Charlie Parker - Unheard Bird: The Unissued Takes (2016) [2CD]

Discovering previously unheard music is a consistent hope for serious jazz fans. Finding unreleased music from legends, especially those who departed far too early with their legacies incomplete, is a true joy. Fans, scholars and collectors who want to have a complete overview on Charlie Parker’s work and career can now dig into a new collection of previously unreleased tracks.

This two-disc set includes 58 studio takes recorded by the alto saxophonist between 1949 and 1952. The set was co-produced by Phil Schaap, a Parker expert and eminent jazz historian who serves as a curator for Jazz At Lincoln Center.
The newly discovered takes were found in a cache of materials owned by a former associate of Norman Granz, the founder of Verve Records and producer of the sessions. They allow the listener inside the private domain between Parker and Granz as they developed some of the most important music in jazz.

In his liner notes, Schaap provides overview, session-by-session history and track-by-track analysis, further illuminating the creative process of Bird’s genius.

The Unissued Takes displays the immortal master of the alto saxophone Charlie Parker at the peak maturity of his prodigious talents. Accompanied by so many of the era's giants, and allowed the time, space and support to produce art at its highest level, this set is a monumental addition to a legacy of artistry that is breathtaking in its scope and majesty and an essential addition to the library of all serious fans of jazz.


Tracks:

CD 1:
OKIEDOKE
01. Okiedoke Incomplete
02. Okiedoke Alternate Take
03. Okiedoke Incomplete
04. Okiedoke Alternate Take
05. Okiedoke Released Master
René Hernández / Machito

VISA
06. Visa Incomplete
07. Visa Alternate Take
08. Visa False Start
09. Visa Released Master

TUNE X
10. Tune X Incompletes & False Start
11. Tune X Alternate Take
12. Tune X Incompletes
13. Tune X, a.k.a. 'Diverse' Released Master
14. Tune X, a.k.a. 'Segment' Released Master

TUNE Y
15. Tune Y False Starts
16. Tune Y, a.k.a. 'Passport' Released 'rare' Master

TUNE Z
17. Tune Z False Start
18. Tune Z Alternate Take
19. Tune Z False Starts
20. Tune Z Alternate Take
21. Tune Z False Starts
22. Tune Z Alternate Take
23. Tune Z, also a.k.a. 'Passport' Released 'common' Master

IF I SHOULD LOSE YOU
24. If I Should Lose You False Starts
25. If I Should Lose You Released Master

STAR EYES
26. Star Eyes Incomplete & False Start
27. Star Eyes Incomplete
28. Star Eyes Released Master

BLUES
29. Blues (Fast) False Starts
30. Blues (Fast) Alternate Take
31. Blues (Fast) False Start
32. Blues (Fast) Alternate Take
33. Blues (Fast) Incomplete
34. Blues (Fast) Alternate Take
35. Blues (Fast) Abandoned Take, Studio Chatter
36. Blues (Fast) Released Master

BLOOMDIDO
37. Bloomdido False Starts
38. Bloomdido Released Master


CD 2:
AN OSCAR FOR TREADWELL
01. An Oscar for Treadwell Incomplete
02. An Oscar for Treadwell Incomplete
03. An Oscar for Treadwell Released Alternate Take
04. An Oscar for Treadwell Released Master

MOHAWK
05. Mohawk Incomplete & False Start
06. Mohawk Released Alternate Take
07. Mohawk False Start
08. Mohawk Released Master

MY LITTLE SUEDE SHOES
09. My Little Suede Shoes Alternate Take W/False Start
10. My Little Suede Shoes Alternate Take
11. My Little Suede Shoes Alternate Take
12. My Little Suede Shoes Released Master

TICO TICO
13. Tico Tico Alternate Take W/False Start
14. Tico Tico False Starts
15. Tico Tico Alternate Take
16. Tico Tico False Starts
17. Tico Tico Released Master

FIESTA
18. Fiesta Alternate Take W/False Start
19. Fiesta Released Master

MAMA INEZ
20. Mama Inez Alternate Take
21. Mama Inez Released Master

NIGHT AND DAY
22. Night and Day Alternate Take
23. Night and Day Alternate Take
24. Night and Day Released Master

ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE
25. Almost Like Being in Love alternate Take
26. Almost Like Being in Love False Start & Incomplete
27. Almost Like Being in Love Released Master

WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE
28. What Is This Thing Called Love Incomplete
29. What Is This Thing Called Love [Alternate Take]
30. What Is This Thing Called Love Incomplete
31. What Is This Thing Called Love Released Master