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A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 Box set, Original recording remastered

Charlie Parker Format: Audio CD

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Audio CD (11 Aug. 2003)
Number of Discs: 5
Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
Label: JSP
ASIN: B0000AJ5SR
Other Editions: Audio CD
Average Customer Review: 4 customer reviews
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 15,124 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #37 in CDs & Vinyl > Jazz > Bebop
- #85 in CDs & Vinyl > Jazz > Swing Jazz > Classic Big Band
- #981 in CDs & Vinyl > Bargain CDs > Music Outlet

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. I Found A New Baby

2. Body And Soul

3. Honeysuckle Rose

4. Lady Be Good

5. Coquette

6. Moten Swing

7. Blues

8. Swingmatism

9. Hootie Blues

10. Dexter Blues

11. Lonely Boy Blues

12. Get Me On Your Mind

13. The Jumpin' Blues

14. Sepian Bounce

15. Cherokee

16. My Heart Tells Me

17. I've Found A New Baby

18. Body And Soul

19. Tiny's Tempo

20. I'll Always Love You Just The Same

21. Romance Without Finance

22. Red Cross

23. What's The Matter Now?

24. I Want Every Bit Of It

25. That's The Blues

Disc: 2

1. 4-F Blues

2. G I Blues

3. Dream Of You

4. Seventh Avenue

5. Sorta Kinda

6. Ooh Ooh, My My, Ooh Ooh

7. Groovin' High

8. All The Things You Are

9. Dizzy Atmosphere

10. Salt Peanuts

11. Shaw Nuff

12. Lover Man

13. Hot House

14. Waht More Can A Woman Do?

15. I'd Rather Have A Memory Than A Dream

16. Mean To Me

17. Hallelujah

18. Get Happy

19. Slam Slam Bues

20. Congo Blues

21. Takin' Off

22. If I Had You

23. 20th Century Blues

24. The Street Beat

Disc: 3

1. Warmin Up A Riff

2. Billie's Bounce

3. Now's The Time

4. Thriving From A Riff

5. Meandering

6. Ko Ko

7. Dizzy Boogie

8. Flat Foot Floogie

9. Poppity Pop

10. Slim's Jam

11. Diggin' Diz

12. Moose The Mooch

13. Yardbird Suite

14. Ornithology

15. The Famous Alto Break

16. Night In Tunisia

17. Max Is Making Wax

18. Lover Man

19. The Gypsy

20. Bebop

21. Blues 1 7 2

22. Yardbird Suite

23. Lullaby In Rhythm 1&

24. Home Cooking 1

25. Home Cooking 2

26. Home Cooking 3

Disc: 4

1. This Is Always

2. Dark Shadows

3. Bird's Nest

4. Cool Blues

5. Relaxin' At Camarillo

6. Cheers

7. Carvin' The Bird

8. Stupendous

9. Donna Lee

10. Chasin' The Bird

11. Cheryl

12. Buzzy

13. Milestones

14. Little Willie Leaps

15. Half Nelson

16. Sippin' At Bells

17. Dexterity

18. Bongo Bop

19. Dewey Square

20. The Hymn

21. Bird Of Paradise

22. Embraceable You

23. Bird Feathers

24. Klactoveedsedsteene

25. Scrapple From The Apple

26. My Old Flame

Disc: 5

1. Out Of Nowhere

2. Don't Blame Me

3. Drifting On A Reed

4. Quasimodo

5. Charlie's Wig

6. Bongo Beep

7. Crazeology

8. How Deep Is The Ocean

9. The Bird

10. Repetition

11. Another Hair-Do

12. Bluebird

13. Klaunstance

14. Bird Gets The Worm

15. Barbados

16. Ah-Leu-Cha

17. Constellation

18. Parker's Mood

19. Perhaps

20. Marmaduke

21. Steeplechase

22. Merry-Go-Round

23. No Noise 1 & 2

24. Mango Mangue

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One of the half dozen truly crucial figures in the history of Jazz, Parker was a saxophone player of genius. After performing as sideman in a series of swing bands (Jay MacShann, Earl Hines, Billy Eckstine), Parker embarked on a series of recordings with respected collaborators (Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Bud Powell) that without exaggeration, changed the direction of jazz forever. The most important of these key cuts are featured here, remastered to a level of clarity not heard before.

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W. K. Jones

Definitely 5 Star music and well-remastered too. Only Complaint ...

9 February 2015

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Definitely 5 Star music and well-remastered too.

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Cornish Deadhead

Giant Foundations

24 April 2011

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I smile to myself as I find it somewhat ironic that in order to experience something "new", I have purchased some of the oldest recorded music that I have!

Whilst I have purchased music including much jazz for over 4 decades, I have rarely gone back to recordings made before my childhood, with early blues being the few exceptions. However, my interest in Charlie has really been aroused by watching a series on the history of jazz, a series of audio lectures my brother-in-law gave me (Elements of Jazz: From Cakewalks To Fusion), and finally the Clint Eastwood directed film Bird - The Charlie Parker Story [DVD].

So what have we got here - a bit of a treasure trove in many ways I should say. However, do not expect modern day fidelity as these are old and some tracks have been taken of scratchy 78s, but if you have a genuine interest in modern jazz and its evolution, then there is much to enjoy here. You are provided with the location, date and personnel for each separate group of recordings and of course there are so many well known names that come and go such as Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Erroll Garner. Parker's playing at it's best was so fluid and appeared to be effortless.

To me Coltrane will always be THE MAN when it comes to the sax, however it is always worth remembering that some of the biggest giants are so huge because they're already standing on the shoulders of other giants, and Parker surely was a giant. I would imagine that anyone playing the sax in the 50s would have had Parker as some sort of influence or bench mark.

