Charlie Parker - White Christmas (Live jazz, 1948), XR remastered video free download


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Uploaded: 2013/12/11

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"The Bird" Charlie Parker (alto sax), live broadcast recording, 25th December 1948 from The Royal Roost, New York City, with Kenny Dorham, trumpet, Al Haig, piano, Tommy Porter, bass, Max Roach, Drums.

XR remastered from the Savoy release, including DJ/announcer "Symphony Sid" Torin, by Andrew Rose at Pristine Audio.

This is the only Christmas tune I've managed to find from Parker and it was in pretty grim sound quality. I've managed to make major improvements here and look forward to producing more Charlie Parker to add to our existing releases in the months to come.

NB. I've used a range of photos in this video, including a number of musicians not heard in this particular recording.

Comments

5 years ago

Brian Ratekin

This is wonderful. I have an old scratchy recording of this, and if anything deserves to be brought out from obscurity, this one does. Bird is outstanding.

6 years ago

biggeorgemulti

GENIUS!!!!!!

6 years ago

algor65

Wonderful recording... Thanks for sharing!

6 years ago

Rey Cisneros

17 people ATE the brown acid........Raybann

6 years ago

Building Babies Brains

Thanks for all the hard work you put into making this eminently listenable. And a Merry Christmas (or sentiments of a similar nature) to you.

6 years ago

David Risilia

I'm always dreaming of a Bebop Christmas !

6 years ago

John Healy

Fantastic ! The alto sax was invented for Charlie Parker . Great audio quality also.

6 years ago

antonio amato

CHARLIE PARKER IL MAGO DEL JAZZ .

6 years ago

iNinja

Does anyone have charts for this?

6 years ago

LeeAnn O'Connor

What is Christmas without Jazz and a White Christmas!

6 years ago

Bruce Robbins

Parker was so well known for his harmony and fast playing. But he could also play ballads like nobody else. Here is a good example. He employs his usual fast runs sometimes (I guess he couldn't help himself, or thought this is what the audience wanted), but his solo here is one of his best IMHO. Full of beautiful melodic riffs, it proves that fast players are a dime a dozen. Only the best can blow the pants off a ballad.

7 years ago

Maryanna

Et ça c'est toute la zizique j'aime !! J'adore !!

7 years ago

k4ir0s

jazz Christmas tunes are the only Christmas tunes worth listening to

7 years ago

Iorio Stafano

Amazing!!! I didn't know about this recording ;) 9 people here in YouTube which doesn't understand music! Sorry for that!

7 years ago

Joseph DiGioia

There are 9 idiots here on YouTube. :-/

8 years ago

guildx700

Cooking!

8 years ago

thomaskhill

Shirley Temple as U.N. Ambassador, Ronald Reagan as president and Al Haig as White House Chief of Staff. Who'd have thought they'd all finish this way?

8 years ago

Bobby Deitch

Is that Clifford Brown on trumpet?

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