Bird And Diz

チャーリー・パーカー復刻専科レーベル=Bird's Nest より名盤から秘蔵音源まで網羅した作品群登場!

バードとディジー、ふたりの巨星によるヴァーヴ名盤の完全版が登場!

オルタネイトテイク/ アウトテイクは当然のように入っているのですが、さらに面白いのは同時期にバードのバンドで演奏していたマイルス・デイヴィスの演奏も収録されていること!ビバップの遺伝子がどう伝わっていくのかを捉えた貴重な音源です!

This collection of 78 rpm singles, all recorded on June 6, 1950, was released in 1956. Several things distinguish this from numerous other quintet recordings featuring these two bebop pioneers. It was recorded during the period that Parker was working under the aegis of producer Norman Granz, whose preference for large and unusual ensembles was notorious. The end result in this case is a date that sounds very much like those that Parker and Gillespie recorded for Savoy and Dial, except with top-of-the-line production quality. Even more interesting, though, is Parker's choice of Thelonious Monk as pianist. Unfortunately, Monk is buried in the mix and gets very little solo space, so his highly idiosyncratic genius doesn't get much exposure here. Still, this is an outstanding album -- there are fine versions of Parker standards like "Leap Frog," "Mohawk," and "Relaxin' with Lee," as well as a burning performance of "Bloomdido" and twjo interesting (if not entirely thrilling) renditions of the chestnut "My Melancholy Baby." ~ Rick Anderson