Watson, Bobby/ Vincent Herring/ Gary Bartz / Bird At 100
Album: Bird At 100   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Watson, Bobby/ Vincent Herring/ Gary Bartz   Added:Nov 2019
Label:Smoke Sessions  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2020-01-22 Pull Date: 2020-05-06 Charts: Jazz
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Recent Airplay
1. Nov 06, 2021: Music Casserole
Yardbird Suite
4. Mar 07, 2020: Music Casserole
The Hymn
2. Nov 04, 2021: Old Fart At Play (rebroadcast from Feb 6, 2020)
These Foolish Things
5. Feb 29, 2020: Music Casserole
Yardbird Suite
3. Mar 12, 2020: Old fart At Play
The Hymn
6. Feb 11, 2020: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Yardbird Suite

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-12-11
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



Track Listing
1. Klactoveedsedstene   5. These Foolish Things
2. Bird-Ish   6. Folklore
3. Lover Man   7. Bird Lives
4. The Hymn   8. April In Paris
  9. Yardbird Suite