The Complete Dial Masters

by Charlie Parker

The Complete Dial Masters cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1999-01-01
  • Label: Unknown
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:44:46
  • Community rating: 4.41/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Parker's 1946-1947 sessions for Ross Russell's Dial label in Los Angeles, including the troubled 'Lover Man' session and the 1947 recordings with Howard McGhee. The Dial sides complement the Savoy recordings as the core document of bebop's development.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisational, virtuosic, saxophone, complex, fast

Tracklist

  1. Diggin' Diz (2:50)
  2. Moose The Mooche (3:00)
  3. Yardbird Suite (2:52)
  4. Ornithology (2:57)
  5. A Night In Tunisia (3:00)
  6. Max Is Making Wax (2:28)
  7. Loverman (3:16)
  8. The Gypsy (2:58)
  9. Bebop (2:49)
  10. This Is Always (3:10)
  11. Dark Shadows (3:06)
  12. Bird's Nest (2:42)
  13. Hot Blues (1:56)
  14. Cool Blues (3:05)
  15. Relaxing At Camarillo (3:02)
  16. Cheers (3:00)
  17. Carvin' The Bird (2:42)
  18. Stupendous (2:50)
  19. Dexterity (2:56)
  20. Bongo Bop (2:56)
  21. Dewey Square (3:04)
  22. The Hymn (2:29)
  23. Bird Of Paradise (3:09)
  24. Embraceable You (3:17)
  25. Bird Feathers (2:47)
  26. Klactoveedsedstene (3:02)
  27. Scrapple From The Apple (2:52)
  28. My Old Flame (3:05)
  29. Out Of Nowhere (3:01)
  30. Don't Blame Me (2:43)
  31. Drifting On A Reed (2:57)
  32. Quasimodo (2:52)
  33. Charlie's Wig (2:40)
  34. Bongo Beep (2:52)
  35. Crazeology (2:57)
  36. How Deep Is The Ocean (3:24)

Credits

  • Charlie Parker - primary artist, alto saxophone
  • Jack Adams - lacquer cut by

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