Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve

Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve
Box set by Charlie Parker
Released	October 25, 1990
Recorded	1945-1954
Genre	Jazz
Length	619:10
Label	Verve
Producer	Phil Schaap
Charlie Parker chronology
The Washington Concerts (1983) Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve (1990) Charlie Parker on Dial (1993)

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Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve is a 1990

Track listing

Original CD release Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve, 1990 (Verve)

Disc: 1

1. "Sweet Georgia Brown"- 9:32
2. "Blues For Norman" – 8:37
3. "I Can't Get Started" – 9:15
4. "
   Lady Be Good
   " 11:05
5. "After You've Gone" – 7:33
6. "I Got Rhythm" – 12:54
7. "Introductions By Norman Granz" – 2:16
8. "JATP Blues" 10:56

Disc: 2

1. "The Bird” - 4:44
2. "Repetition” – 2:57
3. "No Noise” (Parts I & II) – 5:53
4. "No Noise” (Part III) – 2:55
5. "Mango Mangue” – 2:53
6. "Okiedoke” – 3:02
7. "Cardboard” – 3:08
8. "Visa” 3:58
9. “Segment - Tune X” – 3:19
10. “Diverse - Tune X” (alternate take) – 3:16
11. “Passport - Tune Y” (rare) – 2:54
12. “Passport - Tune Z” (common) – 2:59

Disc: 3

1. “The Opener” – 12:47
2. “Lester Leaps In” – 12:14
3. “Embraceable You” – 10:33
4. “The Closer” – 10:57
5. “'Ow - Introduction OF Ella Fitzgerald” – :48
6. “Flyin' Home” – 5:31
7. “How High the Moon” – 6:24
8. “Perdido” – 8:34

Disc: 4

1. “Just Friends” – 3:30
2. “Everything Happens to Me” – 3:15
3. “April In Paris” – 3:06
4. “Summertime” – 2:46
5. “I Didn't Know What Time It Was” – 3:12
6. “If I Should Lose You” – 2:46
7. “Star Eyes” – 3:28
8. “Blues (Fast)” – 2:45
9. “
   I'm In The Mood For Love
   ” – 2:50
10. “Bloomdido” – 3:24
11. “And Oscar For Treadwell” (Take 3 Alternate take - LP) – 3:20
12. “An Oscar For Treadwell” (Take 4 Master) – 3:22
13. “Mohawk” (Take 3 Alternate take - LP) – 3:38
14. “Mohawk” (Take 6 (Take 4) Master) – 3:34
15. “My Melancholy Baby” (Take 1) – 3:16
16. “My Melancholy Baby” (Coda Rehearsal) - :05
17. “My Melancholy Baby” (Take 2 Master) – 3:23
18. “Leap Frog” (Take 1 Incomplete) - :27
19. “Leap Frog” (Take 2 Incomplete) - :18
20. “Leap Frog” (Take 3 Incomplete) - :40
21. “Leap Frog” (Take 4 Incomplete) - :18
22. “Leap Frog” (Take 5 Alternate take) – 2:33
23. “Leap Frog” (Take 6 Incomplete) - :24
24. “Leap Frog” (Take 7 Incomplete) - :14
25. “Leap Frog” (Take 8 (Take 4) Alternate take) – 2:02
26. “Leap Frog” (Take 9 Alternate take) – 2:06
27. “Leap Frog” (Take 10 Incomplete) - :43
28. “Leap Frog” (Take 11 (Take 6) Master) – 2:29
29. “Relaxing With Lee” (Take 1 Incomplete) - :35
30. “Relaxing With Lee” (Take 2 Incomplete) – 1:08
31. “Relaxing With Lee” (Take 3 False start) - :08
32. “Relaxing With Lee” (Take 4 (Take 2) Alternate take - LP) – 3:56
33. “Relaxing With Lee” (Take 5 Incomplete) - :25
34. “Relaxing With Lee” (Take 6 (Take 3) Master) – 2:46

Disc: 5

1. “Dancing In The Dark” – 2:19
2. “Out Of Nowhere” – 3:06
3. “Laura” (Take 1 Alternate take) – 2:57
4. “Laura” (Take 2 Master) – 2:56
5. “East Of The Sun” – 3:38
6. “
   They Can't Take That Away From Me
   ” – 3:17
7. “Easy To Love” – 3:29
8. “
   I'm In The Mood For Love
   ” (Take 2 Master) – 3:33
9. “I'm In The Mood For Love” (Take 3 Alternate take) – 3:27
10. “I'll Remember April” (Take 1 Alternate take) – 3:09
11. “I'll Remember April” (Take 2 False start) – :10
12. “I'll Remember April” (Take 3 (Take 2) Master) – 3:02
13. “What Is This Thing Called Love?” – 2:54
14. “April In Paris” – 3:12
15. “Repetition” – 2:49
16. “Easy To Love” – 2:25
17. “Rocker” – 3:10
18. “Celerity” – 1:34
19. “Ballade” – 2:55
20. “Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite” – 17:11

