Charlie Parker: With Strings ETJS-Dec-2023-shells Come Dance With Me

Come Dance With Me

Volume 1 (Blue Note 1501) presents tracks from the 1952 and 1953 sextet sessions featuring two stellar line-ups with included trombonist J

A3: Cold Cold Heart

Drummer Tony Williams had a long

Introduction (0:47) - Set 34

Charlie Parker: With Strings ETJS-Dec-2023-shells Come Dance With MeMercury, 1955 When Charlie Parker persuaded Norman Granz to let him record an album with strings there were some, Granz included, who thought it was not one of the greatest ideas they had ever heard. When the album was released there were some who cried 'sacrilege' and 'sell out.' However the truth is this is a masterpiece. This is lush jazz, it's romantic and it is truly wonderful. Bird stays close to the nest but imbues every track with something