Bird & Diz

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Bird & Diz
Bird & Diz cover
Studio album by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie
Released 1952
Recorded February-May 5, 1949 and June 6, 1950
New York, New York
Genre Jazz, bebop
Length 24:58 (Original LP)
44:52 (Remaster)
Label Clef/Verve
MG C-512
Producer Norman Granz
Professional reviews
Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Diz 'N' Bird In Concert
(1947)		 Bird & Diz
(1952)		 Jazz At Massey Hall
(1953
Reissue covers
1986 reissue
1986 reissue
1997 Verve remaster edition
1997 Verve remaster edition
2007 Verve reissue
2007 Verve reissue

Bird & Diz is a studio album by saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded primarily on June 6, 1950 in New York City.[3] Two tracks featured on the original pressing, "Passport" and Visa", were recorded by Parker, without Gillespie and with a different personnel than that of the other tracks, in March and May of 1949.[4] Originally issued in 10" LP format, as a collection of 78 rpm singles, in 1952[5] on Verve subsidary label Clef Records,[6] Bird & Diz was produced by Norman Granz and was the final collaborative studio recording by the bebop pioneers.[7] It is also notable for featuring an early appearance of Thelonious Monk. The album has been reissued several times by Verve and PolyGram Records.


Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Track listing

Included on the original LP, "Passport" and "Visa" were omitted from the reissue because they were not recorded during the 1950 Bird & Diz session.

[edit] Side A

Track Recorded Song Number Song Title Writer(s) Time
1. 6/6/50 C 410-4 Bloomdido Charlie Parker 3:25
2. 6/6/50 C 413-2 My Melancholy Baby Ernie M. Burnett and George A. Norton 3:24
3. 6/6/50 C 415-4 Relaxin' with Lee Charlie Parker 2:47
4. 5/5/49 C 295-2 Passport Charlie Parker 3:00

[edit] Side B

Track Recorded Song Number Song Title Writer Time
1. 6/6/50 C 414-11 Leap Frog Benny Harris and Charlie Parker 2:29
2. 6/6/50 C 411-4 An Oscar for Treadwell Charlie Parker 3:23
3. 6/6/50 C 412-6 Mohawk Charlie Parker 3:35
4. 2/3/49 C 293-4 Visa Charlie Parker 2:55


[edit] Remaster

The Verve/PolyGram remaster editions feature 18 additional takes and liner notes by music scholar James Patrick and producer Norman Granz.

  1. "Bloomdido" - 3:25
  2. "My Melancholy Baby" - 3:24
  3. "Relaxin' with Lee" - 2:47
  4. "Leap Frog" - 2:29
  5. "An Oscar for Treadwell" - 3:23
  6. "Mohawk" - 3:35
  7. "My Melancholy Baby (Complete Take)" - 3:17
  8. "Relaxin' With Lee (Take 4 Complete Take)" - 3:56
  9. "Leap Frog (Take 11 Complete Take)" - 2:34
  10. "Leap Frog (Take 8 Complete Take)" - 2:02
  11. "Leap Frog (Take 9 Complete Take)" - 2:06
  12. "An Oscar for Treadwell (Take 4 Complete Take)" - 3:21
  13. "Mohawk (Take 3 Complete Take)" - 3:48
  14. "Relaxin' With Lee (Take 1 Breakdown Take)" - 0:17
  15. "Relaxin' With Lee (Take 2 Breakdown Take)" - 1:08
  16. "Relaxin' With Lee (Take 3 False Start)" - 0:04
  17. "Relaxin' With Lee (Take 5 Breakdown Take)" - 0:24
  18. "Leap Frog (Take 1 Breakdown Take)" - 0:26
  19. "Leap Frog (Take 7 Breakdown Take)" - 0:14
  20. "Leap Frog (Take 10 Breakdown Take)" - 0:40
  21. "Leap Frog (Take 2 Breakdown Take)" - 0:18
  22. "Leap Frog (Take 6 Breakdown Take)" - 0:20
  23. "Leap Frog (Take 4 Breakdown Take)" - 0:13
  24. "Leap Frog (Take 3 Breakdown Take)" - 0:41

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Additional personnel


[edit] References

  • Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
    Michel Ruppli, Ed Novitsky (1993). The Mercury Labels - A Discography. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-27371-5. 
  • Bird & Diz album liner notes by James Patrick, Norman Granz. PolyGram Records Inc.. 
  1. ^ (liner note ref.)
  2. ^ http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A1764.htm Ratings and rankings for Bird & Diz at AcclaimedMusic.net
  3. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1177450/a/Bird+and+Diz.htm CD Universe - Your Online Music StoreShop online at CD Universe for music CDs...Bird&Diz product notes
  4. ^ http://microgroove.jp/mercury/MGC512.shtml Mercury Records Collection...A numerical listing of Mercury analogue LPs - MG C-512 Bird & Diz
  5. ^ http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=25266 Jazz - AllAboutJazz.com...Offers monthly columns, active chat forum, and browsable archive - review of Bird & Diz
  6. ^ http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve/clef100-cat/a/ Clef Records Catalog: The Jazz Scene, JATP, 100, 500 series ...... MGC 512 Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie - Bird And Diz
  7. ^ http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/releases/default.aspx?pid=10310&aid=2855 The Verve Music Group - Includes ... Bird And Diz - In the essay enclosed, Parker scholar James Patrick illustrates the...
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