Bird in Kansas City

Charlie Parker had a complicated relationship with his hometown of Kansas City, MO owing both to its history of racial segregation and to his strong ties to his family and friends there. This set of rare recordings dating from 1941-1951 - most of them never having been heard before and some never even having been known to exist - chronicle Bird's evolution from a blossoming soloist with the Jay McShann Band into a brilliant improviser who dominated the jazz landscape for decades to come. In addition to two unreleased 78s with the McShann band, this set offers two sets of private recordings (at the home of Bird's friend Phil Baxter and at Vic Damon's studio) made with local musicians and a very relaxed-sounding Parker who has the room to really stretch out and show us the shape of jazz that was to come in his wake.

1: Bird Song #1
2: Bird Song #2
3: Bird Song #3
4: Cherokee
5: Body and Soul
6: Honeysuckle Rose
7: Perdido
8: Cherokee
9: My Heart Tells Me
10: I Found a New Baby
11: Body and Soul
12: Margie
13: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

Number of Discs: 1

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