Night in Tunisia" (but not the concert version with Diz containing the famous 4-bar break).
Unlike some collectors, I find the fold-out cardboard container, with large-scale photos and ample notes, preferable to another broken plastic jewel case.
One caveat: Producer Orrin Keepnews' notes are written neither for the neophyte nor this single-disc down-sized edition. Aside from factual matters such as dates and personnel, they're pretty useless. The music, on the other hand (even as I'm now listening to Bird's bracing and brilliant playing), is simply priceless.
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