The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes

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As Ornette Coleman said, "Charlie Parker was blessed with the eternal quality of existing forever." The brief trajectory of Parker's career has directly or indirectly affected all saxophonists who have followed him. Sadly, the machinations and pressures of fame were more than this basically fragile man could bear, and he died at age 34 in 1955.

The Savoy imprint, after being acquired by an assortment of companies over the years, has been reinvigorated to celebrate its 60th anniversary. This three-disc set includes all of Parker's work for the Dial and Savoy labels (excluding alternate takes--hence the title). It starts off with his appearance as a sideman with the Tiny Grimes Quintette, at which time the 24-year-old's alto saxophone playing bears his unmistakable stamp of fluidity and daring aplomb. The stellar lights of bebop are heard throughout this set, as Parker plays with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and Max Roach, creating the enduring shape of contemporary jazz. --David Greenberger

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Average customer rating: Bird in his Natural Habitat: Live at the Royal Roost The worst production by Orrin Keepnews. The Parker Holy Bebop Jazz Trinity Supremely recommended A broad interpretation of the word "complete."

Complete Savoy Live Performances: Sept. 29, 1947-Oct. 25, 1950 Charlie Parker Manufacturer: Savoy Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 The Complete Verve Master Takes Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945 Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall ASIN: B00000DC2I Release Date: 1999-10-05

Tracks:

1. 52nd Street Theme
2. Koko
3. Groovin' high
4. Big Foot
5. Ornithology
6. Slow Boat To China
7. Hot House
8. Salt Peanuts
9. Chasin' The Bird
10. Out Of Nowhere
11. How High The Moon
12. Half Nelson
13. White Christmas
14. Little Willie Leaps
15. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid/BeBop
16. Slow Boat To China

Tracks:

1. Ornithology
2. Groovin' High
3. East Of The Sun (and West of the Moon)
4. Cheryl
5. How High The Moon
6. Scrapple From The Apple
7. Be-Bop
8. Hot House
9. Oop Bop Sh' Bam
10. Scrapple From The Apple
11. Salt Peanuts
12. Groovin' High
13. Scrapple From The Apple
14. Barbados
15. Salt Peanuts
16. Scrapple From The Apple

Tracks:

1. Barbados
2. Be-Bop
3. Groovin' High
4. Confirmation
5. Salt Peanuts
6. Half-Nelson
7. A Night In Tunisia
8. Scrapple From The Apple
9. Deedle
10. What's This?
11. Cheryl
12. Anthropology
13. Hurry Home
14. Deedle
15. Royal Roost Bop
16. Cheryl
17. Slow Boat To China
18. Chasin' The Bird

Tracks:

1. There's A Small Hotel
2. These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You
3. Keen And Peachy
4. Hot House
5. Swivel Hips (Bird, Bass and Out)
6. Goodbye
7. A Night In Tunisia
8. Dizzy Atmosphere
9. Groovin' High
10. Confirmation
11. Koko

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For years, the audio quality of many of the performances gathered on these four CDs prevented a full-on embrace, what with all the other available Charlie Parker out there. But this collection restores these sessions to notoriety. They're mostly from New York's Royal Roost, 1948 to 1950, but with a 1947 Carnegie Hall supergroup concert and a 1950 Chicago pickup date that boasts some unknowns--and undersung guitarist George Freeman--with Parker. First, the single drawback: emcee and radio host "Symphony Sid" Torin's sometimes obsequious, faux-hipster shtick that bookends several of the tunes. Rest assured, though, Torin makes only brief intros and outros. Beyond that, these are all stellar works. The quintet on three of the CDs (the Royal Roost sessions) features Parker with Miles Davis on much of CD 1, highlighting the clipped fire of bebop's architecture being tunneled under by Davis's mellow-tone brass. Even when Kenny Dorham takes over on trumpet, the alchemy is built on contrast, Parker's raspy, fast wit and Dorham's wry (but often likemindedly fast) ripostes. Pianists Tadd Dameron and Al Haig make great showings, as does Max Roach, pushing the energy with a loose attack that defies the fact that the majority of these performances were for radio. The more-famed quintet fronted by Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and pianist John Lewis (famed cofounder of the Modern Jazz Quartet) closes the collection with five tunes from a 1947 Carnegie Hall concert. Parker seems more restrained, Gillespie gleeful, and Lewis characteristically spare. But the playing is first-rate, whether at light-speed (as on "Dizzy Atmosphere") or at the loping clip of "Groovin' High." --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Bird in his Natural Habitat: Live at the Royal Roost.......2007-01-09

Hearing Charlie Parker rip searing riffs on this Savoy set, while I imagine being among those lucky few who witnessed Bee Bop's prophet push the envelope at the Royal Roost, has taken me to whole new level of appreciation for the greatest jazz musician of our time. Live Parker recordings far surpass the studio ones because they allow the listener to hear the saxaphonist's pure power and genius. No editing, no muting, no time limit. Just pure, raw, genius. And this is the best live collection I've found of Parker's work. Some may argue that this collection is too raw in terms of sound quality, but I think that merely enhances the mystique and grit and authenticity of this incredible collection. This is a must-have for Ornithologists!

