Charlie Parker with Strings

こんばんはJazzyIsshiです。今夜もCharlie Parkerです。

Charlie Parker with Strings

Verve 20MJ-0017

A

1  What Is This Thing Called Love (Porter)

2  April in Paris (Duke)

3  Repetition (Hefty)

4  Easy To Love (Porter)

5  I'll Remember April

6  Just Friend

7  You Came Along (Out of Nowhere)

B

1  April in Paris

2  Summer Time

3  I Didn't Know What Time It Was

4  They Can't Take That Away From Me

5  East of The Sun

6  I'm In The Mood For Love

A1,2,3,4,5  1950 September 16, Carnegie Hall, NYC

Charlie Parker (as), Tommy Mace (oboe), Sam Caplan, Stan Karpenio, Ted Bloom (vln), Dave Uchitel (viola), Bill Bundy (cello), Wallace McManus (harp), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Roy Haynes (ds)

A6 B1,2,3  1949 November 30, NYC

Charlie Parker (as), Mitch Miller (oboe), Bornislaw Gimpel, Max Hollander, Milt Lamask (vln), Frank Frieff (viola), Frank Miller (cello), Meyer Rosen (harp), Stan Freeman (p), Ray Brown (b), Buddy Rich (ds), Jimmy Carroll (aa,cond)

A7 B4,5,6,

Charlie Parker (as), Joseph Singer (frh), Edwin C. Brown (oboe), Sam Caplan, Howard A. Kay, Kelly Smirnoff, Harry Melnikoff, Sam Rand (vln), Isadore Zir (viola), Maurice Brown (cello), Verley Mills (harp), Bernie Leighton (p), Ray Brown (b), Buddy Rich (ds), Joe Lippman (arr,cond)

ストリングスの響きを好んだというCharlie Parkerはとうとう、Stringsとの共演を果たした訳ですが、さて出来はどうなんでしょうか？個人的には、超大編成のムードミュージックでなかったのが幸いして、野蛮さを適度に残したJazzっ気が好もしいと思っています。そもそも単純を好むJazz Fanはwith Stringsは邪道と思っているので、この盤は評価されにくいものです。