RSSLester Young, Charlie Parker
Friday, 08/27/10 10pm
We celebrate the birthdays of two of the best jazz sax players, the
Louisiana-born Lester Young, adept on clarinet and tenor sax and Charlie
Parker, master of the alto sax. Sadly, both players died far too young,
Prez from alcohol, Bird from hard drugs.
Playlist
10:00pm
Lester Leaps In
| Artist Name | Count Basie Kansas City Seven |
|---|---|
| Composer | Lester Young |
| Soloists | Lester Young-Tenor Sax ; Count Basie-Piano ; Buck Clayton-Trumpet ; Dickie Wells-Trombone |
| CD/Album | Classic Columbia, Okeh And Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940) |
| Record co./Cat # | Mosaic 4-239 |
| Release Year | 1939 |
| Note | Birthday: Lester Young 8.27.1909 |
10:03pm
This Year's Kisses
| Artist Name | Billie Holiday |
|---|---|
| Composer | Irving Berlin |
| Soloists | Billie Holiday-Vocals ; Lester Young-Tenor Sax ; Benny Goodman-Clarinet ; Teddy Wilson-Piano |
| CD/Album | The Billie Holiday Collection, Volume 2 |
| Record co./Cat # | Columbia/Legacy 87068 |
| Release Year | 1937 |
| Note | Birthday: Lester Young 8.27.1909 |
10:06pm
Taxi War Dance
| Artist Name | Count Basie and His Orchestra |
|---|---|
| Composer | C. Basie-L. Young |
| Soloists | Lester Young-Tenor Sax ; Count Basie-Piano |
| CD/Album | Classic Columbia, Okeh And Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940) |
| Record co./Cat # | Mosaic 4-239 |
| Release Year | 1939 |
| Note | Birthday: Lester Young 8.27.1909 |
10:09pm
I Never Knew
| Artist Name | Kansas City Five |
|---|---|
| Composer | Kahn-Fiorito |
| Soloists | Lester Young-Clarinet ; Count Basie-Piano |
| CD/Album | From Spirituals To Swing |
| Record co./Cat # | Vanguard 169/71-2 |
| Release Year | 1938 |
| Note | Birthday: Lester Young 8.27.1909 |
10:12pm
Sometimes I'm Happy
| Artist Name | Lester Young |
|---|---|
| Composer | Youmans-Robin-Grey |
| Soloists | Lester Young-Tenor Sax ; Slam Stewart-Bass ; Sid Catlett-Drums |
| CD/Album | Jazz Masters 30 |
| Record co./Cat # | Verve 314 521 859-2 |
| Release Year | 1943 |
| Note | Birthday: Lester Young 8.27.1909 |
10:15pm
Gigantic Blues
| Artist Name | Lester Young |
|---|---|
| Composer | Lester Young |
| Soloists | Lester Young-Tenor Sax ; Roy Eldridge-Trumpet ; Teddy Wilson-Piano ; Jo Jones-Drums |
| CD/Album | The Jazz Giants |
| Record co./Cat # | Verve 825672-2 |
| Release Year | 1956 |
| Note | Birthday: Lester Young 8.27.1909 |
10:26pm
Swingmatism
| Artist Name | Jay McShann Orchestra |
|---|---|
| Composer | Jay McShann |
| Soloists | Charlie Parker-Alto Sax ; Jay McShann-Piano |
| CD/Album | Blues From Kansas City |
| Record co./Cat # | GRP/Decca 614 |
| Release Year | 1941 |
| Note | Birthday: Charlie Parker 8.29.1920 |
10:29pm
Lover Come Back To Me
| Artist Name | Fats Navarro, Flip Phillips, Sonny Criss |
|---|---|
| Composer | Sigmund Romberg & Oscar Hammerstein II |
| Soloists | Charlie Parker-Alto Sax ; Sonny Criss-Alto Sax ; Fats Navarro-Trumpet ; Tommy Turk-Trombone ; Hank Jones-Piano ; Shelly Manne-Drums |
| CD/Album | Norman Granz' J.A.T.P. Carnegie Hall, 1949 |
| Record co./Cat # | Pablo 5311-2 |
| Release Year | 1949 |
| Note | Birthday: Charlie Parker 8.29.1920 |
10:46pm
Mean To Me
| Artist Name | Sarah Vaughan |
|---|---|
| Composer | Turk |
| Soloists | Sarah Vaughan-Vocals ; Charlie Parker-Alto Sax ; Dizzy Gillespie-Trumpet ; Max Roach-Drums |
| CD/Album | Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Parker |
| Record co./Cat # | LaserLight 15 731 |
| Release Year | 1945 |
| Note | Birthday: Charlie Parker 8.29.1920 |
10:49pm
Tiny's Tempo
| Artist Name | Tiny Grimes Quintette |
|---|---|
