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The opening night was "A Journey Through Jazz", consisting of various styles of the music up to that point, played by Maxie Kaminsky, Hot Lips Page, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Harry Belafonte, Stan Getz, and Lennie Tristano, in that order. [4] Parker played very few jobs at Birdland.
One Night in Birdland is a live album by saxophone player Charlie Parker, trumpeter Fats Navarro, pianist Bud Powell, bassist Curley Russell, and drummer Art Blakey recorded at Birdland on May 15–16, 1950. [1] Recorded in low audio quality on a private tape, it was released as an LP by Columbia Records. [2]
Summit Meeting at Birdland is a live album by alto saxophonist Charlie Parker recorded at Birdland in New York City in 1951 and 1953. It was released by Columbia Records in 1977. [ 1 ]
In 1973, guitarist Joe Pass released his album I Remember Charlie Parker in Parker's honor. [76] Weather Report's jazz fusion track and highly acclaimed big band standard "Birdland", from the Heavy Weather album (1977), was a dedication by bandleader Joe Zawinul to both Charlie Parker and the New York 52nd Street club itself. [citation needed]
Charlie Parker Live Birdland 1950 (EPM Musique (F) FDC 5710) Charlie Parker - Bird at St. Nick's (Jazz Workshop JWS 500) Charlie Parker at the Apollo Theater and St. Nick's Arena (Zim ZM 1007) Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes, Vol. 15 (Philology (It) W 845–2) Charlie Parker - Fats Navarro - Bud Powell (Ozone 4)
While Charlie performs with Dizzy, their specific style of jazz develops a following and is known as "bebop." One evening, Charlie meets Chan Parker, a dancer and jazz lover. Attracted to Chan, Charlie continually asks her out, but she refuses his advances and moves to Chicago, Illinois.
Inglewood Jam, also known as Bird and Chet and Live at the Trade Winds, is a live album by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, recorded in California in 1952 with trumpet player Chet Baker and Sonny Criss. It was released by the Jazz Showcase label in 1978.
Looking back, Zawinul claimed, "The old Birdland was the most important place in my life." [6] The song was also named in honor of Charlie Parker. According to Jaco Pastorius in a 1978 interview, the studio version of the song released on Heavy Weather was recorded in just one take. [7]