CHARLIE PARKER & DIZZY GILLESPIE - Bird & Diz (Reissue) - LP - Yellow Vinyl [JUN 27]

LP - Limited Edition Yellow Vinyl (2025 Ermitage Special Edition Reissue). 

'Bird and Diz' is the legendary collaboration between two jazz giants: saxophonist Charlie Parker (nicknamed "Bird") and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie (often referred to as "Diz") key figures in the development of bebop. Their partnership was pivotal in shaping the sound and direction of bebop and their recordings together are considered some of the most influential in jazz history.

This set contains the complete original LP 'Bird and Diz' (Verve MGV-8006), consisting of a quintet session which marked Parker and Gillespie's last studio date ever (although they would later be recorded together live on numerous occasions, including the celebrated 1953 Massey Hall concert). This session was also Parker's only studio encounter with the great Thelonious Monk. Side B features nine alternate takes from the session.

Overall, the partnership between Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie represents a
golden era in jazz history marked by innovation, collaboration and artistic excellence
and their music continues to inspire and captivate listeners, ensuring that Bird and Diz
will always be remembered as two of the greatest figures in the pantheon of jazz
legends.

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Tracklist: 

Side A
1. Bloomdido
2. An Oscar For Treadwell
3. An Oscar For Treadwell (Alternate take)
4. Mohawk
5. Mohawk (Alternate take)

Side B
1. My Melancholy Baby
2. Leap Frog
3. Leap Frog (Alternate take)
4. Leap Frog (Alternate take)
5. Relaxin' With Lee
6. Relaxin' With Lee (Alternate take)