The worst production by Orrin Keepnews........2006-08-31

This is the worst production by great producer Orrin Keepnews. Music on this 4-cd is great(5 stars). Parker in his peak period and many great musicians (Davis, Dorham, Roach, Milt Jackson) play great too. There are great performances like Ornithology, Confirmation, Salt penauts (with Parker's vocal), Chasin' the bird and many others.
But: Title of this box names COMPLETE live performances on Savoy and this is problem. Royal Roost performances on this box are everything but no complete. There are missing most announcement by Symphony Sid Torin, his talking with Parker, and mainly Parker and his band playing with Symphony Sid voiceover on many stuffs.
There are missing: 52nd street theme, Jumping with Symphony Sid, Jingle bells in many versions. This titles draw club's atmosphere in this era and performances are incomplete without them.
I get off this fake and will buy true Columbia/Nippon Royal Roost complet with similar sound quality I guess.
4th disc contains Carnegie Hall concert but better way is to buy Diz'n Bird at Carnegie Hall. It includes Gillespie with his orchestra performances also.
If you are true fan of Parker dont' buy this 4cd box. It's patch-work.

The Parker Holy Bebop Jazz Trinity.......2004-08-04

Next to the studio Dial and Savoy, this set completes the Parker Holy Bebop Jazz Trinity. These live sessions, are pristine in compare with the Mosaic live set (that is important but only for those who have it all). If you play some instrument, you could learn from these live recordings and even develop your own individual style. I have been there. First, I just listened. Than, I started playing some of his tunes-compositions. I am still in the process of learning. You probably need a lifetime to study Parker's music in depth. On the other hand, you could just sit back and enjoy some fast, bluesy, sophisticated but lively and human playing: The watermark of a real musical genius.

Supremely recommended.......2003-03-24

Anyone who wants to hear Charlie Parker, please start here, with these Savoy recordings. There is a unique coherence and consistency of place and time - bringing the performer-audience electricity of 50 years ago straight into your living room. You experience CP's invention of that music all over again. This is Bird, pure, straight, no chaser, not shaken, not stirred.
Over the last 30 years I have spent many hours listening to Charlie Parker, and his tunes are etched in my mind like musical sculptures, but these recordings have a lot to add to what I had already learnt. This is the best Bird I have heard.
I also have the highest regard for the beautifully informative and intelligent comments by Orrin Keepnews, Paul Bacon, and Loren Schoenberg.

A broad interpretation of the word "complete.".......1999-06-15

Looks good, doesn't it? All the Roosts on four CDs. Looks mighty good. Then there's even more - recordings from Carnegie Hall in 1947 and Chicago in 1950. Still on four CDs. And you know the Roosts alone came out on four a few years back. Anyway...it looks good. And Orrin Keepnews, that dear leech, says "less is more," congratulating himself (again) on giving Symphony Sid the axe. What he doesn't mention, of course, is that an entire date from 1950 with Fats Navarro and Bud Powell has been similarly excised (vol. 3 of the old set, according to the Penguin guide). It should not even surprise, after all these years of being shafted by record companies, much less shock, and no-one will bat an eyelid when this stuff comes out again, even more complete(!), in a couple of years. But it's dishonest, it's self-serving, and particularly when Keepnews so tenaciously holds to painting himself into the picture of those who cared about jazz, it's disgraceful. Bird can have all the stars in the sky. Orrin gets none.

Average customer rating: the birth of modern misic. A Gem in the Rough

Best of The Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recordings Charlie Parker Manufacturer: Savoy Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: 20th Century Piano Genius The Complete Decca Recordings A Love Supreme Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall Speak No Evil ASIN: B000067FUO Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

1. Tiny's Tempo
2. Koko
3. Moose The Mooche
4. Yardbird Suite
5. Ornithology
6. A Night In Tunisia
7. Cool Blues
8. Relaxin' At Camarillo
9. Chasin' The Bird
10. Cheryl
11. Milestones
12. Embraceable You
13. Scrapple From The Apple
14. Out Of Nowhere
15. Quasimado
16. Crazeology
17. Bluebird
18. Au-Leu-Cha
19. Parker's Mood
20. Merry Go Round

Customer Reviews:

the birth of modern misic........2005-10-11

I always thought that the Charlie parker on Savoy and Dial is the best performances except, At Messy Hall and may be the new discovery of Live In Town Hall. there is not much time to strach here but...every solo... taking by Bird shall be framed in GOLD....these are the famous takes that the detail trnscribtions are available in a book called the Charlie Parker Omni Book. If all the english language student have to read Shakepeer ..then every jazz musicicn should listen and study these recordings and then get the books and study every note that he played...this is the must study Shakspeer in jazz....this is the Birth Of Modern Music in entire world..!!forget about sound quality and other mother jazz...!!

