Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker With Strings (LP)
When producer Norman Granz decided to let Charlie Parker record standards with a full string section (featuring Mitch Miller on oboe!), the purists cried sellout, but nothing could be further from the truth. There's a real sense of involvement from Bird on these sides... The music on this collection is lush, poetic, romantic as hell, and the perfect antidote to a surfeit of jazz records featuring undisciplined blowing. There's a lot of jazz, but there's only one Bird.
1. April In Paris
2. Summertime
3. If I Should Lose You
4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
5. Everything Happens To Me
6. Just Friends
7. They Can’t Take That Away From Me
8. East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon)
9. Easy To Love
10. Out Of Nowhere
11. I’m In The Mood For Love
12. I’ll Remember April
