Parker solo on "La Cucharacha"

[Larry Kart]

In case you don't know it or haven't heard it in a while -- wow!

 

 

[paul secor]

2 hours ago, Larry Kart said:

In case you don't know it or haven't heard it in a while -- wow!

 

 

Thanks for posting that, Larry.

Edited November 30, 2018 by paul secor

[JSngry]

For such a simple song, it has a pretty involved history:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cucaracha

https://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2315/what-are-the-words-to-la-cucaracha/

[JSngry]

Holy shit, on my YT anyway, this comes next. Don't think I've heard it, but talk about "wow"!!!!!

 

[sgcim]

They should've had the bass play on his solo. That freaking conga creates a tonic pedal which gets in the way of Bird's chord subs. 

Bird Lives!!!!!!!

[JSngry]

I hear a walking bass?

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Gheorghe]

I purchased all 8 volumes of Parker on Verve in the 70´s as japanese editions, I think "Temptation" "Bird with Strings" "Now´s the Time" , "Bird and Diz", "Cole Porter Songbook", "South of the border", "Jazz Perennial" and "Swedish Schnapps".

"South of the Border" was Vol. 6 I think. It had both the 1951 and 1952 stuff. I think the 1951 stuff is better. On the 1952 stuff it´s a rare occasion to hear Little Benny Harris, he did not record often, but sounds a bit like he didn´t have very good chops then.

And I think there was some late 40´s stuff with Machito and Flip Phillips added, "Mambo" and "No Noise" or something like that...... haven´t spinned it for quite some time.