• All known recordings made by Bird in France, on his two visits, in 1949 and1950. CD One is devoted to all of his preserved performances at the famous Salle Pleyel in May 1949, backed by Kenny Dorham, Al Haig, Tommy Potter and Max Roach.
• CD Two opens with a concert in Roubaix featuring the same band during the same tour. Among its highlights is a rare live reading of Lover Man. Also included is his only 1950 recording in Paris, the only version of Lady Bird in Bird’s whole discography.
• Three rare TV show soundtracks from the same period have been added as a bonus.
• Personnel : Charlie Parker, alto sax, on all tracks, with : Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums - plus : Aimé Barelli, Miles Davis, Bill Coleman, Hot Lips Page, Big Chief Russell Moore, Hubert Rostaing, Sidney Bechet, Don Byas, James Moody, Hazy Osterwald, Jean Toots Thielemans, the Maurice Moufflard Orchestra, Shorty Sherrock (tp), Joe Bushkin, Chubby Jackson, George Wettling, Max Kaminsky, Kai Winding, Joe Sullivan, etc.
• 2CD set - Total Time: 132:26 mins. - 37 tracks - Includes 16-page booklet with rare photos and memorabilia. |