A Gem in the Rough.......2002-09-06

This "Best Of" collection may just be the ticket for all of those Bird fans who were upset by the slip-shod packaging of "The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings." These are unquestionably the recordings upon which the Charlie Parker genius and musical legacy must primarily rest, and the listener will not have to wade through dozens of alternate takes and false starts to discover the real Bird. The sound mastering, while distorted on a few tracks (the price of introducing more "presence" into the alto saxophone's sound), is the best I've encountered--in fact, the CD definitely eclipses the Ken Burns' single-disc compilation in terms of audio quality as well as song selection. My disappointment at the omission of "Donna Lee" is compensated for by the inclusion of both "Embraceable You" (the celebrated version) and "Night in Tunisia" (but not the concert version with Diz containing the famous 4-bar break).

Unlike some collectors, I find the fold-out cardboard container, with large-scale photos and ample notes, preferable to another broken plastic jewel case.

One caveat: Producer Orrin Keepnews' notes are written neither for the neophyte nor this single-disc down-sized edition. Aside from factual matters such as dates and personnel, they're pretty useless. The music, on the other hand (even as I'm now listening to Bird's bracing and brilliant playing), is simply priceless.

Average customer rating: Perfect for the Non-Completist Who Wants More Than The Hi-lights Bible ''o'' Be-Bop Careful! Essential Charlie Parker! Bird

The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes Charlie Parker Manufacturer: Savoy Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Complete Verve Master Takes Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve The Complete RCA Victor Recordings: 1937-1949 Speak No Evil ASIN: B00006H6A6 Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

1. Tiny's Tempo
2. I'll Always Love You Just The Same
3. Romance Without Finance
4. Red Cross
5. Warmin' Up A Riff
6. Billie's Bounce
7. Now's The Time
8. Thrivin' From A Riff
9. Meandering
10. Koko
11. Diggin' Diz
12. Moose The Mooche
13. Yardbird Suite
14. Ornithology
15. A Night In Tunisia
16. Max Making Wax
17. Lover Man
18. The Gypsy
19. Bebop A
20. This Is Always
21. Dark Shadows

Tracks:

1. Bird's Nest
2. Cool Blues
3. Relaxin' At Camarillo
4. Cheers
5. Carvin' The Bird
6. Stupendous
7. Donna Lee
8. Chasin' The Bird
9. Cheryl
10. Buzzy
11. Milestones
12. Little Willie Leaps
13. Half Nelson
14. Sippin' At Bell's
15. Dexterity
16. Bongo Bop
17. Dewey Square
18. The Hymn
19. Bird Of Paradise
20. Embraceable You
21. Bird Feathers
22. Klactoveesedstene

Tracks:

1. Scrapple From The Apple
2. My Old Flame
3. Out Of Nowhere
4. Don't Blame Me
5. Drifting On A Reed
6. Quasimado
7. Charlie's Wig
8. Bongo Beep
9. Crazeology
10. How Deep Is The Ocean?
11. Another Hair Do
12. Bluebird
13. Klaunstance
14. Bird Gets The Worm
15. Barbados
16. Au-Leu-Cha
17. Constellation
18. Parker's Mood
19. Perhaps
20. Marmaduke
21. Steeplechase
22. Merry Go Round

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As Ornette Coleman said, "Charlie Parker was blessed with the eternal quality of existing forever." The brief trajectory of Parker's career has directly or indirectly affected all saxophonists who have followed him. Sadly, the machinations and pressures of fame were more than this basically fragile man could bear, and he died at age 34 in 1955.

The Savoy imprint, after being acquired by an assortment of companies over the years, has been reinvigorated to celebrate its 60th anniversary. This three-disc set includes all of Parker's work for the Dial and Savoy labels (excluding alternate takes--hence the title). It starts off with his appearance as a sideman with the Tiny Grimes Quintette, at which time the 24-year-old's alto saxophone playing bears his unmistakable stamp of fluidity and daring aplomb. The stellar lights of bebop are heard throughout this set, as Parker plays with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and Max Roach, creating the enduring shape of contemporary jazz. --David Greenberger

Customer Reviews:

Perfect for the Non-Completist Who Wants More Than The Hi-lights.......2007-01-29

I picked this up because I only had 2 Charlie Parker CDs in my collection and I call myself a jazz lover. I had the Best of The Live Sessions on Savoy and an older Best of Bird on Verve. As something of a Miles Davis collector I felt I needed more in order to get the full Miles Davis perspective, so I picked this collection. Anyone who knows jazz knows that the really good stuff by Parker happened during the Savoy years between 1945 and 1948. The Complete Savoy Master Takes gives the collector everything Parker released as a leader plus a Miles Davis session and a Tiny Grimes session. I don't need to hear everything that Bird did so I didn't want to shell out the bucks to get every single note he laid down for Savoy. Again, this is all of the stuff that was picked by the artist and producer for release to his adoring public back in the day and that's plenty for me. If there is one disappointment it is that there are no sessions here that include Milt Jackson. I have Jackson playing with Parker on some Royal Roost recordings. Maybe Jackson never recorded in the studio under Bird's leadership? I dunno. Other than that, it's splendid!

