Bird & Fats · Live at Birdland 1950

Cool & Blue

Personnel:
Charlie Parker (as), Fats Navarro (tp), Bud Powell, Walter Bishop (p), Curley Russell, Tommy Potter (b), Art Blakey, Roy Haynes (d), Chubby Newsome (vcl)

Reference: C&B 103

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Legendary live sessions of the Charlie Parker's Quintet, featuring Fats Navarro, at the brand new Birdland Club.

Tracklist

01. 52nd Street Theme (Thelonious Monk) 1:39
02. Wahoo (J. McConologue) 6:31
03. Dizzy Atmosphere (Dizzy Gillespie) 6:47
04. The Street Beat (Charles Thompson) 9:24
05. Out of Nowhere (Green-Heyman) 6:17
06. Little Willie Leaps (Miles Davis) 5:20
07. 52nd Street Theme (Thelonious Monk) 0:21
08. Night in Tunisia (Gillespie-Paparelli) 5:35
09. Move (Denzil Best) 6:27
10. Ornithology (Parker-Harris) 7:48
11. 52nd Street Theme (Thelonious Monk) 1:30
12. Embraceable You (G. & I. Gershwin) 6:20
13. Cool Blues (Charlie Parker) 6:50
14. 52nd Street Theme (Thelonious Monk) 2:08

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Personnel on tracks #1-11:
Charlie Parker (alto sax, out on #8), Fats Navarro (trumpet), Bud Powell (piano), Curley Russell (bass), Art Blakey (drums).

Personnel on tracks #12-14:
Charlie Parker (alto sax), Fats Navarro (trumpet), Walter Bishop (piano), with probably Tommy Potter (bass), Roy Haynes (drums). Chubby Newsome (vocals on #12).

Recorded live at Birdland, June 30, 1950