Parker's Mood

Stephen Scott, Roy Hargrove, Christian McBride | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 22, 1995)
• Original Release Date: August 22, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B0000046ZS
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,173 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great trio plays great music, April 15, 2000

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Otto Olah (San Diego, California) - See all my reviews
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This is one of my favorite albums I have purchased from the BMG music club. This album amazes me every time I play it. The trio is perfectly balanced, the musicians create a very relaxed mood. It feels like they have been playing together for a long time but I suspect they came together only for this album. It is extraordinary how many sounds this trio can produce! There are 16 tracks on this album but none of them are alike. Sometimes a trio can be boring after a while but not this one. I enjoy every second of their music. I love McBride's solos especially when he plays with the bow. I like to play it at night in the dark as there are no drums so I don't bother my neighbors with loud music. The sound quality is perfect, this is a real audiophile recording. I hope there are more albums to come from this trio!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Reflecting on Parker's Mood..., July 20, 2001

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Walter Edwards "jazzafinado" (Mt. Vernon, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This trio makes a very good attempt in capturing the essence of not only the songs that Parker wrote, but also interpreting the interpretations Parker made using songs by other musicians. This CD made me think of "The Essential Charlie Parker" with reminiscence as it was one of the first CD's in my jazz collection, and whose songs clearly paved the way for younger artists as Hargrove, McBride, and Scott. What would have made this CD a five you ask? If somehow Parker himself could have made a guest appearance.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bird's music is timeless!, May 19, 2006

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Hiram Gomez Pardo (Valencia, Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Parker's Mood (Audio CD)

Charlie Christopher "Yardbird" Parker left us a sad day on 1954, but his musical bequeath still is modern, in spite of the fact fifty two years have elapsed. The way he stamped his phrases, with an accurate blending of sophistication, audacious, sentiment and intelligence made that he went beyond his own age, to fly in the wings of the legend.

Roy Hargrove counted with the genial support of Christian McBride, Bass and Stephen Scott, two hyper talented who decided to concur on April 12-14 1995 to make one of themost expressive ever made on Bird' s memory.

No matter you are not a big fan of Parker's mood. Just listen the first bars of any track and let your imagination flies in this extraordinary and enlivening musical document, that certainly exceeded the limits of the best to become a cult record.