l p Posted May 25, 2016 Report Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) http://www.amazon.com/Unheard-Bird-Unissued-Takes-CD/dp/B01ELKJ89S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463864548&sr=8-1&keywords=charlie+parker+unheard+bird started in Edited May 25, 2016 by l p Quote
Quasimado Posted May 26, 2016 Report Posted May 26, 2016 It would be interesting to know just how many of the alternate takes were available at the time "The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve" box was compiled (1988). The same can be said of the recently released "Charlie Parker with Strings" which contains "18 newly discovered, previously unreleased alternate takes". Phil's liner notes make no reference to their "rediscovery". Q Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted May 26, 2016 Report Posted May 26, 2016 Hocus pocus in the squeeze the money world. Quote
John L Posted May 26, 2016 Report Posted May 26, 2016 So this is our yearly dose of previously unissued Charlie Parker with Strings? Count me in. I'm a Bird junkie. Maybe Phil will include some alternates of pause tracks too. D) Quote
l p Posted May 26, 2016 Author Report Posted May 26, 2016 this is the story that they're going with "Discovered in a cache of materials owned by a former associate of Norman Granz,..." http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Charlie-Parker------Unheard-Bird--The-Unissued-Takes------July-1--2016-via-Verve-UMe.html?soid=1101403778563&aid=evoigLli29s Quote
Brad Posted May 26, 2016 Report Posted May 26, 2016 I'm going to pass. I don't think the recent Strings CD added much, at least for me, and I was quite content with the prior one. I will probably sell the recent Strings one. Quote
paul secor Posted May 26, 2016 Report Posted May 26, 2016 I wasn't going to go for the strings set. Eventually, I did and found that I liked some of the unissued material better than some of the issued stuff. So I'll probably go for this too. Quote
JSngry Posted May 26, 2016 Report Posted May 26, 2016 Bird is the word, still, or have I misheard? Quote
Quasimado Posted May 26, 2016 Report Posted May 26, 2016 2 hours ago, l p said: this is the story that they're going with "Discovered in a cache of materials owned by a former associate of Norman Granz,..." http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Charlie-Parker------Unheard-Bird--The-Unissued-Takes------July-1--2016-via-Verve-UMe.html?soid=1101403778563&aid=evoigLli29s Yeah, great story ... I personally know of one of these alternates an acquaintance has had since at least mid-2011, and it wouldn't seem unreasonable to assume that it and other alternates were circulating well before that date ... Anyway, I've pre-ordered. Q Quote
JSngry Posted May 26, 2016 Report Posted May 26, 2016 Where did they find that lost, soundless film footage of Bird that just kinda popped up one day, was that from Granz' holdings directly, or those of an acquaintance? Quote
jazzbo Posted July 1, 2016 Report Posted July 1, 2016 Sound (mastering by Kevin Reeves) is really nice on this set. Quote
JSngry Posted July 2, 2016 Report Posted July 2, 2016 Does yours say "CD MADE IN MEXICO" on the back? Maybe it's just on the wrapper, I don't know, it just got here today. But yeah, WTF? as in So Freakin' What? Shit gets made all over the world and it gets in fine or finer print, Bird comes in from a day's drive south and itgets advertised in red ink big enough to not go uunnoticed, racist baiting, internationalist pride, I don't get it, and as soon as I do, I won't. Quote
jazzbo Posted July 2, 2016 Report Posted July 2, 2016 Well, I no longer have the wrapper and I don't see "Made in Mexico" at the moment. Bird is the word. Quote
David Ayers Posted July 3, 2016 Report Posted July 3, 2016 On 2 July 2016 at 3:37 AM, JSngry said: Does yours say "CD MADE IN MEXICO" on the back? Maybe it's just on the wrapper, I don't know, it just got here today. But yeah, WTF? as in So Freakin' What? Shit gets made all over the world and it gets in fine or finer print, Bird comes in from a day's drive south and itgets advertised in red ink big enough to not go uunnoticed, racist baiting, internationalist pride, I don't get it, and as soon as I do, I won't. Help me. I thought we were talking about the strings album. What is this release? Quote
jazzbo Posted July 3, 2016 Report Posted July 3, 2016 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/verveume-announces-never-before-released-charlie-parker-sessions-on-unheard-bird-the-unissued-takes-300273586.html Quote
mikeweil Posted July 3, 2016 Report Posted July 3, 2016 Will get me a copy after our vacation - if just for the takes with Machito. Quote
David Ayers Posted July 3, 2016 Report Posted July 3, 2016 Ok so South of the Border is relevant here only in relation to the Made in Mexico element. And the references to Strings were to the earlier release in another thread. Bit slow there. Caught up now. Quote
jazzbo Posted July 3, 2016 Report Posted July 3, 2016 "South of the Border" takes are included. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted July 3, 2016 Report Posted July 3, 2016 FWIW, recent ECMs have the "made in Mexico" label as well. Quote
JSngry Posted July 4, 2016 Report Posted July 4, 2016 ECM? Mexico? https://m.youtube.com/results?q=ronettes%20sunshine&sm=3 Quote
David Ayers Posted July 4, 2016 Report Posted July 4, 2016 Hopefully that means ECM will be issuing some slightly more cheerful music then - ? Quote
bichos Posted July 4, 2016 Report Posted July 4, 2016 here in germany, jpc and amazon has street day for the unheard bird changed from 01. july to 08. july! have to wait one week more. btw: phil schaap had played some of these tracks over the last years in his bird flight program (and it´s still online over wkcr ny, again!) keep boppin´ marcel Quote
John L Posted July 5, 2016 Report Posted July 5, 2016 So this appears to be a CD only offering. Right? No legit downloads for sale? I would buy a legit download, but I am not in a place where it is convenient to order a CD. So... Quote
bichos Posted July 5, 2016 Report Posted July 5, 2016 4 hours ago, John L said: So this appears to be a CD only offering. Right? No legit downloads for sale? I would buy a legit download, but I am not in a place where it is convenient to order a CD. So... so you are in prison.....? surprisingly my copy of the double cd arrives today. no time to hear something but it looks great!!!! keep boppin´ marcel Quote
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