Bird and Diz is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. It was recorded primarily on June 6, 1950, in New York City.[7] Two tracks featured on the original pressing, "Passport" and "Visa", were recorded by Parker, without Gillespie and with different personnel than the other tracks, in March and May 1949.[8] The album was originally issued in 1952 in 10" format as a collection of 78 rpm singles on the Verve subsidiary label Clef Records.[9][10]
Although produced by Norman Granz, known for large ensembles at the time,[2] the album contains compositions performed with the standard bebop instrumentation of saxophone, trumpet, piano, bass, and drums.[11] In a 1952 four-star review of Bird and Diz, a DownBeat magazine columnist wrote of Granz's contribution to the album's sound, stating "Though there is no mention of bop in Norman Granz'[s] notes, we owe him a salvo for reminding us through this LP that this music is still very much alive."[3] It is the final collaborative studio recording by Parker and Gillespie,[7] and has been reissued several times by Verve and PolyGram Records.[11]
^Mercury Records Collection - Numerical Listing of Mercury Analogue LPs: MG C-512 Bird & Diz 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. Microgroove. Retrieved on 2009-06-22.
^Chell, Samuel. Review of Bird & Diz. All About Jazz. Retrieved on 2009-06-22.
^Clef Records Catalog - The Jazz Scene, JATP, 100, 500 series: MGC 512 Bird And Diz. Jazz Discography Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-22.
Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography. Michel Ruppli, Ed Novitsky (1993). The Mercury Labels — A Discography. Greenwood Press. ISBN0-313-27371-5.
Bird and Diz album liner notes by James Patrick, Norman Granz. PolyGram Records Inc.
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Bird and Diz is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie It was recorded primarily on June 6 1950 in New York City 7 Two tracks featured on the original pressing Passport and Visa were recorded by Parker without Gillespie and with different personnel than the other tracks in March and May 1949 8 The album was originally issued in 1952 in 10 format as a collection of 78 rpm singles on the Verve subsidiary label Clef Records 9 10 Bird and DizStudio album by Charlie Parker and Dizzy GillespieReleasedJuly August 1952 1 RecordedFebruary May 5 1949 and June 6 1950 in New York CityGenreBebopLength24 58LabelClef VerveProducerNorman GranzCharlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie chronologyDiz N Bird In Concert 1947 Bird and Diz 1952 Jazz at Massey Hall 1953 Charlie Parker chronologyBird and Diz 1952 South of the Border 1952 Alternate cover1986 Verve vinyl reissue Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 2 DownBeat 3 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4 The Penguin Guide to Jazz 5 The Rolling Stone Album Guide 6 Although produced by Norman Granz known for large ensembles at the time 2 the album contains compositions performed with the standard bebop instrumentation of saxophone trumpet piano bass and drums 11 In a 1952 four star review of Bird and Diz a DownBeat magazine columnist wrote of Granz s contribution to the album s sound stating Though there is no mention of bop in Norman Granz s notes we owe him a salvo for reminding us through this LP that this music is still very much alive 3 It is the final collaborative studio recording by Parker and Gillespie 7 and has been reissued several times by Verve and PolyGram Records 11 Contents 1 Track listing 1 1 Side one 1 2 Side two 1 3 CD reissue 2 Personnel 2 1 Musicians 2 2 Production 3 References 4 External linksTrack listing editIncluded on the original LP Passport and Visa were omitted from the reissue because they were not recorded during the 1950 Bird and Diz session Side one edit Track Recorded Song Number Song Title Writer s Time 1 6 6 50 C 410 4 Bloomdido Charlie Parker 3 25 2 6 6 50 C 413 2 My Melancholy Baby Ernie M Burnett and George A Norton 3 24 3 6 6 50 C 415 4 Relaxin with Lee Charlie Parker 2 47 4 5 5 49 C 295 2 Passport Charlie Parker 3 00 Side two edit Track Recorded Song Number Song Title Writer Time 1 6 6 50 C 414 11 Leap Frog Benny Harris and Charlie Parker 2 29 2 6 6 50 C 411 4 An Oscar for Treadwell Charlie Parker 3 23 3 6 6 50 C 412 6 Mohawk Charlie Parker 3 35 4 2 3 49 C 293 4 Visa Charlie Parker 2 55 CD reissue edit The Verve PolyGram remaster editions feature 18 additional takes and liner notes by music scholar James Patrick and producer Norman Granz Bloomdido 3 25 My Melancholy Baby 3 24 Relaxin with Lee 2 47 Leap Frog 2 29 An Oscar for Treadwell 3 23 Mohawk 3 36 My Melancholy Baby Complete Take 3 17 Relaxin With Lee Take 4 Complete Take 3 56 Leap Frog Take 11 Complete Take 2 34 Leap Frog Take 8 Complete Take 2 02 Leap Frog Take 9 Complete Take 2 06 An Oscar for Treadwell Take 4 Complete Take 3 21 Mohawk Take 3 Complete Take 3 48 Relaxin With Lee Take 1 Breakdown Take 0 17 Relaxin With Lee Take 2 Breakdown Take 1 08 Relaxin With Lee Take 3 False Start 0 04 Relaxin With Lee Take 5 Breakdown Take 0 24 Leap Frog Take 1 Breakdown Take 0 26 Leap Frog Take 7 Breakdown Take 0 14 Leap Frog Take 10 Breakdown Take 0 40 Leap Frog Take 2 Breakdown Take 0 18 Leap Frog Take 6 Breakdown Take 0 20 Leap Frog Take 4 Breakdown Take 0 13 Leap Frog Take 3 Breakdown Take 0 41Personnel editMusicians edit Charlie Parker saxophone Complete Album Dizzy Gillespie trumpet except tracks A4 amp B4 Curley Russell bass except on tracks A4 amp B4 Buddy Rich drums except tracks A4 amp B4 Thelonious Monk piano except tracks A4 amp B4 Tommy Potter bass on tracks A4 amp B4 Carlos Vidal bongo on track B4 Max Roach drums tracks A4 amp B4 Al Haig piano tracks A4 amp B4 Tommy Turk trombone track B4 Kenny Dorham trumpet tracks A4 amp B4 Production edit Norman Granz producer Dennis Drake mastering David Stone Martin cover designReferences editFootnotes Billboard August 16 1952 a b AllMusic review a b Columnist Review of Bird amp Diz DownBeat March 1952 Larkin Colin ed 2006 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Oxford University Press p 416 Cook Richard Morton Brian 2006 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Penguin Books p 1018 Swenson John ed 1999 The Rolling Stone Jazz amp Blues Album Guide Random House p 529 a b Patrick James 1997 pp 1 3 Mercury Records Collection Numerical Listing of Mercury Analogue LPs MG C 512 Bird amp Diz Archived 2011 09 26 at the Wayback Machine Microgroove Retrieved on 2009 06 22 Chell Samuel Review of Bird amp Diz All About Jazz Retrieved on 2009 06 22 Clef Records Catalog The Jazz Scene JATP 100 500 series MGC 512 Bird And Diz Jazz Discography Project Retrieved on 2009 06 22 a b Patrick James 1997 pp 5 6 Bibliography Personnel recorded date master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli s discography Michel Ruppli Ed Novitsky 1993 The Mercury Labels A Discography Greenwood Press ISBN 0 313 27371 5 Bird and Diz album liner notes by James Patrick Norman Granz PolyGram Records Inc External links editBird and Diz at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bird and Diz amp oldid 1222206666, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
