Talkin' Bird

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Personnel: Charlie Parker, Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Flip Phillips, Lester Young (tenor saxophone); Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Roy Eldridge, Benny Harris, Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Tommy Turk (trombone); Thelonious Monk, Walter Bishop Jr., Hank Jones, Al Haig, Oscar Peterson (piano); Barney Kessel (guitar); Curley Russell, Teddy Kotick, Ray Brown, Percy Heath (bass); Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Roy Haynes, J.C. Heard (drums); Luis Miranda (congas); Jose Mangual (bongos). Machito & His Afro-Cuban Orchestra includes: Machito (maracas); Gene Johnson, Freddie Skerritt (alto saxophone); Jose Madera (tenor saxophone); Leslie Johnakins (baritone saxophone); Mario Bauza, Paquito Davilla, Bobby Woodlen (trumpet); Rene Hernandez (piano); Roberto Rodriguez (bass); Umbaldo Nieto (timbales). Recorded in New York, New York between January 1949 and July 30, 1953 and at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California on June 17, 1952. Includes liner notes by Tom Terrell. Digitally remastered by Jeff Willens (Polygram Studios). Personnel: Charlie Parker (alto saxophone); Barney Kessel (guitar); Gene Johnson , Fred Skerritt, Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter (alto saxophone); Flip Phillips, Lester Young , Ben Webster, Jose Madera (tenor saxophone); Leslie Johnakins (baritone saxophone); Dizzy Gillespie, Paquito Davilla, Bobby Woodlen, Miles Davis, Roy Eldridge, Benny Harris , Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Tommy Turk (trombone); Hank Jones , Al Haig, Oscar Peterson, Rene Hernandez , Thelonious Monk, Walter Bishop, Jr. (piano); J.C. Heard , Max Roach, Roy Haynes, Buddy Rich (drums); Luis Miranda (congas); Jose Mangual (bongos); Machito (maracas); Ubaldo Nieto (timbales). Liner Note Author: Tom Terrell. Recording information: Carnegie Hall, NY (01/??/1949-07/30/1953); Fulton Studio, New York, NY (01/??/1949-07/30/1953); New York, NY (01/??/1949-07/30/1953); Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA (01/??/1949-07/30/1953). Photographer: Herman Leonard. Part of the Verve re-issue series, TALKIN' BIRD culls 12 Parker tracks from the Norman Granz-produced sessions in the early 1950s. As one would expect from Verve, the sound quality is immaculate, and the personnel for these sessions reads like a who's who of jazz history. Thelonious Monk, Buddy Rich, Miles Davis, Max Roach, Roy Eldridge, Lester Young, Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, and Oscar Peterson all put in appearances, and Bird's playing seems even freer, more fiery, and more precise than ever in such company. On five cuts, including one with Machito and His Afro-Cuban Orchestra, TALKIN' BIRD emphasizes Parker's penchant for Latin inflections. Such classics as "KC Blues" and "Lester Leaps In" (imagine-Pres and Bird on the same song!) are included for good measure. Like most of the Verve re-issues, the packaging and liner notes target a younger audience, championing the music as just as fresh, innovative and, incendiary today as it was when it was created. Nothing could be truer.