Disc: 6

1. “Au Privave” (Take 2 Alternate take - LP) – 2:38
2. “Au Privave” (Take 3 Master) – 2:43
3. “She Rote” (Take 3 Alternate take - LP) – 3:09
4. “She Rote” (Take 5 Master) –3:06
5. “K.C. Blues” – 3:24
6. “Star Eyes” – 3:34
7. “My Little Suede Shoes” – 3:03
8. “Un Poquito De Tu Amor” – 2:40
9. “Tico Tico” –2:44
10. “Fiesta” – 2:49
11. “Why Do I Love You” (Take 2 Alternate take - LP) – 2:58
12. “Why Do I Love You” (Take 6 Alternate take) – 2:58
13. “Why Do I Love You” (Take 7 Master) – 3:05
14. “Blues for Alice” –2:46
15. “Si Si” – 2:38
16. “Swedish Schnapps” (Take 3 Alternate take - LP) – 3:13
17. “Swedish Schnapps” (Take 4 Master) – 3:10
18. “Back Home Blues” (Take 1 Alternate take - LP) – 2:35
19. “Back Home Blues” (Take 2 Master) – 2:46
20. “Loverman” – 3:21

Disc: 7

1. “Temptation” – 3:31
2. “Lover” – 3:06
3. “Autumn In New York” – 3:29
4. “Stella by Starlight” – 2:56
5. “Mama Inez“– 2:50
6. “La Cucuracha” (Take 1 Alternate take) – 3:24
7. “La Cucuracha” (Take 2 Incomplete) – :49
8. “La Cucuracha” (Take 3 False start) – :10
9. “La Cucuracha” (Take 4 (Take 3) Master) – 2:43
10. “Estrellita” (Take 2 Incomplete) – 1:57
11. “Estrellita” (Take 4 Alternate take) – 2:46
12. “Estrellita” (Take 5 False start) – :04
13. “Estrellita” (Take 6 (Take 5) Master) – 2:44
14. “Begin The Beguine“– 3:12
15. “La Paloma“– 2:39
16. “Night And Day” – 2:50
17. “
    Almost Like Being In Love
    ” – 2:33
18. "I Can't Get Started" – 3:08

Disc: 8

1. “Jam Blues” – 14:42
2. “What Is This Thing Called Love” – 15:41
3. “Ballad Medley” – 17:23
4. “Funky Blues” – 13:27

Disc: 9

1. “The Song Is You” – 2:56
2. “Laird Baird” – 2:44
3. “Kim” (Take 2 Alternate take - LP) – 2:58
4. “Kim” (Take 4 Master) – 2:58
5. “Cosmic Rays” (Take 2 Master) – 3:05
6. “Cosmic Rays” (Take 5 Alternate take) – 3:16
7. “
   In The Still Of The Night
   ” (Take 1 False start) – :32
8. “In The Still Of The Night” (Take 2 Incomplete) – :53
9. “In The Still Of The Night” (Take 3 Alternate take) – 3:46
10. “In The Still Of The Night” (Take 4 Alternate take) – 3:21
11. “In The Still Of The Night” (Take 5 False start) – :45
12. “In The Still Of The Night” (Take 6 Alternate take) –3:26
13. “In The Still Of The Night” (Take 7 Master) – 3:22
14. “Old Folks” (Take 1 Incomplete) – :26
15. “Old Folks” (Take 2 False start) – :09
16. “Old Folks” (Take 3 Alternate take) – 4:04
17. “Old Folks” (Take 4 Incomplete - Bird Continues Playing Into Take 5 False start) – :21
18. “Old Folks” (Take 6 Alternate take) – 3:28
19. “Old Folks” (Take 7 Incomplete) – :26
20. “Old Folks” (Take 8 Alternate take) – 3:39
21. “Old Folks” (Take 9 Master) – 3:34
22. “If I Love Again” – 2:31

Disc: 10

1. “Chi Chi” (Take 1 Alternate take - LP) – 3:09
2. “Chi Chi” (Take 2 False start) – :27
3. “Chi Chi” (Take 3 Alternate take) – 2:42
4. “Chi Chi” (Take 4 Alternate take) – 2:37
5. “Chi Chi” (Take 5 False start) – :17
6. “Chi Chi” (Take 6 Master) – 3:02
7. “I Remember You” – 3:03
8. “Now's The Time” – 3:01
9. “Confirmation” (Take 1 False start) – :14
10. “Confirmation” (Take 2 False start) – :09
11. “Confirmation” (Take 5 False start) – 2:58
12. “
    I Get A Kick Out Of You
    ” (Take 1 Alternate take) – 4:55
13. “I Get A Kick Out Of You” (Take 2 False start And Rehearsal) – :32
14. “I Get A Kick Out Of You” (Take 3 False start And Rehearsal) – :16
15. “I Get A Kick Out Of You” (Take 4 Incomplete) – 1:05
16. “I Get A Kick Out Of You” (Take 5 False start) – :17
17. “I Get A Kick Out Of You” (Take 6 Incomplete) – 1:08
18. “I Get A Kick Out Of You” (Take 7 Master) – 3:34
19. “Just One Of Those Things” – 2:46
20. “My Heart Belongs To Daddy” (Take 1 False start And Rehearsal) – :36
21. “My Heart Belongs To Daddy” (Take 2 Master) – 3:18
22. “
    I've Got You Under My Skin
    ” – 3:38
23. “Love For Sale” (Take 1 False start) – :17
24. “Love For Sale” (Take 2 Alternate take) – 5:47
25. “Love For Sale” (Take 3 Incomplete) – 1:03
26. “Love For Sale” (Take 4 Alternate take) – 5:32
27. “Love For Sale” (Take 5 Master) – 5:35
28. “I Love Paris” (Take 2 Alternate take) – 5:07
29. “I Love Paris” (Take 3 Master) – 5:07

Personnel

Recorded between 1945 and 1954

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