This set is attractively packaged and comes with a nice booklet with the usual liner notes and pictures.

The 20bit remaster is superb but one word of warning, it's impossible to remove all of the crackles from some of this stuff that was pulled from 78rpm acetate. Just keep that in mind when listening.

Buy this if you don't want everything but want more than a "best of" collection.

Bible ''o'' Be-Bop.......2005-03-24

In 1945, Charlie Parker, along with Dizzy Gillespie got tired of the poppy swing of the early 40's and loosened up. They started playing faster than swing and soloed more. The result: a type of fiery jazz known as Be-Bop. It turned off swing audiences and the boys coming back from WWII, but the other jazz musicians who heard this new sound could understand what Diz and Bird were doing and soon audiences did too. These three discs showcase the legendary Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie at their best and a young Miles Davis. When most people think about jazz saxophone, they think John Coltrane. Well if there wasn't a Bird, there would not be a Trane. It's too bad that Bird self destructed in the 50's and died from Heroin related problems in 1955. In the big book on jazz released recently, it said that Bird was laughing, then choked and fell over and died. What a humorous way for a guy who was a jokester and always had a happy, laughing sound in his playing to pass into heaven. This great set documents the first steps of modern jazz...and the legend of Bird.


Charlie Parker
1920-1955

Careful!.......2004-08-13

I just purchased this set, thinking that I was getting the best available compilation of Bird's early work. But, two days after getting it in the mail (and loving it), I discovered that JSP has out a Charlie Parker box set titled "Studio Chronicle 1940-1948," also available here on Amazon, which by all appearances is a far superior purchase. For only $28, you get 5 full discs worth of material, including a wealth of early recordings not included here, as well as a number of recording sessions not led by Parker (notably those under Dizzy Gillespie's name). Apparently some of these rarer recordings are hard to find elsewhere. Everything included on the present set is on that set as well. All in all you get almost twice the number of tracks (125 to 65) for nearly half the price. And, from what I've read, the sound quality on that set is actually marginally better. So, check out the JSP so you don't have to kick yourself like I am right now!

Essential Charlie Parker!.......2003-10-14

There is probably no such thing as a "definitive" Charlie Parker
collection, without collecting EVERYTHING, but this comes awfully
close. These master takes of Bird's sessions as a leader for
the Savoy and Dial labels contain rich examples of his genius, and virtually every important title he did not record with Dizzy
Gillespie. Even before we get to the joys of "Billie's Bounce,"
"Warming Up a Riff," "Now's the Time," and "Ko-ko," we are treated to Bird's mastery on "Romance Without Finance." Besides
being one of the most politically INCORRECT songs ever recorded,
"Romance Without Finance" provides an excellent example of Parker's ability to rein in his prodigious abilities in the service of the song. Beyond that, everything here is just pure, unbridled inventive genius! The amazing thing about Bird's
playing is the way every phrase is a complete, perfect, self-contained musical idea, unique and independent to itself. Then,
suddenly in the last four bars of his solo, Bird comes up with something that makes all of it cohere, magically, brilliantly
and LOGICALLY. There's plenty of that kind of playing going on
throughout this entire collection!

Bird.......2003-06-10

In a perfect world, this would be one of the 5 best selling jazz albums of all time. Why? Because Bird is one of the most influential and best jazz artist of all time and this collection includes every reason why. For a long time, it was a pain trying to collect these sides; and now, they all are in one place, with great sound in a nice package. It does not get any better than this, 50 years have passed and no one can touch Bird.

Average customer rating: A Great Collection Terrific, but... They Say You Can Tell How He Was Feeling From How He Sounded

Complete Savoy Recordings Lester Young Manufacturer: Savoy Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Complete Aladdin Recordings The Kansas City Sessions The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve Lester Young with Oscar Peterson Trio Complete Recordings ASIN: B000067FTL Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

1. These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You - Take 1 Master
2. Exercise In Swing - Take 1 Master
3. Exercise In Swing - Take 2
4. Exercise In Swing - Take 3
5. Exercise In Swing - Take 4
6. Salute To Fats - Take 1
7. Salute To Fats - Take 2
8. Salute To Fats - Take 3
9. Salute To Fats - Take 4
10. Salute To Fats - Take 5 Master
11. Basie English - Take 1
12. Basie English - Take 2 Master
13. Empty Hearted - Take 1 Master
14. Circus In Rhythm - Take 1 Master
15. Circus In Rhythm - Take 2
16. Circus In Rhythm - Take 3
17. Poor Little Plaything - Take 1 Master
18. Poor Little Plaything - Take 2
19. Tush - Take 1
20. Tush - Take 2 Master
21. Blue Lester (Lester's Blues) - Take 1 Master
22. Ghost Of A Chance - Take 1
23. Ghost Of A Chance - Take 2 Master
24. Indiana - Take 1
25. Indiana - Take 2 Master
26. Jump, Lester, Jump (Lester's Savoy Jump) - Take 1 Master

