mjzee Posted May 17, 2015 Report Posted May 17, 2015 Includes 18 previously unreleased performances. See: http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Charlie-Parker-Strings-Non-Returnable/dp/B00UBZLIHI/ref=sr_1_7?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1431827376&sr=1-7 Quote
jay2b2 Posted May 17, 2015 Report Posted May 17, 2015 Thanks for the tip. Track list from tower.jp: (CD1) 1. Just Friends 2. Everything Happens To Me 3. April In Paris 4. If I Should Lose You 5. Summertime 6. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 7. Dancing In The Dark 8. Laura 9. They Can't Take That Away From Me 10. (You Came Along From) OUt Of Nowhere 11. East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon) 12. Easy To Love 13. I'm In The Mood For Love 14. I'll Remember April 15. Temptation 16. Autumn In New York 17. Lover 18. Stella By Starlight 19. Repetition 20. What Is This Thing Called Love? - Live At Carnegie Hall/1950 21. April In Paris - Live At Carnegie Hall/1950 22. Repetition - Live At Carnegie Hall/1950 23. Easy To Love - Live At Carnegie Hall/1950 24. Rocker - Live At Carnegie Hall/1950 (CD2) 1. Just Friends - Take 1 / Incomplete 2. Just Friends - Take 2 / Alternate 3. Just Friends - Takes 3 / False Start & Take 4 / Alternate 4. Everything Happens To Me - Take 1 / Alternate 5. April In Paris - Take 1 / Alternate 6. April In Paris - Take 2 / Alternate 7. Summertime - Take 1 / Alternate 8. Dancing In The Dark - Take 2 / Alternate 9. Dancing In The Dark - Take 3 / Alternate 10. Dancing In The Dark - Take 4 / Alternate 11. Laura - Take 1 / Alternate 12. They Can't Take That Away From Me - Take 1 / Alternate 13. Out Of Nowhere - Take 1 / Alternate 14. East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) - Take 1 / Alternate 15. Easy To Love - Take 1 / Alternate 16. I'm In The Mood For Love - Take 3 / Alternate 17. I'll Remember April - Takes 1 / Alternate & Take 2 / False Start 18. Temptation - Take 1 / Alternate 19. Stella By Starlight - Take 1 / Alternate Quote
John L Posted May 17, 2015 Report Posted May 17, 2015 Very interesting. Thanks for the heads up. I want to hear what Bird plays on some of those new alternates. Quote
JSngry Posted May 17, 2015 Report Posted May 17, 2015 How previously unreleased are we talking here? Quote
Gheorghe Posted May 17, 2015 Report Posted May 17, 2015 got them on individual LPs a long time ago, japanese Verve, quite expensive then. Oh yeah, that cover art was typical for Verve. Strange paintings, and quite short liner notes, not very representative for the music, not like those Ira Gitler or someone of that category would write.... Some of it sounded quite commercially for me, most of all "Temptation", more like Hollywood movie from the 50´s than Bird.... Quote
miles65 Posted May 17, 2015 Report Posted May 17, 2015 (edited) How previously unreleased are we talking here? Only the alternate takes of Laura, I'm in the mood for love and I'll remember April are on 'the complete Charlie Parker on Verve' 10 CD set. The rest is new. To me anyway. I don't know about the japanse LP's Gheorghe mentions. They are not mentioned in Tom Lord's on line disco. Edited May 17, 2015 by Stompy Jones Quote
T.D. Posted May 17, 2015 Report Posted May 17, 2015 (edited) Funny thing: the cover image of Bird very strongly reminds me of the cover art by "Ionicus" on the old Penguin editions of P.G. Wodehouse's novels... Edited May 17, 2015 by T.D. Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted May 17, 2015 Report Posted May 17, 2015 (edited) At any rate Bird's face on that DSM cover somehow looks like a caricature of Mitch Miller to me. (Note the beard, for example) Edited May 17, 2015 by Big Beat Steve Quote
miles65 Posted May 17, 2015 Report Posted May 17, 2015 At any rate Bird's face on that DSM cover somehow looks like a caricature of Mitch Miller to me. (Note the beard, for example) The person on the right is Mitch Miller I think. He played oebo on the first Bird with strings date. Bird is the one on the left Quote
brownie Posted May 17, 2015 Report Posted May 17, 2015 Very good cause for rejoicing. The alternates from the first Bird with Strings session make their initial appearance here! Will be looking for that release! Quote
