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Charlie Parker session details

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September 25, 1954 (3 items; TT = 9:04)
Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Commercial for Roulette

Charlie Parker (as); John Lewis (p); Percy Heath (b); Kenny Clarke (d)

1 The Song is You (J. Kern-O. Hammerstein) 4:20
2 My Funny Valentine (R. Rodgers-L. Hart) 2:00
3 Cool Blues (C. Parker) 2:44


1 The Song is You
12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 22
CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3018, Sound Hills SSCD 8034, Cool and Blue CD 105, Definitive Records DRCD 11375, Roulette RCD 58009, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1343

2 My Funny Valentine
12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 22
CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3018, Sound Hills SSCD 8034, Cool and Blue CD 105, Definitive Records DRCD 11375, Roulette RCD 58009, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1343

3 Cool Blues
12" LP: Bird Box 01-22 LP 22
CD: New Sound Planet JUTB 3018, Sound Hills SSCD 8034, Cool and Blue CD 105, Definitive Records DRCD 11375, Roulette RCD 58009, Frémeaux & Associés FA 1343


Parker was booked as a single along with Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Orchestra, the MJQ, Bill Davis and His Trio, Lester Young, and others as part of the "Birdland Stars of '54" tour. The whole concert has been issued on Roulette (RCD 58009 and 98660).

A review of the Carnegie Hall show says that "Bird was not as his best..." Neither, of course, were Billie Holiday or Lester Young.

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