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Yardbird Suite: The Ultimate Collection

Charlie Parker
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (March 18, 1997)
  • Original Release Date: March 18, 1997
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Rhino / Wea
  • ASIN: B0000033PW
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #90,453 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Disc: 1
1. Groovin' High - Charlie Parker
2. All the Things You Are - Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker
3. Dizzy Atmosphere - Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker
4. Salt Peanuts - Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker
5. Shaw 'Nuff - Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker
6. Hot House - Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker
7. Now's the Time - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
8. Koko - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
9. Moose the Mooche - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker Septet
10. Yardbird Suite - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker Septet
See all 20 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Quasimodo
2. Scrapple from the Apple - Charlie Parker Quintet
3. Out of Nowhere - Charlie Parker Quintet
4. Don't Blame Me - Charlie Parker Quintet
5. Quasimodo - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker Sextet
6. Klaunstance - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's All Stars
7. Parker's Mood - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's All Stars
8. Bloomdido - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker & his Orchestra
9. Star Eyes - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker & his Orchestra
10. She Rote - Charlie Parker Quintet
See all 19 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

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This two-CD set is an ideal introduction to the music of Charlie Parker and the bop revolution. Its 38 tracks are culled from several labels, including Savoy and Dial, with many of them recorded between 1946 and 1949, the altoist's most creative period and the years in which he was reshaping jazz. This is music of luminous vitality--whether rapid-fire and manic, witty or tender. Musical ideas and feelings spun from Parker's horn with divine ease, every newly minted phrase drenched in meaning. Parker was changing the way the best young musicians played--whether saxophonists, pianists, or drummers--and it's apparent here in the supporting work of Miles Davis, Max Roach, Bud Powell, and a host of others. --Stuart Broomer

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62 of 66 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome package, but what are you after?, September 6, 2000
By R. Hutchinson "autonomeus" (a world ruled by fossil fuels and fossil minds) - See all my reviews
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For years I shied away from delving into Charlie Parker's music for lack of the knowledge to discriminate among a huge number of recordings, many of them of quite dubious provenance. These problems are unnecessary today, with guides like Penguin and AMG easily available. And now this fine Rhino package makes things even easier for someone checking out Bird for the first time. Great care has gone into the selection of tracks, as well as the packaging, with informative liner notes, photos, and gratuitously elegant touches like the spirals found on the clear underlay for each of the 2 discs.

Here, however, is something to think about -- do you want an attractive Parker box for your collection (this is a box containing 2 discs and a booklet) for show, or do you really want to listen to Bird intensely and repeatedly? This collection covers Bird's entire career, including several live sides with strings from his last years, which I personally have little interest in. I suggest that you might consider starting with the Savoy masters, say THE GENIUS OF CHARLIE PARKER, and/or the excellent collection of later Verve sides, BIRD'S BEST BOP ON VERVE. (There doesn't seem to be a single-disc collection of the Dial sides, and YARDBIRD SUITE contains a good dose of Dials.) You can't go wrong diving in right here, but if you hear this collection after hearing some of his essential Savoy, Dial and Verve recordings in concentrated form, you may better appreciate its riches. If this is where you start, listen closely -- if you do, you're certain to want to hear more!
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great collection, February 24, 2000
This 2CD Set is a great collection of Charlie Parker. There are a total of 38 tracks that cover his career from his early days as part of Dizzy Gillespie's band to his solo bebop recordings.

A This is a great set for anyone interesting in Parker's music. n added bonus to this set is that the packaging is excellent. each CD is in an individual "booklet style" case and it includes a 50 page highly readable booklet. The only disappointing feature about this set was that all the tracks are found on other albums(mainly from the Savoy, Dial and Verve catalogs). and there were no "new" unreleased recordings here. A good sampling that is ideal for anyone beginning a jazz collection but it will make you want to go and buy more of Parker. I would recommend the Complete Dial Sessions set.

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice introduction, but mistakes on this set, November 12, 2000
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As pointed out, there are a few fatal flaws with this set. Besides the questionable source material and occasional overuse of noise reduction (both heard on this compilation's mastering of "Ko Ko," with the unusual 'twang' at the beginning and the heavily compressed sound quality), there are actually a few tracks where wrong takes were selected; basically, the compilation's claims of using only master takes are false. This CD substitutes inferior, alternate takes of "Relaxin' at Camarrillo" and "Embraceable You" for the originals. As for the track that somehow had its piano intro edited out, that would be "Moose the Mooche."

A year ago, I'd still recommend this set despite these flaws, but with the monumental "Complete Savoy & Dial Recordings: 1944-1948" having been released (with better sound, though a few minor problems with packaging and a few controversial pitch corrections), I'd have to go with that one. Yeah, "Yardbird Suite" is a lot cheaper, and most people will end up springing for it, but the 8CD box set is simply incredible.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The sound has been tweaked, for better or for worse
This package is a lovely-assembled and shrewdly compiled overview of Parker's entire career, and it's the best overview to come from a U.S. Read more
Published on September 11, 2007 by PH-50-NC

5.0 out of 5 stars Sunday NY Times, Good Cup of Coffee and Bird Ahhh.
Whenever I talk to people who I know love music but haven't listened to any jazz yet, this is the album I recommened to them. Read more
Published on May 7, 2006 by James T. Connelly

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice Bird compilation
Whatever Bird I have heard so far, this one seemed to me the most comprehensively good. I continue to feel amazed by the genious of this man who visited earth for just 35 years... Read more
Published on June 9, 2005 by S. Sen

3.0 out of 5 stars Be careful!
Ok..I bought this compilation because it had all of the bird & diz tracks that I liked and needed. Has most of his good stuff on verve as well. Read more
Published on April 11, 2005 by Timothy C. Beasley

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Bird was a true prodigy, as were many of his bandmates. This album is a very good cross section of some of his best tunes. Read more
Published on November 23, 2004 by Joel Saxton

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, But not Great
If you don't have alot of cash to spend, this album shows alot of Bird's best tunes from Savoy and Dial. Read more
Published on November 30, 2003 by redsox989

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and to-the-point intro to Parker's legacy
From his days alongside Dizzie Gillespie (blending swing with bebop), through the core of his ensemble works (alongside some of jazz greatest names, such as Davis), and including... Read more
Published on September 19, 2003 by Manny Hernandez

5.0 out of 5 stars Bird is the Word....
This is the best Bird compilation out there. Material from all 3 labels are represented and the sound is phenomenal! Read more
Published on December 3, 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars The Silver-Standard
In terms of sound quality, track selection, album packaging and linear notes, this had long been the gold standard...until the release of the Boss Bird boxed set. Read more
Published on November 30, 2002 by Craig

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST intro to Bird
A wonderful 2 disc collection-full of scorching runs and soothing mid tempo numbers. "Salt Peanuts" and "All The Things You Are" are stand-outs as well as... Read more
Published on July 11, 2002 by Andy Williamson

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