Bird Is Free is an album by Charlie Parker that documents a concert given at Rockland Palace, New York City, on 26 September 1952. In 1997, Jazz Classics released a more complete documentation of the concert with improved recording quality, Live at Rockland Palace.
Reception
The DownBeat reviewer, Leonard Feather, identified limitations of the audio quality, and added: "When Parker begins to play, however, you will forget all about distractions. ... There is brilliant, boiling, poetic Bird in a variety of attitudes here." The AllMusic review concluded: "Throughout, Parker plays with inimitable style and good humor and his quartet, featuring the great drummer Max Roach, swings effortlessly".
Track listing
- Side 1
- Rocker (Gerry Mulligan)
- Sly Mongoose (Jamaican trad.)
- Moose the Mooche (Parker)
- Star Eyes (Gene de Paul, Don Raye)
- Side 2
- This Time the Dream's on Me (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
- Cool Blues (Parker)
- My Little Suede Shoes (Parker)
- Lester Leaps In (Lester Young)
- Laura (Raksin, Mercer)
Personnel
- Charlie Parker – alto sax
- Mundell Lowe – guitar
- Walter Bishop, Jr. – piano
- Teddy Kotick – bass
- Max Roach – drums
- unidentified strings on "Rocker" and "Laura"
See also
- English translation of German Wikipedia Bird Is Free article with many details
References
External links
- Bird Is Free at jazzdisco.org
