Charlie Parker - Afro Cuban Bop: The Long Lost Bird.. (RSD2023)

  2xLPs on Black Vinyl Eighteen selections from one of jazz's greatest saxophonists, Charlie Parker. All the recordings were captured in the late ‘40s and early '50s at such storied venues as Carnegie Hall and Birdland in New York, The Jubilee in Los Angeles, and the Portland Civic Auditorium. Focused on experiments in Afro-Cuban fusion, Parker is joined by a dazzling array of jazz legends including Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, Art Blakey, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Red Rodney, and others. The package includes an essay by rock keyboardist Keith Emerson. While these tracks have previously appeared on other albums, this is the first time they have been gathered in one package. A1        Dizzy Atmospher   4:05A2        A Night In Tunisia   4:47A3        Groovin' High   4:56A4        Confirmation3:01B1        Lament For The Congo    5:37B2        Mambo Fortunato    5:07B3        Salt Peanuts   4:53C1        Leo The Lion I   3:05C2        Cuban Holiday   3:05C3        Lemon Drop   3:43C4