At The Finale Club & More

Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker “At The Finale Club & More” presents five rare broadcasts and private recordings by Bird, including various pairings with other celebrated jazzmen of the era such as Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham, Joe Albany, Nat "King" Cole, Benny Carter, Buddy DeFranco, Lucky Thompson, Max Roach, Al Haig, Bill Harris, Jimmy Knepper, Roy Haynes and Buddy Rich.

The Finale Club broadcast, in Los Angeles, February-March, 1946, is the earliest existing live recording of Bird and Miles together, as well as the only pairing of the saxophonist with pianist Joe Albany. The recording quality is not always up to modern standards, but these sessions are of high historical importance.


Tracklisting:

01. BILLIE’S BOUNCE (3:42)
02. ORNITHOLOGY (5:00)
03. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE (5:07)
04. BLUE ’N BOOGIE (5:08)
05. ANTHROPOLOGY (2:48)
06. HOT HOUSE / WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE (3:50)
07. I MAY BE WRONG (3:02)
08. PARKER’S MOOD (3:23)
09. ’S WONDERFUL (3:11)
10. INDIANA (4:31)
11. ORNITHOLOGY (8:21)
12. COOL BLUES (4:15)
13. BARBADOS (3:55)
14. ANTHROPOLOGY (2:23)
15. ANNOUNCEMENT INTO TEA FOR TWO (2:44)
16. BODY AND SOUL (2:38)
17. CHEROKEE (3:03)
18. ORNITHOLOGY (3:16)

Total time: 71:37 min.


Personnel on tracks #1-5: Charlie Parker (as), Miles Davis (tp), Joe Albany (p), Addison Farmer (b) and Chuck Thompson (d). Recorded at the Finale Club, Los Angeles, February-March, 1946.

Personnel on tracks #6-10: Charlie Parker (as), Jimmy Knepper (tb), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b) and Roy Haynes (d). Recorded in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on August 28, 1950.

Personnel on tracks #11-12: Charlie Parker (as), Bill Harris (tb on #11 only), Buddy De Franco (cl on #11 only), Dick Cary (p), Eddie Safranski (b) and Don Lamond (d). Recorded at Valencia Theater, New York, on March 25, 1952.

Personnel on tracks #13-14: Charlie Parker (as), Kenny Dorham (tp), Lucky Thompson (ts), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b) and Max Roach (d). Recorded at Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, on March 5, 1949.

Personnel on tracks #15-18: Charlie Parker (as), Willie Smith (as on #15 only), Benny Carter (as on #16 only), Nat “King” Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b) and Buddy Rich (d). Recorded At NBC Studios, Los Angeles, March-April 1946.

Related Products

DRCD 44420_2 The Complete Savoy Sessions Master Takes (2 Cd Set) Charlie Parker

DRCD 44432_2 The Complete Dial Masters (2 Cd Set) Charlie Parker

RLR88633 Bird At St. Nick's - Complete Edition Charlie Parker

RLR88635 Complete Live At Café Society Charlie Parker