Tracks:

1. Crazy Over J-Z - Take 1
2. Crazy Over J-Z - Take 2
3. Crazy Over J-Z - Take 3 Master
4. Ding Dong - Take 1
5. Ding Dong - Take 2
6. Ding Dong - Take 3 Master
7. Blues 'N' Bells - Take 1
8. Blues 'N' Bells - Take 2
9. Blues 'N' Bells - Take 3 Master
10. June Bug - Take 1 Master
11. Neenah
12. Body And Soul
13. Up And Adam
14. Big Eye Blues
15. One O'Clock Blues
16. Lester's Mop Mop Blues
17. Pennies From Heaven
18. I Can't Get Started
19. How High The Moon
20. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid

Customer Reviews:

A Great Collection.......2006-12-13

Not only do you get some exceptional studio material from Lester Young, but you also get a great set of live tracks recorded in Chicago ("Big Eye Blues" is an awesome slow blues). Don't let the large amount of alternate takes fool you. There were many great players, but Pres was one of those select few who could come up with something completely new from one take to the next, and Lester's ability to say so much with so few notes is unsurpassed. Lester can say more with a chorus or two than most sax players could with fifteen. It's not hard to understand why Charlie Parker studied Lester's recordings.

Terrific, but..........2006-10-02

Lester Young is my favorite sax, so my review is highly biased - it's fantastic. The only problem is that the tracks on Disc 1 have a hitch in the order - "Empty Hearted" actually appears in Track #20, not #13, shifting all listed tracks, 14 - 20, by one, to 13 - 19.

They Say You Can Tell How He Was Feeling From How He Sounded.......2006-01-04

recorded in 1944, 1949 and in 1950 this 2 CD set of the Savoy sessions boasts 20 bit sound and is a treat from a giant whose "sweet" swinging style, is often considered ethereal.
There are many Lester Young compilations out there and focusing on these Savoy sides with all the takes features him as a leader of his own group/small band,key soloist as well as dates with his "boss" Count Basie and other great magicians of the day.
Disc ones sides include Johnny Guarnieri All Star Orchestra 1944, and the Earl Warren Orchestra 1944,and Lester Young's Quintet 1944.
Disc two includes Lester Young's Sextet 1949 and Quintet sides live in Chicago 1950.

Average customer rating:

• Small note.

The Complete Savoy Sessions
Charlie Parker
Manufacturer: Definitive
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000300J0
Release Date: 2004-04-05

Tracks:

1. Tiny's Tempo [Take 1] - Tiny Grimes Quintet, Charlie Parker,
2. Tiny's Tempo [Take 2] - Tiny Grimes Quintet, Charlie Parker,
3. Tiny's Tempo [Take 3 Master] - Tiny Grimes Quintet, Charlie Parker,
4. I'll Always Love You Just the Same [Take 1 False Start] - Tiny Grimes Quintet, Charlie Parker,
5. I'll Always Love You Just the Same [Take 2 Complete] - Tiny Grimes Quintet, Charlie Parker,
6. Romance Without Finance - Tiny Grimes Quintet
7. Romance Without Finance [Take 1 Complete] - Tiny Grimes Quintet, Charlie Parker,
8. Romance Without Finance [Take 2 Incomplete] - Tiny Grimes Quintet, Charlie Parker,
9. Romance Without Finance [Take 3 Complete] - Tiny Grimes Quintet, Charlie Parker,
10. Romance Without Finance [Take 4 Incomplete] - Tiny Grimes Quintet, Charlie Parker,
11. Red Cross - Tiny Grimes Quintet
12. Red Cross [Take 1 Complete] - Tiny Grimes Quintet, Charlie Parker,
13. Warming up a Riff - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
14. Billie's Bounce [Take 1 Complete] - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
15. Billie's Bounce [Take 2 Incomplete] - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
16. Billie's Bounce [Take 3 Complete] - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
17. Billie's Bounce - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
18. Billie's Bounce [Take 4 Incomplete] - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
19. Now's the Time - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
20. Now's the Time [Take 1 False Start] - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
21. Now's the Time [Take 2 Incomplete] - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
22. Now's the Time [Take 3 Complete] - Charlie Parker

Tracks:

1. Thriving on a Riff - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
2. Thriving on a Riff - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
3. Thriving on a Riff - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
4. Meandering - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
5. Koko - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
6. Koko - Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
7. Donna Lee - Charlie Parker
8. Donna Lee - Charlie Parker
9. Donna Lee - Charlie Parker
10. Donna Lee
11. Donna Lee
12. Chasin' the Bird
13. Chasin' the Bird
14. Chasin' the Bird
15. Chasin' the Bird
16. Cheryl
17. Cheryl
18. Buzzy
19. Buzzy
20. Buzzy
21. Buzzy
22. Buzzy
23. Milestones - Miles Davis All-Stars
24. Milestones - Miles Davis All-Stars
25. Milestones - Miles Davis All-Stars
26. Little Willie Leaps - Miles Davis All-Stars
27. Little Willie Leaps - Miles Davis All-Stars
28. Little Willie Leaps - Miles Davis All-Stars

