Barbados / Parker's Mood

by Charlie Parker All Stars

Barbados / Parker's Mood cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 1948
  • Label: Savoy
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 4.19/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Teddy Reig, Curly Russell, Miles Davis, The Charlie Parker All-Stars, Max Roach

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Highlighting two incredibly distinct facets of the bebop architect's genius, this release pairs a bouncy, Latin-inflected original with one of the most profound, deeply emotional slow blues improvisations ever recorded. The B-side, 'Parker's Mood,' strips away complex chord changes, allowing the saxophonist to channel immense, almost heartbreaking sorrow through brilliant phrasing. It is universally regarded as a defining masterpiece of the genre.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, technical, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Barbados
  2. Parker's Mood

Credits

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