Bird: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

~ Release by Charlie Parker (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Lester Leaps In
live cover recording of:
Lester Leaps In
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
14:51
2I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
piano:
Monty Alexander
instrumental cover recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
4:28
3Laura
instrumental cover recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
3:43
4All of Me
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
piano:
Monty Alexander
instrumental cover recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部
3:39
5This Time the Dream’s on Me
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
piano:
Monty Alexander
live instrumental cover recording of:
This Time the Dream’s on Me
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
3:45
6Ko Ko
alto saxophone:
Charles McPherson and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist)
trumpet:
Jon Faddis
recording of:
Ko Ko
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1945)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
4:22
7Cool Blues
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist)
live recording of:
Cool Blues
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:19
8April in Paris
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass:
Chuck Berghofer (Jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
piano:
Barry Harris (Jazz pianist)
instrumental cover recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:20
9Now’s the Time
alto saxophone:
Charles McPherson and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist)
trumpet:
Red Rodney
recording of:
Now’s the Time
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:22
10Ornithology
live recording of:
Ornithology
composer:
Benny Harris and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Marada Music Ltd.
4:55
11Parker’s Mood
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
double bass:
Chuck Berghofer (Jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
piano:
Barry Harris (Jazz pianist)
recording of:
Parker's Mood
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:09