Bird Is Free
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| Bird Is Free | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | 26 September 1952 | |||
| Venue | Rockland Palace, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:39 | |||
| Charlie Parker chronology | ||||
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Bird Is Free is an album by Charlie Parker that documents a concert given at Rockland Palace, New York City, on 26 September 1952.[1] In 1997, Jazz Classics released a more complete documentation of the concert with improved recording quality, Live at Rockland Palace.[2]
Reception
[edit | edit source]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[1] |
| DownBeat | StarStarStarStarHalf star[3] |
The DownBeat reviewer, Leonard Feather, identified limitations of the audio quality, and added: "When Parker begins to play, however, you will forget all about distractions. ... There is brilliant, boiling, poetic Bird in a variety of attitudes here."[3] The AllMusic review concluded: "Throughout, Parker plays with inimitable style and good humor and his quartet, featuring the great drummer Max Roach, swings effortlessly".[1]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]- Side 1
- Rocker (Gerry Mulligan)
- Sly Mongoose (Jamaican trad.)
- Moose the Mooche (Parker)
- Star Eyes (Gene de Paul, Don Raye)
- Side 2
- This Time the Dream's on Me (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
- Cool Blues (Parker)
- My Little Suede Shoes (Parker)
- Lester Leaps In (Lester Young)
- Laura (Raksin, Mercer)
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Charlie Parker – alto sax
- Mundell Lowe – guitar
- Walter Bishop, Jr. – piano
- Teddy Kotick – bass
- Max Roach – drums
- unidentified strings on "Rocker" and "Laura"
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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