Bird At 100

Reviewed: 2019-12-10
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: 2020 marks the centennial of one of jazz’s most iconic figures, Charlie Parker. There we have three of the current top sax players in a dynamic set of Parker tunes, as well as tribute pieces, and tunes Parker performed.
If You Like: Charlie Parker, Sonny Stitt, Lou Donaldson
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Klactoveedsedstene (5:45) – saxes start> uptempo jam> sax solo> 2nd sax solo> 3rd sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*2/ Bird-ish (6:38) – drums/saxes start> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> 2nd sax solo> 3rd sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam with drum fills & saxes trading off the lead> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*3/ Lover Man (9:33) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> bass solo> slow jam> 2nd sax solo> crescendo end
**4/ The Hymn (9:59) – piano starts> fast tempo jam> sizzling sax solo> fast jam> 2nd sax solo> fast jam> piano solo> drum solo> fast jam> saxes trade solo runs> fast jam> quick stop
*5/ These Foolish Things (8:51) – sax solo starts> slow tempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> slow jam> 2nd sax solo> slow jam> 3rd sax solo> crescendo end
6/ Folklore (7:30) – drums start> uptempo jam> sax solo> 2nd sax solo> uptempo jam> 3rd sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*7/ Bird Lives (6:09) – saxes start> fast tempo jam> sax solo> 2nd sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam with drum fills> quick stop
**8/ April In Paris (6:52) – sax starts> slow tempo jam> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
***9/ Yardbird Suite (11:01) – piano starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> 2nd sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> 3rd sax solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end