| Composer | Tiny Grimes |
| Soloists | Tiny Grimes-Guitar ; Charlie Parker-Alto Sax |
| CD/Album | The Genius Of Charlie Parker |
| Record co./Cat # | Savoy Jazz 17492 |
| Release Year | 1944 |
| Note | Birthday: Charlie Parker 8.29.1920 |
10:51pm
Salt Peanuts
| Artist Name | The Quintet |
|---|---|
| Composer | Gillespie-Clarke |
| Soloists | Dizzy Gillespie-Trumpet ; Charlie Parker-Alto Sax, Vocals ; Bud Powell-Piano ; Charles Mingus-Bass ; Max Roach-Drums |
| CD/Album | Jazz At Massey Hall |
| Release Year | 1953 |
| Note | Birthday: Charlie Parker 8.29.1920 |
11:01pm
Barbados
| Artist Name | Phineas Newborn, Jr. |
|---|---|
| Composer | Charlie Parker |
| Soloists | Phineas Newborn, Jr.-Piano ; Oscar Pettiford-Bass ; Kenny Clarke-Drums |
| CD/Album | Here Is Phineas |
| Record co./Cat # | Koch Jazz 8505 |
| Release Year | 1967 |
| Note | Birthday: Charlie Parker 8.29.1920 |
11:05pm
Parker's Mood
| Artist Name | Charlie Parker All Stars |
|---|---|
| Composer | Charlie Parker |
| Soloists | Charlie Parker-Alto Sax ; Duke Jordan-Piano ; Tommy Potter-Bass ; Max Roach-Drums |
| CD/Album | Best Of The Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recordings |
| Record co./Cat # | Savoy Jazz 17120 |
| Release Year | 1948 |
| Note | Birthday: Charlie Parker 8.29.1920 |
11:08pm
Parker's Mood
| Artist Name | King Pleasure |
|---|---|
| Composer | Charlie Parker |
| Soloists | King Pleasure-Vocals ; John Lewis-Piano |
| CD/Album | King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings |
| Record co./Cat # | Prestige/OJC 217-2 |
| Release Year | 1953 |
| Note | Birthday: Charlie Parker 8.29.1920 |
11:12pm
Moose The Mooche
| Artist Name | Bud Powell |
|---|---|
| Composer | Charlie Parker |
| Soloists | Curtis Fuller-Trombone ; Bud Powell-Piano |
| CD/Album | The Complete Blue Note And Roost Recordings |
| Record co./Cat # | Blue Note Records 30083 2 |
| Release Year | 1957 |
| Note | Birthday: Charlie Parker 8.29.1920 |
11:18pm
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
| Artist Name | King Pleasure |
|---|---|
| Composer | Lester Young |
| Soloists | King Pleasure-Vocals |
| CD/Album | King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings |
| Record co./Cat # | Prestige/OJC 217-2 |
| Release Year | 1952 |
| Note | Birthday: Lester Young 8.27.1909 |
11:22pm
Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite
| Artist Name | Machito and His Afro-Cuban Orchestra |
|---|---|
| Composer | Chico O' Farrill |
| Soloists | Charlie Parker-Alto Sax ; Mario Bauza-Trumpet ; Flip Phillips-Tenor Sax ; Chino Pozo-Conga ; Buddy Rich-Drums |
| CD/Album | Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve |
| Record co./Cat # | Verve 837 141-2 |
| Release Year | 1950 |
| Note | Birthday: Charlie Parker 8.29.1920 |
11:40pm
Sweet Georgia Brown
| Artist Name | Anita O'Day |
|---|---|
| Composer | Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, K. CaseyJr. |
| Soloists | Anita O'Day-Vocals |
| CD/Album | Jazz On A Summer's Day |
| Record co./Cat # | Charly/Snap 191 |
| Release Year | 1958 |
11:44pm
Close To You Alone
| Artist Name | Chico Freeman |
|---|---|
| Composer | Chico Freeman |
| Soloists | Chico Freeman-Tenor Sax ; John Hicks-Piano |
| CD/Album | Spirit Sensitive |
| Record co./Cat # | India Navigation 1045 |
| Release Year | 1979 |
11:53pm
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
| Artist Name | Charles Mingus |
|---|---|
| Composer | Charles Mingus |
| Soloists | Charles Mingus-Bass |
| CD/Album | Mingus Ah Um |
| Record co./Cat # | Columbia/Legacy 53436 2 |
| Release Year | 1959 |
| Note | Tune Written In Tribute to Lester Young |