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Bird in Paris: The Complete French Tour Recordings (Rare Live Recordings RLR 88658)

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Title: Bird in Paris: The Complete French Tour Recordings
Label: Rare Live Recordings RLR 88658
Number of tracks: 37
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Details: May 8, 1949; May 12, 1949; May 15, 1949; February 21, 1949; March 11, 1949; October 31, 1950; November 28, 1950

Note: Only tracks on which Parker is present (130:46) are displayed below.

Disc 1
1 Salt Peanuts (D. Gillespie-K. Clarke) [May 8, 1949 (b)] 3:43
2 Barbados (C. Parker) [May 8, 1949 (b)] 4:50
3 52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) [May 8, 1949 (b)] 3:30
4 Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J.W. Green) [May 8, 1949 (b)] 5:08
5 Salt Peanuts (D. Gillespie-K. Clarke) [May 8, 1949 (b)] 3:59
6 Scrapple from the Apple (C. Parker) [May 8, 1949 (b)] 5:05
7 Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J.W. Green) [May 8, 1949 (b)] 4:12
8 Wee (D. Best) [May 8, 1949 (b)] 3:57
9 52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) [May 8, 1949 (b)] 3:26
10 Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J.W. Green) [May 8, 1949 (b)] 5:29
11 A Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [May 8, 1949 (b)] 4:17
12 Moose the Mooche (C. Parker) [May 8, 1949 (b)] 3:02
13 I Got Rhythm (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) [May 8, 1949 (b)] 2:56
14 52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) [May 8, 1949 (b)] 4:43
15 Hot House (T. Dameron) [May 8, 1949 (b)] 5:43
16 Blues Finale [May 15, 1949] 4:59

Disc 2
1 Ornithology (C. Parker-B. Harris) [May 12, 1949] 4:23
2 Out of Nowhere (E. Heyman-J.W. Green) [May 12, 1949] 3:45
3 Cheryl (C. Parker) [May 12, 1949] 2:47
4 52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) [May 12, 1949] 1:14
5 Lover Man (J. Davis-R. Ramirez-J. Sherman) [May 12, 1949] 4:25
6 Groovin' High (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) [May 12, 1949] 4:34
7 Half Nelson (M. Davis) [May 12, 1949] 4:34
8 52nd Street Theme (T. Monk) [May 12, 1949] 2:56
9 Lady Bird (T. Dameron) [Nov 28, 1950] 2:43
10 Now's the Time (C. Parker) [Feb 21, 1949] 3:21
11 Lover (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) [Feb 21, 1949] 3:15
12 I Can't Get Started (V. Duke-I. Gershwin) [Feb 21, 1949] 2:52
13 Blues Jam [Feb 21, 1949] 2:28
14 Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Mar 11, 1949] 2:32
15 Bop City (K. Winding) [Mar 11, 1949] 1:25
16 I Get a Kick Out Of You (C. Porter) [Mar 11, 1949] 2:36
17 Big Foot (C. Parker) [Mar 11, 1949] 4:27
18 Anthropology (D. Gillespie-C. Parker) [Oct 31, 1950] 1:52
19 Donna Lee (C. Parker) [Oct 31, 1950] 1:41
20 Blues [Oct 31, 1950] 2:02
21 Almost Like Being in Love (A.J. Lerner-F. Loewe) [Oct 31, 1950] 1:55


February 21, 1949
Charlie Parker (as); Shorty Sherrock (tpt); Sidney Bechet (ss); Joe Bushkin (p); Grieg Stewart "Chubby" Jackson (b); George Wettling (d); Charles Delauney (ann)

March 11, 1949
Charlie Parker (as); Miles Davis (tpt); Max Kaminsky (tpt); Kai Winding (tb); Will Bradley (tb); Joe Marsala (cl); Mike Caluccio (p); Joe Sullivan (p); Unknown (g); Unknown (b); Max Roach (d); Gordon "Specs" Powell (d); Ann Hathaway (voc); William Williams (ann)

May 8, 1949 (b)
Charlie Parker (as); Kenny Dorham (tpt); Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d)

May 12, 1949
Charlie Parker (as); Kenny Dorham (tpt); Al Haig (p); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d)

May 15, 1949
Charlie Parker (as); Kenny Dorham (tpt); Aime Barelli (tpt); Bill Coleman (tpt); Oran "Hot Lips" Page (tpt); Miles Davis (tpt); Russell "Big Chief" Moore (tb); Hubert Rostang (cl); Pierre Braslavsky (ss); Sidney Bechet (ss); Don Byas (ts); James Moody (ts); Al Haig (p); Hazy Osterwald (vb); Toots Thielemans (g); Tommy Potter (b); Max Roach (d)

October 31, 1950
Charlie Parker (as); Milton De Lugg (accordion); Unknown (tpt); Unknown (p); Unknown (b); Unknown (d); Ray Malone (tap dancer); Jerry Lester (ann); Buddy Lester (ann, voc)

November 28, 1950
Charlie Parker (as); Roger Guerin (tpt); Georges Jouvin (tpt); Pierre Fassin (tpt); Yves Alouette (tpt); Andre Paquinet (tb); Maurice Gladieu (tb); Charles Huss (tb); Robert Merchez (as); Roger Simon (as); Marcel Pomes (ts); Honore Truc (bs); Robert Cambier (p); Henri Karen (b); Pierre Loteguy (d); Unknown (perc); Maurice Moufflard (arr, cond)

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