Tag: Charlie Parker

  • Charlie Parker, The Mercury & Clef 10-inch LP Collection

    Charlie Parker, The Mercury & Clef 10-inch LP Collection

    This 2021 box collects / reproduces the 10″ LPs put out in the early 1950s: I don’t normally collect 10″ records, but got a good deal on this box, which is very well made, reproducing original covers and labels, and with an included book. Neither of the two “Charlie Parker With Strings” LPs actually has…

  • Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker, Groovin’ High, 1974 on EMUS

    Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker, Groovin’ High, 1974 on EMUS

    EMUS was a label that bought rights from bankrupt (or nearly so) labels and reissued them. These recordings were made in 1947 in NYC. Personnel here also includes Miles Davis, Max Roach, J.J. Johnson, Duke Jordan, and others. My copy via a vinyl fair (Thread & Groove) at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA.

  • Various Artists, Comparative Blues, 1957 on Jazztone.

    Various Artists, Comparative Blues, 1957 on Jazztone.

    Various Artists, Comparative Blues, 1957 on Jazztone. Including Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, but also some klnow lesser known folks like Buck Clayton, Jack Teagarden, Eddie Bert. Via a Threads & Grooves event at Mill No. 5 in Lowell