Swedish Schnapps + The Great Quintet Sessions 1949-51

~ Release by Charlie Parker (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Si Si
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-08-08)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1951-08-08)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1951-08-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-08-08)
trumpet:
Red Rodney (on 1951-08-08)
recording of:
Si Si (on 1951-08-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
JATAP Publishing Co.
2:40
2Swedish Schnapps (Alt.)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-08-08)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1951-08-08)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1951-08-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-08-08)
trumpet:
Red Rodney (on 1951-08-08)
recording of:
Swedish Schnapps (on 1951-08-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:16
3Swedish Schnapps
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-08-08)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1951-08-08)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1951-08-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-08-08)
trumpet:
Red Rodney (on 1951-08-08)
recording of:
Swedish Schnapps (on 1951-08-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:12
4Back Home Blues (Alt.)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-08-08)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1951-08-08)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1951-08-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-08-08)
trumpet:
Red Rodney (on 1951-08-08)
recording of:
Back Home Blues (on 1951-08-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:38
5Back Home Blues
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-08-08)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1951-08-08)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1951-08-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-08-08)
trumpet:
Red Rodney (on 1951-08-08)
recording of:
Back Home Blues (on 1951-08-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:48
6Lover Man
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-08-08)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1951-08-08)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1951-08-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-08-08)
trumpet:
Red Rodney (on 1951-08-08)
instrumental recording of:
Lover Man (on 1951-08-08)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:24
7Blues for Alice
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-08-08)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1951-08-08)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1951-08-08)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-08-08)
trumpet:
Red Rodney (on 1951-08-08)
recording of:
Blues for Alice (on 1951-08-08)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:50
8Au Privave (Alt.)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-01-17)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-01-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-01-17)
recording of:
Au Privave (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Liberation Music (BMI, publisher for Charlie Haden)
2:41
9Au Privave
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-01-17)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-01-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-01-17)
recording of:
Au Privave (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Liberation Music (BMI, publisher for Charlie Haden)
2:45
10She Rote (Alt.)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-01-17)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-01-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-01-17)
recording of:
She Rote (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:11
11She Rote
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-01-17)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-01-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-01-17)
recording of:
She Rote (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:09
12K.C. Blues
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-01-17)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1951-01-17)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-01-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-01-17)
recording of:
K.C. Blues (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:26
13Star Eyes
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1951-01-17)
double bass:
Teddy Kotick (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-01-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-01-17)
recording of:
Star Eyes (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Red Cape Songs
3:38
14Segment - Tune X
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-05-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1949-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-05-05)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-05-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1949-05-05)
recording of:
Segment (on 1949-05-05)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:22
15Diverse - Tune X (Alt.)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-05-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1949-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-05-05)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-05-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1949-05-05)
recording of:
Segment (on 1949-05-05)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:18
16Passport - Tune Y (Rare)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-05-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1949-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-05-05)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-05-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1949-05-05)
recording of:
Passport (on 1949-05-05)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:57
17Passport - Tune Z (Common)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-05-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1949-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-05-05)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1949-05-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1949-05-05)
recording of:
Passport (on 1949-05-05)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:58