Milestones of a Legend

~ Release by Charlie Parker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: No. 1 / No. 2 / No. 3
▶ CD 2: Charlie Parker With Strings / Charlie Parker Sextet / Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session
▶ CD 3: South of the Border / Bird and Diz / Charlie Parker
▶ CD 4: Charlie Parker Plays Cole Porter / The Genius of Charlie Parker: Jazz Perennial
▶ CD 5: "Bird" Is Free / The Happy "Bird"
▶ CD 6: Charlie Parker Memorial / Bird on 52nd Street
▶ CD 7: Le Jazz Cool: Historical Recordings, Vol. 1 / An Historical Meeting at the Summit
▼ CD 8: Charlie Parker in Sweden
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1Anthropology
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Thore Jederby (Swedish jazz bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Jack Norén (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24)
recorded at:
Folkets Park, Helsingborg in Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
Anthropology (on 1950-11-24)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
6:08
2Scrapple From the Apple
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Thore Jederby (Swedish jazz bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Jack Norén (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24)
recorded at:
Folkets Park, Helsingborg in Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
Scrapple From the Apple (on 1950-11-24)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
6:35
3Embraceable You
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Thore Jederby (Swedish jazz bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Jack Norén (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24)
recorded at:
Folkets Park, Helsingborg in Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1950-11-24)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
2:12
4Cool Blues
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Thore Jederby (Swedish jazz bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Jack Norén (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24)
recorded at:
Folkets Park, Helsingborg in Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
Cool Blues (on 1950-11-24)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
4:38
5Star Eyes
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Thore Jederby (Swedish jazz bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Jack Norén (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24)
recorded at:
Folkets Park, Helsingborg in Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
Star Eyes (on 1950-11-24)
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Red Cape Songs
2:43
6All the Things You Are
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Thore Jederby (Swedish jazz bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Jack Norén (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24)
recorded at:
Folkets Park, Helsingborg in Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”) (on 1950-11-24)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
5:07
7Strike Up the Band
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Thore Jederby (Swedish jazz bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Jack Norén (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24)
recorded at:
Folkets Park, Helsingborg in Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
Strike Up the Band! (unknown orchestration of the song) (on 1950-11-24)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
orchestration of:
Strike Up the Band (1927 Gershwin song)
4:45
8Body and Soul
recorded in:
Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Folke Holst (Swedish bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Eric Nilsson (Swedish drummer) (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Lennart Nilsson (on 1950-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24) and Rowland Greenberg (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1950-11-24)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
11:50
9Fine and Dandy
recorded in:
Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Folke Holst (Swedish bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Eric Nilsson (Swedish drummer) (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Lennart Nilsson (on 1950-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24) and Rowland Greenberg (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
Fine and Dandy (on 1950-11-24)
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
5:46
10How High the Moon
recorded in:
Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden (on 1950-11-24)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-11-24)
double bass:
Folke Holst (Swedish bassist) (on 1950-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Eric Nilsson (Swedish drummer) (on 1950-11-24)
piano:
Lennart Nilsson (on 1950-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Gösta Theselius (on 1950-11-24)
trumpet:
Rolf Ericson (on 1950-11-24) and Rowland Greenberg (on 1950-11-24)
recording of:
How High the Moon (on 1950-11-24)
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3:43
11Cheers
6:50
12Loverman
1:55
13Out of Nowhere
3:36
▶ CD 9: "Bird" at St. Nick's / Jazz at Massey Hall
▶ CD 10: An Evening at Home With the "Bird" / The "Bird" Returns

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part of:10 CD Collection (order: 11)