Charlie Parker - Chasin' the Bird (4 CD, 2005)

 

What sets apart the budget compilations on the Synergy label is their sound. Each track is remastered using a trademark process. The liner notes are workmanlike but offer helpful information to the novice (though there is no personnel listed). The material here comes from the fevered pitch of bebop's birth and covers the years 1946-48. Some of the classics on this collection are "Relaxin at Camarillo," "Yardbird Suite," "Parker's Mood," "Chasin the Bird," and "Moose the Mooche." For those seeking to have just a bit of Bird in their respective CD collections, this is a nice place to start.




Disc 1 | Chasin the Bird
01. Cherokee (2:50)
02. Im Forever Blowing (3:59)
03. Sweet Georgia Brown (7:43)
04. Groovin High (5:42)
05. ShawNuff (4:17)
06. Dizzy Atmosphere (4:25)
07. Salt Peanuts (2:06)
08. Anthropology (2:55)
09. Billies Bounce (3:46)
10. Blue n Boogie (5:05)
11. All The Things You Are (5:10)
12. Ornithology (4:58)
13. A Night In Tunisia (5:08)
14. Dizzy Atmosphere (4:03)
15. Groovin High (5:15)
16. Confirmation (5:40)
17. Ko Ko (4:08)

Disc 2 | Chasin the Bird: Bird at Roost
01. 52nd Street Theme (5:10)
02. Ko Ko (2:35)
03. Groovin High (4:55)
04. Big Foot (4:47)
05. Ornithology (5:43)
06. Slow Boat To China (5:11)
07. Hot House (4:28)
08. Salt Peanuts (3:53)
09. Chasin The Bird (4:27)
10. Out Of Nowhere (3:23)
11. Half Nelson (4:34)
12. White Christmas (4:56)
13. Little Willie Leaps (3:45)
14. Bebop (3:52)
15. East Of The Sun (4:44)
16. Cheryl (4:23)
17. Scrapple From The Apple (4:14)
18. Barbados (3:53)

Disc 3 | Chasin the Bird: Bird in Flight
01. Wahoo (6:36)
02. Round Midnight (5:05)
03. This Time The Dreams On Me (6:19)
04. Dizzy Atmosphere (6:56)
05. Move (6:33)
06. The Street Beat (9:32)
07. Out Of Nowhere (6:21)
08. Little Willie Leaps/52nd Street Theme (5:46)
09. Ornithology (7:53)
10. Ill Remember April/52nd Street Theme (9:30)
11. Cool Blues/52nd Street Theme (9:07)

Disc 4 | Chasin the Bird: Birdland and Elsewhere
01. Ornithology (4:38)
02. Cheryl (5:17)
03. Ko Ko (5:19)
04. Bird Of Paradise (6:27)
05. Nows The Time (5:38)
06. Blue n Boogie (6:49)
07. Anthropology (5:00)
08. Round Midnight (3:12)
09. Night In Tunisia (4:51)
10. Hot House (3:31)
11. Laura (3:03)
12. This Time The Dreams On Me (6:09)
13. Cool Blues (3:20)
14. Lester Leaps In (3:48)
15. How High The Moon (5:26)
16. Embraceable You/52nd Street Theme (3:33)
17. East Of The Sun (3:30)