1946 Jatp Concert

Charlie Parker | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1992)
• Original Release Date: 1946
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B0000046LT
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #224,143 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sweet Georgia Brown

2. Blues For Norman

3. I Can't Get Started

4. Oh, Lady Be Good

5. After You've Gone

6. I Got Rhythm

7. Introductions By Norman Granz

8. JATP Blues

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An extraordinary performance, June 5, 2006

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nadav haber (jerusalem Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1946 Jatp Concert (Audio CD)

The musicians, according to the announcer, and according to the way they play, are Charlie Parker, Willie Smith (alto), Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Buck Clayton, Jack Kersey, Buddy Rich, and guitar and bass players whose names I couldn't quite get. It is very interesting to compare Parker's style to that of Willie Smith - Jimmy Lunceford alto player at the time. It is also a chance to listen to Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins play extended solos one after the other. It is very obvious that Parker's style is a continuation of Youngs flowing melodic lines,and he sounds to me like he is simply playing more music than anyone else around him - and the others do play a lot of music.
It is clear that while Parker's music was new and fresh, it wasn't as revolutionary as the music of Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor 12 years later - in the sense that it still used harmonic and rhythmic ideas of the swing era. Parker sounds much more sophisticated than Willie Smith, in every aspect, but it is basically based on the same music.
For anyone interested in Parker playing extended solos next to the other giants, this cd is a good opportunity.