Original Charlie Parker Quintet-Wor Studios,New York,4/11/1947 Miles Davis(trumpet),Charlie Parker(alto sax),Duke Jordan(piano),Tommy Potter(bass),Max Roach(drums).
I studied Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Max Roach during my semester in Origins of Jazz. Before then, I listened to Jazz and enjoyed it. After learning and listening to these great musicians, I found a more in depth appreciation for Jazz as an art form. Now when I listen with my family, I hear it differently. Thank you to the beautiful people that were bestowed upon us to bless us with this wonderful sound called Jazz.
Charlie Parker is acclaimed worldwide as a genius for his contribution to music. He is credited everywhere jazz is taught and millions of people all over the world have studied his improvisations. Who was it who said 'A Bird only comes around once a century.' ?
@@mjazzguitar a bunch. they're taught in schools. if you think charlie parker, and the other greats in jazz of his era, got credit for their genius then fine. i know they didn't and its obvious why.
Listened to Bird for 40 years.. This time it’s the wonderful tone that strikes me. Imagine how amazing his tone would be if recorded on modern gear.. He’s so clean and pure in sound. And that’s just his tone..
Tippy top of the pyramid.....that's' Charles Christopher Parker....BIRD LIVES!!!!! This is a true masterpiece as are both alternate takes where he plays completely different solos.
my name is Lance Parker from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania I studied with the great Sonny Stitt forSonny gave me his 1978 Selmer Mark 7 tenor saxophone which I played all my life and I still have to this day he also gave me his 1938 Big altosaxophoneI used to go on the road and study with Sonny when I was 17 up to 22 1/2 years old I played with some of the greatest jazz people in the world Jimmy Smith Don Patterson Louise HaysAbraham liborioMonty Alexander Kenny Burrell Jackie byardb y a r d Don Patterson Groove h o l m e s and JackieBayard Sunny also gave me something that I've never told anyone and I still have it to this day he gave it to me when I was about 19 yearsI have never told anyone because no one would believe mehe also gave me Charlie Parker's white king mouthpiece that you can see in many of his pictures Charlie Parker gave itgave it to him when he switched to a metalI'm 66 years old and I've had it since I'mand a lot of the old pictures back in the forties you'll see him with a saxophone with a white kingSonny Stitt also gave me a record that was never released with some signed memorabilia he also sent me a trophy of a big notethat said to my dear friend and prize student Lance Parker he would come to my house in an area called Squirrel Hill of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania my grandmother would make him spaghetti and meatballs and steakI would then drive him to the Encore or wherever he was playing inPittsburgh PA I went to Columbus Ohio Cincinnati RochesterBuffalo Clevelandand played with some of the most top Jazz musicians in the world totallegacies in many saxophone players in Pittsburgh were very jealous of me andSonnyI studied classical saxophone with Jerome Levine at Carnegie Mellon University and then I also went to the conservatory music in Cincinnati for 8 months study there but I used to practice four or five hours a dayfor literally12 or 13 yearsI can still remember in the middle of the night listening to his brown paper bag crunching is he pulled out his bottle ofNikolai vodka to take a littlehe treated me so good it wasunbelievable he used to call me hishe always talked about his motherhow smart she was and how she played the piano and also he would talk about his childrenJason and his daughter KATEA I might be spelling her name wrong I'm not sure anyway I relive the moments every day when I play my saxophonewhat he did for me and the times I was with him only dreamsI would take my old car and drive like I said to Columbus Cincinnati Cleveland BuffaloRochester in Columbus we play at The High Chaparral in theJimmy Smith Donplay the couple jobs withslide Hampton thetromboneplayer please excuse any spellings I am voicethis message from saxophone player Lance Parker Pittsburgh Pennsylvaniathere has never been a day that has gone by that I do not think my main man Sonny Stitthe was so kind and good to me and gave me so manybeautifulmusicalthe Charlie Parker's white king mouthpiece is the most pride possession along with his Selmer Mark 7 tenor saxophone hegave ME he also gave me a Bril heart tenor saxophone mouthpiecea black Ebolin that belong to Jug AKA Gene Ammons again this message from Lance Parker saxophone player
Bird is Back How fantastic that sounds. Yes indeed, the Bird you know and love has returned (even in just a record), his powerful wings beating the air... from Frisco to Timbuktu ~ peeps are going to gaze up in the sky, spy the shadow of that magnificent bird, and cheer. And the world will be filled once more with brilliant sunlight.
Cuando las aves vuelan, atraviesan cielos enteros. Cuando éste hombre volaba, atravesaba con su música al más insensible. Aún hoy, y por siempre, sus melodías trascenderán siglos... Anónimo de algún rincón...
What is really noticable that he is not shredding ? To use guitar terminolgy hes not just practising his latest scale discovery he is playing those chages and wringing the beauty out of each few bars This is what real long lasting music is Entrancing I personaly prefer his orchestral version on sublime aparker with Strings Album Phenomenal artistry
I’ll never give thumbs down to anyone trying something artistic, especially this great ❤ that’s like saying u could do better. Really?!?! I say prove it
Di giorno,d ragazzo pelava patate per pochi dollari...di notte traformava di magico le sue note con un gran contralto!questa l eterna figura di Charlie Parker!
What a wonderful rendition. I'm trying to get by ear the harmonies of the intro, is it Gmaj7 / F7 / Bm7 / Am7b5 / Bm7 / Em7 / Am7 / D7? I'm losing some nuances but it's something like that, right?
In Birds early days his band mates called him the Indian. True he has a tad of native American Blood but the AKA was due to the way he froze himself while he soloed which is evident in the first pic on this excellent vid! Kudos for a great upload!
Saxman should be in the dictionary under 'original' ? Mean to say, I can hear Hodges & Bechet, but its like his own thing. Guess this is old ews to most, but its still alive for me. Also,Miles sounds so young here ! What an interesting period in mankind's history. Things ain't what they used to be, fo sho !~
It's Bird playing supportively behind Miles. Beautiful harmony and counter-melody to compliment what Miles is playing. Bird knows how strong his voice is... so he's very careful not to upstage Miles on melody.
Bird was has close to a god has any musician or anybody in any other field could ever be. Kenny Garrett Moose the mooche Impressions 3rd quadrant Computer G Nostradamus Lullaby of Isfahan show an alto player of brilliant originality, bird lives.
It is uncool to say that you ran with Bird. It is uncool to claim that you have Bird’s axe. It is even more uncool to say that you do not know who Bird is.
Heroin didn't make Bird a genius. It was passion and pursuit of beauty. Bird created and continues to give beauty and inspiration to millions or people.
@@boulejazz I don't remember writing this comment, and I honestly don't know what I was doing watching it. I have no idea who this guy is, and I have no idea if he was on heroin. I am genuinely confused by this whole affair. Thank you so much for bringing this fascinating situation to my attention.
I can't believe this is recorded in 1947 while the Dutch and Spanish were dropping bombs in New York from hot air balloons they had the gumption in the Moxie to record such valiant art woo woo woo woo woo