Tracks:

1. Half Nelson - Miles Davis All-Stars
2. Half Nelson - Miles Davis All-Stars
3. Sippin' at Bells - Miles Davis All-Stars
4. Sippin' at Bells - Miles Davis All-Stars
5. Sippin' at Bells - Miles Davis All-Stars
6. Sippin' at Bells - Miles Davis All-Stars
7. Another Hair Do
8. Another Hair Do
9. Another Hair Do
10. Another Hair Do
11. Bluebird
12. Bluebird
13. Bluebird
14. Klaunstance
15. Bird Gets the Worm
16. Bird Gets the Worm
17. Bird Gets the Worm
18. Barbados
19. Barbados
20. Barbados
21. Barbados
22. Ah-Leu-Cha
23. Ah-Leu-Cha
24. Constellation
25. Constellation
26. Constellation
27. Constellation
28. Constellation
29. Parker's Mood
30. Parker's Mood
31. Parker's Mood
32. Parker's Mood

Tracks:

1. Parker's Mood
2. Perhaps
3. Perhaps
4. Perhaps
5. Perhaps
6. Perhaps
7. Perhaps
8. Perhaps
9. Marmaduke
10. Marmaduke
11. Marmaduke
12. Marmaduke
13. Marmaduke
14. Marmaduke
15. Marmaduke
16. Marmaduke
17. Marmaduke
18. Marmaduke
19. Marmaduke
20. Marmaduke
21. Steeplechase
22. Steeplechase
23. Merry-Go-Round
24. Merry-Go-Round
25. Groovin' High - Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
26. All the Things You Are - Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
27. Dizzy Atmosphere - Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
28. Dizzy's Boogie - Slim Gaillard & His Orchestra
29. Dizzy's Boogie - Slim Gaillard & His Orchestra
30. Flat Foot Floogie - Slim Gaillard & His Orchestra
31. Flat Foot Floogie - Slim Gaillard & His Orchestra
32. Poppity Pop - Slim Gaillard & His Orchestra
33. Slim's Jam - Slim Gaillard & His Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Small note........2005-06-20

I have both Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Sessions [BOX SET] from Savoy jazz label,but also Complete Dial sessions and Complete Savoy sessions from Definitive label too.
Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Sessions from Savoy has better sound, but on songs Groovin' high (number 107 on this Definitive cd)
All the things you are (108) and Dizzy atmosphere (109) is sound on this cd much better then on Savoy version.

Average customer rating: excellent SUPERB PERFORMANCE FROM YOUNG ERROLL GARNER! SUPERB PERFORMANCE FROM YOUNG ERROLL GARNER! SUPERB PERFORMANCE FROM YOUNG ERROLL GARNER!

Complete Savoy Master Takes Erroll Garner Manufacturer: Savoy Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Erroll Garner's Finest Hour The Original Misty Body and Soul Erroll Garner - In Performance ASIN: B00000DC2K Release Date: 1999-10-05

Tracks:

1. Laura
2. Star Dust
3. Somebody Loves Me
4. (Back Home Again In) India
5. I Surrender, Dear
6. I Only Have Eyes For You
7. Stompin' At The Savoy
8. I Cover The Waterfront
9. It's Easy To Remember
10. Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)
11. Love Walked In
12. September Song
13. Body And Soul
14. All The Things You Are
15. (I Don't Stand ) A Ghost Of A Chance (With You)
16. Yesterdays
17. Goodbye
18. I'm In The Mood For Love
19. I Can't Beleive That Your In Love With Me
20. More Than You Know

Tracks:

1. Undecided
2. Red Sails In The Sunset
3. All Of Me
4. Over The Rainbow
5. A Cottage For Sale
6. This Can't Be Love
7. The Man I Love
8. Moonglow
9. I Want A Little Girl
10. She's Funny That Way
11. Until The Real Thing Comes Along
12. (I'm) Confessin' (That I Love You)
13. Stormy Weather
14. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
15. Rosalie
16. Everything Happens To Me
17. A Stairway To The Stars
18. Play, Fiddle, Play
19. Dark Eyes
20. Laff, Slam Laff
21. Jumpin' At The Deuces

Amazon.com

Erroll Garner was only 23 when the earliest tracks on this two-CD collection were cut. Yet the pianist never exhibits tentativeness, regardless of the tune, the tempo, or the troupe he's working with. Dating from the winter of 1945 to the summer of 1949, these selections mark some of Garner's earliest professional efforts. You wouldn't know it by listening to his playing, however. With the exception of four tunes recorded while he was still a member of the Slam Stewart Quartet, Garner works in a trio setting here, essaying a selection of standards with a freshness that is utterly invigorating. Capable of being alternately playful or reflective (while resisting the temptation to be either coy or self-absorbed), the Pennsylvania-born virtuoso displays the breadth of his talents and tastes on back-to-back exhibitions such as the pensive yet crisp "A Cottage for Sale," followed by the jaunty, utterly delightful "This Can't Be Love." Given that the 41 tracks included here represent Garner's full Savoy output (alternate takes excepted), this collection is essential for fans of jazz piano. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

excellent.......2004-01-17

the only downfall is that the booklet does not list full sessionographical/discographical information. if someone could post that info here (or which book it would be in) I'd appreciate it...

