Charlie Parker - Unheard Bird: The Unissued Takes (1949-52) (2016) 2CD

Artist: Charlie Parker
Title Of Album: Unheard Bird: The Unissued Takes
Year Of Release: 1949-52/2016
Label (Catalog#) : Verve[00602547846587]
Country: USA
Genre: Jazz, Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log,scans)
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 02:37:38
Total Size: 1.01Gb

Discovering previously unheard music is a consistent hope for serious jazz fans. Finding unreleased music from legends, especially those who departed far too early with their legacies incomplete, is a true joy. Fans, scholars and collectors who want to have a complete overview on Charlie Parker’s work and career can now dig into a new collection of previously unreleased tracks.

This two-disc set includes 58 studio takes recorded by the alto saxophonist between 1949 and 1952. The set was co-produced by Phil Schaap, a Parker expert and eminent jazz historian who serves as a curator for Jazz At Lincoln Center.
The newly discovered takes were found in a cache of materials owned by a former associate of Norman Granz, the founder of Verve Records and producer of the sessions. They allow the listener inside the private domain between Parker and Granz as they developed some of the most important music in jazz.

In his liner notes, Schaap provides overview, session-by-session history and track-by-track analysis, further illuminating the creative process of Bird’s genius.

The Unissued Takes displays the immortal master of the alto saxophone Charlie Parker at the peak maturity of his prodigious talents. Accompanied by so many of the era's giants, and allowed the time, space and support to produce art at its highest level, this set is a monumental addition to a legacy of artistry that is breathtaking in its scope and majesty and an essential addition to the library of all serious fans of jazz.

Tracks:
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CD ONE:
New York City, January 1949:
01. Okiedoke Incomplete
02. Okiedoke Alternate Take
03. Okiedoke Incomplete
04. Okiedoke Alternate Take
05. Okiedoke Released Master
Rene Hernandez / Machito
Nw York City, May 4 or 5-into-6, 1949 :
06. Visa Incomplete
07. Visa Alternate Take
08. Visa False Start
09. Visa Released Master
TUNE X:
10. Tune X Incompletes & False Start
11. Tune X Alternate Take
12. Tune X Incompletes
13. Tune X, a.k.a. 'Diverse' Released Master
14. Tune X, a.k.a. 'Segment' Released Master
TUNE Y:
15. Tune Y False Starts
16. Tune Y, a.k.a. 'Passport' Released 'rare' Master
TUNE Z:
17. Tune Z False Start
18. Tune Z Alternate Take
19. Tune Z False Starts
20. Tune Z Alternate Take
21. Tune Z False Starts
22. Tune Z Alternate Take
23. Tune Z, also a.k.a. 'Passport' Released 'common' Master
Mercury Studio, November 30, 1949:
24. If I Should Lose You False Starts
25. If I Should Lose You Released Master
New York City, Late Winter-Early Spring, 1950:
26. Star Eyes Incomplete & False Start
27. Star Eyes Incomplete
28. Star Eyes Released Master
BLUES:
29. Blues (Fast) False Starts
30. Blues (Fast) Alternate Take
31. Blues (Fast) False Start
32. Blues (Fast) Alternate Take
33. Blues (Fast) Incomplete
34. Blues (Fast) Alternate Take
35. Blues (Fast) Abandoned Take, Studio Chatter
36. Blues (Fast) Released Master
New York City, June 6, 1950:
37. Bloomdido False Starts
38. Bloomdido Released Master

CD TWO::
AN OSCAR FOR TREADWELL:
01. An Oscar for Treadwell Incomplete
02. An Oscar for Treadwell Incomplete
03. An Oscar for Treadwell Released Alternate Take
04. An Oscar for Treadwell Released Master
MOHAWK:
05. Mohawk Incomplete & False Start
06. Mohawk Released Alternate Take
07. Mohawk False Start
08. Mohawk Released Master
New York City, March 12, 1951:
09. My Little Suede Shoes Alternate Take W/False Start
10. My Little Suede Shoes Alternate Take
11. My Little Suede Shoes Alternate Take
12. My Little Suede Shoes Released Master
TICO TICO:
13. Tico Tico Alternate Take W/False Start
14. Tico Tico False Starts
15. Tico Tico Alternate Take
16. Tico Tico False Starts
17. Tico Tico Released Master
FIESTA:
18. Fiesta Alternate Take W/False Start
19. Fiesta Released Master
New York City, January 23 Or 28, 1952:
20. Mama Inez Alternate Take
21. Mama Inez Released Master
March 25, 1952:
22. Night and Day Alternate Take
23. Night and Day Alternate Take
24. Night and Day Released Master
ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE:
25. Almost Like Being in Love alternate Take
26. Almost Like Being in Love False Start & Incomplete
27. Almost Like Being in Love Released Master
WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE:
28. What Is This Thing Called Love Incomplete
29. What Is This Thing Called Love [Alternate Take]
30. What Is This Thing Called Love Incomplete
31. What Is This Thing Called Love Released Master

All thanks to original releaser