Whilst there are some tracks in this box I know I will skip, I have playing at the moment "Yardbird Suite" on CD 3 and to this old (Dead)head, it sure sounds sweet.

The package is a slipcase with 5 jewel cases inside. Each CD has information relating to the music contained within. For such a cheap box set, I've got no complaints.

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Music Lover

Excellent,but there is a better set out there...

17 July 2012

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...and it is the Universal box,Complete Masters.Yes,the sound on these sides from JSP WAS the best available,but I submit NOT NOW.The 13cd box has improved to a state of near perfection these classic recordings,and not only do you get the material contained here,but the Verve and live cuts too.Owning both,I cannot recommend the larger set too highly,and would urge all you Bird devotees out there to get that,it is a limited edition,so speed would be advisable,I should think.

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Anonymous

These recordings defined the possible directions of modern music

30 April 2010

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It is hard to believe that there is not a review of this excellent box already here. I guess if you are looking at this item you probably don't need to be told how important Charlie Parker is. So what I will say instead, is that this is an excellent collection of his studio recordings. Some collections are more complete, but this is the best overview of his studio work. It contains (I think) everything you get on the Dial and Savoy master takes compilations, but the remastering sounds better on this collection to my ear. It is also a fraction of the price. You also get, on the first two discs, some early recordings with Bird as sideman in various groups, including on disc 2 many recordings of Dizzy Gillespie led groups.

Like I said, this set is not a complete set of recordings, but is the best selection available, and the omissions are not anything to lose sleep over.

Very happy.

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Andrea Turner

Nice. I have other recordings

24 January 2018 - Published on Amazon.com

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Nice. I have other recordings, but this is what I like to share with guests who may otherwise lose interest with demos, outtakes, and poor recordings. Sure, the packaging gives off a "Time/Life collection" vibe, but the arrangements & sound quality are excellent.

Pork Chop

A world-class stature musician in a great comprehensive release

26 January 2010 - Published on Amazon.com

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Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 from Jsp Records
and released as recently as 2003, is a wonderful work, comprising
the Savoy and Dial recordings that CP prepared in the early to mid-1940's,
approximately at the same time WWII was going on.

The quality of the playing, craftmanship, articulatedness, world-class
stature of the musican, the ease, skill and smoothness of the instrument
are all there, as is the case on CP's other released.

The tracks are unique over 5 CD's, except repeated 6 or more times
as heard also on the fantastic MILES DAVIS - FIRST MILES, sv-0159 on
the Savoy label, complete with outtakes lasting 44 minutes (Nippon,
Columbia, Japan) which I cannot more strongly recommend, as is the case
with this release.

For anyone enjoying the classic, world-stature of CP, this release
is the place to start, and then theThe Complete Verve Master Takes
available elsewhere, on amazon.com

As for the audio quality, 98% is simply flawless over the 5 CD's...and
I do mean impeccable audio, high-end dynamic range, with the full body
of the saxophone plainly heard. The only exception are maybe 4 or 5
tracks, which inexplicably have plenty of snap, crackles and pops,
which sticks out immediately, but lastly less than 15 minutes overall.

The design and artwork of the release is effective, with each CD labeled
A to E, in this boxset release.

The price is competitive and it's comprehensive and complete, with no
outtakes obviously.

To be clear, these 5 CD's are *not * solo after solo after solo in
the 100's which is what sometimes one gets elsewhere, such as in
the Dean Benedetti work. Nope. These are full numbers, composed very
thoughtfully, melodically, professionally, emotionally, effectively.

There are some wonderful vocal numbers, both male and female, over
perhaps 8 or more tracks, that are a treat to listen to.

At the same time, being a CP fan, I must recommend anyone enjoying
this one, to also consider Bird at Birdland, and some other ones
too, which are boxsets as well, and unique performances.

Can't go wrong with this artist or this particular release edition.

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lux

best set out there?

13 April 2007 - Published on Amazon.com

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JSP is known throughout the music collector world for having the highest in sound quality (for a relatively small label devoted only to reissues, box sets etc). This set includes all of the master takes Bird appeared on on the Savoy, Dial, Guild, Bel-Tone, and Comet labels, during the years 1944-48, plus a disc containing most of his pre-bop recordings, including demos, some of which are very rare (though not very interesting in my opinion). The main stuff, '44-'48, is some of the most important music recorded ever, and consequently it's not hard to come by- what makes this set unique is the combination of price, quality, and completeness. This set can be compared with "The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes", which has only 3 discs and costs about $50. Granted, the sound quality on that professional reissue set is noticeably superior, but JSP is nearly there and like I said, better than MOST. You could also compare this set to the similarly-priced Proper box set, "Boss Bird", four discs covering the same ground, with highly inferior sound quality- and it's a little more expensive! For one who's never dug Charlie Parker, I'd get a single disc, like "The Legendary Dial Masters vol. 1" or even a general comp like his volume of the "Ken Burns' Jazz" series. If you find yourself a total Parker freak, the step after that would be "The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings" which coves the same ground, with highest quality of all, plus every known alternate take, demo, etc- 8 discs, $80, and increasingly harder to come by. OR, if you'd prefer to spend $25 to get pretty much the same thing (minus alt takes and a little sound), this box set will definitely do.

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Nada

There is so much good stuff here

11 November 2014 - Published on Amazon.com

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INCREDIBLE BOX SET! There is so much good stuff here, early Bird up through his most famous recordings. Very detailed listing of personnel, tracks, dates, and a good snapshot of his life through each period is included in the liner notes. I would not hesitate to purchase this again.

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Mantrof

Four Stars

14 August 2016 - Published on Amazon.com

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great works....i am enjoying them!

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