画家デヴィッド・ストーン・マーチンがレコード・ジャケットを手掛けた作品。1949年、ニューヨーク録音盤。

メロディメイカーとしてのパーカーが存分に楽しめるヴァーヴ録音。ストリングス隊をバックにサックスの巨人が奏でるスタンダードな曲たち。レトロだが決して古臭くはない1949年の名盤だ


チャーリー・パーカー (as)
スタン・フリーマン (p)
レイ・ブラウン (b)
バディ・リッチ (ds)
ミッチ・ミラー (oboe)
ジョー・キャロル (arr,cond) 他
1949年11月ニューヨークにて録音 (オリジナル原盤: Clef/MGC-170)

The Original 78-rpm Album
1-1.Just Friends
1-2.Everything Happens To Me
1-3.April In Paris
1-4.If I Should Lose You
1-5.Summertime
1-6.I Didn't Know What Time It Was
The Original 78-rpm Album #2
1-7.Dancing In The Dark
1-8.Laura
1-9.They Can't Take That Away From Me
1-10.(You Came Along From) Out Of Nowhere
1-11.East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon)
1-12.Easy To Love
1-13.I'm In The Mood For Love
1-14.I'll Remember April
Bonus Tracks
Non-LP Singles
1-15.Temptation
1-16.Autumn In New York
1-17.Lover
1-18.Stella By Starlight
From The Jazz Scene
1-19.Repetition
From Norman Granz' Jazz Concert #1
1-20.What Is This Thing Called Love? (Live)
1-21.April In Paris (Live)
1-22.Repetition (Live)
1-23.Easy To Love (Live)
1-24.Rocker (Live)
The Alternate Takes
2-1.Just Friends Take 1 (Incomplete)
2-2.Just Friends Take 2 (Alternate)
2-3.Just Friends Takes 3 (False Start) & 4 (Alternate)
2-4.Everything Happens To Me Take 1 (Alternate)
2-5.April In Paris Take 1 (Alternate)
2-6.April In Paris Take 2 (Alternate)
2-7.Summertime Take 1 (Alternate)
2-8.Dancing In The Dark Take 2 (Alternate)
2-9.Dancing In The Dark Take 3 (Alternate)
2-10.Dancing In The Dark Take 4 (Alternate)
2-11.Laura Take 1 (Alternate)
2-12.They Can't Take That Away From Me Take 1 (Alternate)
2-13.(You Came Along From) Out Of Nowhere Take 1 (Alternate)
2-14.East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) Take 1 (Alternate)
2-15.Easy To Love Take 1 (Alternate)
2-16.I'm In The Mood For Love Take 3 (Alternate)
2-17.I'll Remember April Takes 1 (Alternate) & 2 (False Start)
2-18.Temptation Take 1 (Alternate)
2-19.Stella By Starlight Take 1 (Alternate)

For the first time since their original release: The albums in their original sequence, along with all bonus tracks issued by Verve through the years, plus 18 newly discovered, previously unreleased alternate takes.

All tracks Disc 2 previously unreleased, except tracks 11, 16 and 17.
Released with booklet (24 pages), including essays by Bird scholar Phil Schaap and saxophonist David Sanborn.


(VERVE/USA) B0022596-02