SUPERB PERFORMANCE FROM YOUNG ERROLL GARNER!.......2000-03-22

This Savoy Master Takes collection(1945-1949) represents one of the best periods in Garner's career. His "signature" was already in place at that time (You cannot say that of many jazz pianist, since it takes a lot of years when their music is clearly identified).

Most songs at that time were limited to three minutes maximum (Due to the 78 RPM recordings). Erroll demonstrated-under this time restriction- to provide outstanding improvisation ("The Man I Love") as well as swing ("Indiana", "Undecided", "Stompin' at the Savoy", just to name a few examples).

It seems to this writer that Erroll was "carrying" those melodies so smoothly that it was very delighted to listen to them-over and over.

In general, it's worth adding this Savoy set (Two discs) to your collection, regardless of the the out of tune piano used in a few of the songs.

SUPERB PERFORMANCE FROM YOUNG ERROLL GARNER!.......2000-03-22

This Savoy Master Takes collection(1945-1949) represents one of the best periods in Garner's career. His "signature" was already in place at that time (You cannot say that of many jazz pianist, since it takes a lot of years when their music is clearly identified).

Most songs at that time were limited to three minutes maximum (Due to the 78 RPM recordings). Erroll demonstrated-under this time restriction- to provide outstanding improvisation ("The Man I Love") as well as swing ("Indiana", "Undecided", Stompi'n at the Savoy", just to name a few examples).

It seems to this writer that Erroll was "carrying" those melodies so smoothly that it was very delighted to listen to them-over and over.

In general, it's worth adding this Savoy set (Two discs) to your collection, regardless of the the out of tune piano used in a few of the songs.

SUPERB PERFORMANCE FROM YOUNG ERROLL GARNER!.......2000-03-22

This Savoy Master Takes collection(1945-1949) represents one of the best periods in Garner's career. His "signature" was already in place at that time (You cannot say that of many jazz pianist, since it takes a lot of years when their music is clearly identified).

Most songs at that time were limited to three minutes maximum (Due to the 78 RPM recordings). Erroll demonstrated-under this time restriction- to provide outstanding improvisation ("The Man I Love") as well as swing ("Indiana", "Undecided", Stompi'n at the Savoy", just to name a few examples).

It seems to this writer that Erroll was "carrying" those melodies so smoothly that it was very delighted to listened to them-over and over.

In general, it's worth adding this Savoy set (Two discs) to your collection, regardless of the the out of tune piano in a few of the songs.

Average customer rating:

Joe Williams Everyday I Have the Blues Johnny Hartman First Lasting and Always...2 Complete Albums JOE WILLIAMS JOHNNY HARTMAN Manufacturer: SAVOY JAZZ ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000N3Z55Y

Product Description

JOE WILLIAMS EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES :: 1.IT'S RAINING AGAIN 2.DETOUR AHEAD 3.EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES 4.THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE IN ME 5.BLOW MR LOW 6.TIME FOR MOVING 7.IN THE EVENING 8.KANSAS CITY BLUES. 9.ALWAYS ON THE BLUE SIDE 10.SAFE, SANE AND SINGLE//// JOHNNY HARTMAN FIRST, LASTING & ALWAYS...::11.WHY MUST I BE TORMENTED 12.WHATS TO BECOME OF ME 13.JUST YOU JUST ME 14.A WOMAN ALWAYS UNDERSTANDS 15.I LET A SONG GO OUT IN MY HEART 16.I'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN 17.JUST A WEARYING FOR YOU 18.WHY WAS I BORN 19.SOMETIME REMIND ME TO TELL YOU 20.THERE GOES MY HEART

Average customer rating:

Complete Discovery - Savoy Master Takes Art Pepper Manufacturer: Definitive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Straight Life: The Story of Art Pepper Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section ASIN: B00006F7XM Release Date: 2004-04-05

Tracks:

1. Brown Gold
2. These Foolish Things
3. Surf Ride
4. Holiday Flight
5. Chili Pepper
6. Suzy The Poodle
7. Everything Happens To Me
8. Tickle Toe
9. Nutmeg
10. Deep Purple
11. Cinnamon
12. What's New
13. Thyme Time
14. Straight Life
15. Art's Oregano
16. The Way You Look Tonight

Album Description

Compilation featuring all of the great altoist's early '50s master recordings for the Savoy label. 17 tracks including 'Brown Gold', 'Chili Pepper', 'Everything Happens To Me', 'Tickle Toe' and more. Definitive. 2006.

