Legendary Dial Masters 1 & 2

Charlie Parker | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 16, 1996)
• Original Release Date: April 19, 1996
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Jazz Classics
• ASIN: B000001LYT
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #255,544 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Diggin' Diz

2. Moose the Mooche

3. Yardbird Suite

4. Ornithology

5. A Night in Tunisia

6. Max (Is) Making Wax

7. Lover Man

8. The Gypsy

9. Bebop

10. This Is Always

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Dexterity

2. Bongo Bop

3. Dewey Square

4. The Hymn

5. Bird of Paradise

6. Embraceable You

7. Bird Feathers

8. Klact-Oveeseds-Tene

9. Scrapple from the Apple

10. My Old Flame

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

This disc is on the label Jazz Classics. It has received a 5 star rating from reviewers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Context..., July 2, 2000

By 

W. T. Hornaday (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Legendary Dial Masters 1 & 2 (Audio CD)

This is a compilation of some of Bird's very best work, for Dial Records, from 2/46 - 12/47. Content-wise, it is very close to "The Complete Dial Sessions 1946-47", but minus all the outtakes (and at about half the price). If you just want to listen to the music rather than analyze and compare, buy this one. Much of Bird's work has been recompiled and reissued. This release, and "Complete", mentioned above, are probably the best selections from the Dial material.

28 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bird Rules!, October 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Legendary Dial Masters 1 & 2 (Audio CD)

Unbelievable. No one has written commentary on this collection - and Bird is one of four or five most important and influential figures in American musical history! I look at the biggest sellers in Amazon's alto sax section and I see a host of players who aren't worth the spit Parker left in his horn. Good grief people, learn something about the evolution of this music and listen. Parker possessed the most incredible technique and blues sense and a mode of expression which is overwhelming - he will never be matched!