Search - Charlie Parker :: Complete Bird at St. Nick's

Charlie Parker playing the standard repertoire

Pork Chop | Lisbon, Portugal | 09/09/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I like this CD quite a bit, almost as much as Bird @ the Onyx,

although not as much, probably due to the modest audio quality

and lack of historical context, as compared to the Onyx CD,

in which Thelonious Monk made his first appearance with Bird.



Even better than this CD, is Bird @ Birdland, but this CD is

worth having, nevertheless, for the overall Bird performance,

and rarities in the material, if not for countering the relatively short time span of Bird's career.



There is definitely exciting, fast playing with all the right

musical notes, with a tight band, at that.



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