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Charlie Parker welcomed the opportunity to record standards with a small string ensemble in 1949, and the results are stunning, his liquid alto soaring over the tuneful and only occasionally stiff arrangements. Along the way, he invests tunes like "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" and "Laura" with a unique blend of bluesy realism and mercurial improvisation. The CD adds live versions from a Carnegie Hall concert, and there are also two brilliant versions of Neal Hefti's "Repetition." The 1947 version has Bird flying spontaneously over the dense orchestration of hor
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Manufacturer: Polygram Records
Release date: 24 January 1995
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0731452398420 UPC: 731452398420
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Release date: 24 January 1995
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0731452398420 UPC: 731452398420
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