New Charlie Parker performance available (1941)

[EKE BBB]

This was unearthed in 2013 (IAJRC Convention in K.C.), but hasn´t been available until now.

 

Session details in Peter Losin's Charlie Parker discography:

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February 6, 1941 (1 item; TT = 3:28) Unknown venue, Kansas City MO Private recording (Acetate) (B-)   Charlie Parker (as); Bernard "Buddy" Anderson (tpt); Orville "Piggy" Minor (tpt); Harold Bruce (tpt); Joe Taswell Baird (tb); John Jackson (as); Harold Ferguson (ts); Bob Mabane (ts); Jay McShann (p); Gene Ramey (b); Gus Johnson (d); Joe Coleman (voc)   1 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (inc) (G. Bassman-N. Washington) 3:28   Opening theme, vocal chorus, Parker solo, vocal (fade out)   This promotional recording was rediscovered in 2012, and the master is in the John B. Tumino Collection at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Although the tune is incomplete, it includes a beautiful 32 + 4-measure solo by Parker at a relaxed tempo. A version of "Margie," with Joe Coleman's vocal and closing with a laconic eight-bar Parker solo, was also recorded on this date.

http://www.plosin.com/MilesAhead/BirdSessions.aspx?s=410206 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losin's is only mistake (minutiae!) is the date this recording was unearthed. It was 2013, and not 2012, as confirmed by our board member Fernando Ortiz de Urbina in his blog (well worth to be checked!): http://jazzontherecord.blogspot.com/2013/11/newly-discovered-recordings-of-charlie.html

Edited September 28, 2020 by EKE BBB

[miles65]

If you listen trough the surface noise. Just beautifull

[JSngry]

What surface noise?

[Fer Urbina]

Credit where it's due. Just got wind that Phil Schaap (who else?) aired this two years ago, on September 20, 2018. It's the show "Early Bird Recordings" here. He played the excerpt four times, at 6:40, 9:42, 17:56, and 1:09:44.

By the way, clip seems to be half-step higher/faster than it should.

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[John L]

Thanks for this.  I never heard it before. 

[medjuck]

Does anyone know where (or how) one can hear it at the right speed? 

[EKE BBB]

4 hours ago, medjuck said:

Does anyone know where (or how) one can hear it at the right speed? 

Nick Rossi just uploaded it to Soundcloud:

https://m.soundcloud.com/nickrossimusic/im-getting-sentimental-over-you

[Quasimado]

Just beautiful - many thanks!

[medjuck]

10 hours ago, EKE BBB said:

Nick Rossi just uploaded it to Soundcloud:

https://m.soundcloud.com/nickrossimusic/im-getting-sentimental-over-you

Wow! thanks.