Average customer rating: Great Stuff - But... This caravan is the real deal.

The Johnny Otis Rhythm & Blues Caravan: The Complete Savoy Recordings Johnny Otis Manufacturer: Savoy Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music West Coast Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Jump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Chronological Johnny Ace: 1951-1954 ASIN: B0000206AR Release Date: 1999-11-16

Tracks:

1. Harlem Nocturne
2. Jimmy's Round The Clock
3. My Baby's Business
4. Preston Love's Mansion
5. Midnight In The Barrelhouse
6. Boogie Guitar
7. Ain't Nothin Shakin
8. Hangover Blues
9. Get Together Blues
10. I'm Not Falling In Love With You
11. If It's So Baby
12. Our Romance Is Gone
13. If I Didn't Love You So
14. Rain In My Eyes
15. Double Crossing Blues
16. Headhunter
17. Going To See My Baby
18. The Little Red Hen
19. New Orleans Shuffle
20. The Turkey Hop, Part 1
21. The Turkey Hop, Part 2
22. Blues Nocturne
23. Cry Baby
24. Lover's Lane Boogie
25. I Found Out My Troubles
26. Misery

Tracks:

1. I'm Through
2. I'm Living O.K.
3. There Ain't No Use Begging
4. You're Fine But Not My Kind
5. Helpless
6. Cool And Easy
7. Mistrustin' Blues
8. Dreamin' Blues
9. Cupid's Boogie
10. Just Can't Get Free
11. My Heart Tells Me
12. Lost Dream Blues
13. Deceivin' Blues
14. Lonely Blues
15. Strange Woman
16. Freight Train Boogie
17. Good Time Blues
18. Sunset To Dawn
19. Wedding Boogie
20. Faraway Christmas Blues
21. Love Will Break Your Heart
22. Rockin' Blues
23. I Don't Care
24. I Dream
25. Beer Bottle Boogie
26. Uneasy Blues

Tracks:

1. It Can Never Happen Again
2. Gee Baby
3. Fool's Good
4. Feel Like Crying Again
5. Heartache, Here I Come
6. Turn The Lights Down Low
7. Hold Me Close
8. Gonna Take A Train
9. Doggin' Blues
10. Chitlin' Switch
11. Warning Blues
12. Living And Loving You
13. Hunter Hancock Theme
14. Mambo Boogie
15. New Love
16. Just Another Flame
17. I'll Ask My Heart
18. It Ain't The Beauty
19. All Night Long
20. Help Me Blues
21. Walkin' Shoe Blues
22. Honky Tonk Boogie
23. Because I Love My Baby So
24. Wheres My Baby
25. Three Magic Words

Amazon.com

Johnny Otis is best known for his 1956 rock & roll hit "Willie and the Hand Jive." But Otis--the son of Greek immigrants who chose to be personally and professionally identified as black--had enjoyed a successful career as a West Coast jazz drummer and R&B bandleader dating back to the mid-'40s. In 1950 alone, he scored three No. 1 R&B hits. This three-disc set collects all his recordings for Savoy between 1949 and 1952, as well as a handful of earlier sides, beginning with his 1945 version of "Harlem Nocturne." The set traces the evolution of Otis's style from big-band jazz toward earthier blues and R&B. "Little" Esther Phillips was featured on Otis's biggest hit, "Double Crossing Blues." Other lead singers in the ongoing Caravan (and on this collection) included Mel Waters (who recalls Charles Brown with a lighter vocal tone), the doo-wop group the Robins, and Linda Hopkins. Guitarist Pete Lewis, saxophonist Big Jay McNeely, and Otis himself on vibraphone are crucial instrumental contributors. Despite Rhythm and Blues Caravan's zoot-suit trappings, there is a dreamy innocence and humor to this music that's largely missing from contemporary R&B. There's also an endearing strangeness that served as a formative influence on the young Frank Zappa, among others. --Rick Mitchell

Customer Reviews:

Great Stuff - But..........2004-04-24

If you like jump/R&B/jazz style, this is great stuff. BUT...
Before you buy this set, check out Midnight at the Barrelhouse on JSP. It has every cut on this set (except for Hunter Hancock's Theme) + a lot more cuts + the JSP set costs less.

This caravan is the real deal........2000-11-28

Over three hours of early R&B bliss. What can I say, if you like the style, this 3 CD set offers heaven! Over 3 hours and 77 songs of the hottest 40's 50's R&B scene. If you couldn't be at the Barrelhouse in Watts when it was happening , this set at least gives you a feel for what the music and players were like. I put this on and can listen all day/night long. It never grows tiring. Sexy solos, great riffs, hot rhythym, you name it, this set has it all.

Thanks to Atlantic/Savoy Jazz for this gift to music lovers everywhere.

Average customer rating:

Bird at the Roost: The Savoy Years (Complete Royal Roost Performances), Vol. 2 Charlie Parker Manufacturer: Savoy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000E7QG Release Date: 1949-01-01

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