Guy Berger Posted May 17, 2015 Report Posted May 17, 2015 Some of it sounded quite commercially for me, most of all "Temptation", more like Hollywood movie from the 50´s than Bird.... That's part of the charm, for me at least. Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted May 17, 2015 Report Posted May 17, 2015 (edited) At any rate Bird's face on that DSM cover somehow looks like a caricature of Mitch Miller to me. (Note the beard, for example) The person on the right is Mitch Miller I think. He played oebo on the first Bird with strings date. Bird is the one on the left I was referring to the one on the left. The picture that served as teh model for the DSM drawing on the right is familiar too. I know the one on the left is supposed to show Bird but somehow it looks very, very Miller-ish too. I can't recall Bird ever having had a beard like that in any of the known photos. Whereas a slightly trimmed Miller ... Don't know what DSM had ingested when the drew THAT .. Edited May 17, 2015 by Big Beat Steve Quote
mjzee Posted May 17, 2015 Author Report Posted May 17, 2015 I agree. He looks more like Inspector Clousot. And don't get me started on the shape of the saxophone... Quote
sidewinder Posted May 17, 2015 Report Posted May 17, 2015 I agree. He looks more like Inspector Clousot. And don't get me started on the shape of the saxophone... To me - looks a dead ringer for Hercule Poirot ! Quote
mjzee Posted May 17, 2015 Author Report Posted May 17, 2015 I agree. He looks more like Inspector Clousot. And don't get me started on the shape of the saxophone... To me - looks a dead ringer for Hercule Poirot ! That's who I meant! Quote
xybert Posted May 17, 2015 Report Posted May 17, 2015 The crotch/legs/feet remind me of old Rob Liefeld art: Quote
ejp626 Posted May 18, 2015 Report Posted May 18, 2015 At any rate Bird's face on that DSM cover somehow looks like a caricature of Mitch Miller to me. (Note the beard, for example) The person on the right is Mitch Miller I think. He played oebo on the first Bird with strings date. Bird is the one on the left I can't recall Bird ever having had a beard like that in any of the known photos. .. It is just a mustache, since the "goatee" is just the mouthpiece of the saxophone. I wouldn't say Parker sports even a mustache all that often, though I did see some footage of him with a scraggly looking one, nothing quite as luxurious as this... Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted May 18, 2015 Report Posted May 18, 2015 At any rate Bird's face on that DSM cover somehow looks like a caricature of Mitch Miller to me. (Note the beard, for example) The person on the right is Mitch Miller I think. He played oebo on the first Bird with strings date. Bird is the one on the left I can't recall Bird ever having had a beard like that in any of the known photos. .. It is just a mustache, since the "goatee" is just the mouthpiece of the saxophone. I wouldn't say Parker sports even a mustache all that often, though I did see some footage of him with a scraggly looking one, nothing quite as luxurious as this... Moustache, beard ... never mind ... we are not talking about a Menjou pencil-thin moustache after all but something rather more substantial, handle-bar like in that drawing. And I did note that goatee-like mouthpiece too (though, again, making the mouthpiece look like a goatee is not something I'd rate as artistic freedom in this context either ...) Honestly, aren't you "picking nits" (of sorts)? ;) Let's face it, when it comes to capturing the essence of an artist (through his physiognomy) with a few deft strokes, this was one of the (much) weaker efforts of DSM and more of an awkward caricature. Maybe what I am saying here goes against the grain of DSM adulators (no, I'd not automaticaly rate you among them - just sayin ... ) but that cover just is very odd if it is supposed to portray Bird. Quote
king ubu Posted May 18, 2015 Report Posted May 18, 2015 yeah ... that's not Bird anyways ... but I like the cover nonetheless - maybe DSM thought Bird w/strings sucked and wanted to state just that between the lines? word of the day: moustachioed Quote
David Ayers Posted May 18, 2015 Report Posted May 18, 2015 Bird really did have a weird moustache like that in some photos.... Quote
jazzbo Posted May 18, 2015 Report Posted May 18, 2015 They must have remastered the whole thing, which may be a good thing. . . Seth Foster is listed as the engineer in the allmusic.com listing. Quote
jazzbo Posted May 18, 2015 Report Posted May 18, 2015 More like scruff and shadows than a beard perhaps? Quote
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