Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Track Listing

Track Listing

Original CD release Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve, 1990 (Verve)

Disc: 1

  1. "Sweet Georgia Brown"- 9:32
  2. "Blues For Norman" – 8:37
  3. "I Can't Get Started" – 9:15
  4. "Lady Be Good" 11:05
  5. "After You've Gone" – 7:33
  6. "I Got Rhythm" – 12:54
  7. "Introductions By Norman Granz" – 2:16
  8. "JATP Blues" 10:56

Disc: 2

  1. "The Bird” - 4:44
  2. "Repetition” – 2:57
  3. "No Noise” (Parts I & II) – 5:53
  4. "No Noise” (Part III) – 2:55
  5. "Mango Mangue” – 2:53
  6. "Okiedoke” – 3:02
  7. "Cardboard” – 3:08
  8. "Visa” 3:58
  9. “Segment - Tune X” – 3:19
  10. “Diverse - Tune X” (alternate take) – 3:16
  11. “Passport - Tune Y” (rare) – 2:54
  12. “Passport - Tune Z” (common) – 2:59

Disc: 3

  1. “The Opener” – 12:47
  2. “Lester Leaps In” – 12:14
  3. “Embraceable You” – 10:33
  4. “The Closer” – 10:57
  5. “'Ow - Introduction OF Ella Fitzgerald” – :48
  6. “Flyin' Home” – 5:31
  7. “How High the Moon” – 6:24
  8. “Perdido” – 8:34

Disc: 4

  1. “Just Friends” – 3:30
  2. “Everything Happens to Me” – 3:15
  3. “April In Paris” – 3:06
  4. “Summertime” – 2:46
  5. “I Didn't Know What Time It Was” – 3:12
  6. “If I Should Lose You” – 2:46
  7. “Star Eyes” – 3:28
  8. “Blues (Fast)” – 2:45
  9. “I'm In The Mood For Love” – 2:50
  10. “Bloomdido” – 3:24
  11. “And Oscar For Treadwell” (Take 3 Alternate take - LP) – 3:20
  12. “An Oscar For Treadwell” (Take 4 Master) – 3:22
  13. “Mohawk” (Take 3 Alternate take - LP) – 3:38
  14. “Mohawk” (Take 6 (Take 4) Master) – 3:34
  15. “My Melancholy Baby” (Take 1) – 3:16
  16. “My Melancholy Baby” (Coda Rehearsal) - :05
  17. “My Melancholy Baby” (Take 2 Master) – 3:23
  18. “Leap Frog” (Take 1 Incomplete) - :27
  19. “Leap Frog” (Take 2 Incomplete) - :18
  20. “Leap Frog” (Take 3 Incomplete) - :40
  21. “Leap Frog” (Take 4 Incomplete) - :18
  22. “Leap Frog” (Take 5 Alternate take) – 2:33
  23. “Leap Frog” (Take 6 Incomplete) - :24
  24. “Leap Frog” (Take 7 Incomplete) - :14
  25. “Leap Frog” (Take 8 (Take 4) Alternate take) – 2:02
  26. “Leap Frog” (Take 9 Alternate take) – 2:06
  27. “Leap Frog” (Take 10 Incomplete) - :43
  28. “Leap Frog” (Take 11 (Take 6) Master) – 2:29
  29. “Relaxing With Lee” (Take 1 Incomplete) - :35
  30. “Relaxing With Lee” (Take 2 Incomplete) – 1:08
  31. “Relaxing With Lee” (Take 3 False start) - :08
  32. “Relaxing With Lee” (Take 4 (Take 2) Alternate take - LP) – 3:56
  33. “Relaxing With Lee” (Take 5 Incomplete) - :25
  34. “Relaxing With Lee” (Take 6 (Take 3) Master) – 2:46

Disc: 5

  1. “Dancing In The Dark” – 2:19
  2. “Out Of Nowhere” – 3:06
  3. “Laura” (Take 1 Alternate take) – 2:57
  4. “Laura” (Take 2 Master) – 2:56
  5. “East Of The Sun” – 3:38
  6. “They Can't Take That Away From Me” – 3:17
  7. “Easy To Love” – 3:29
  8. “I'm In The Mood For Love” (Take 2 Master) – 3:33
  9. “I'm In The Mood For Love” (Take 3 Alternate take) – 3:27
  10. “I'll Remember April” (Take 1 Alternate take) – 3:09
  11. “I'll Remember April” (Take 2 False start) – :10
  12. “I'll Remember April” (Take 3 (Take 2) Master) – 3:02
  13. “What Is This Thing Called Love?” – 2:54
  14. “April In Paris” – 3:12
  15. “Repetition” – 2:49
  16. “Easy To Love” – 2:25
  17. “Rocker” – 3:10
  18. “Celebrity” – 1:34
  19. “Ballade” – 2:55
  20. “Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite” – 17:11

Disc: 6

  1. “Au Privave” (Take 2 Alternate take - LP) – 2:38
  2. “Au Privave” (Take 3 Master) – 2:43
  3. “She Rote” (Take 3 Alternate take - LP) – 3:09
  4. “She Rote” (Take 5 Master) –3:06
  5. “K.C. Blues” – 3:24
  6. “Star Eyes” – 3:34
  7. “My Little Suede Shoes” – 3:03
  8. “Un Poquito De Tu Amor” – 2:40
  9. “Tico Tico” –2:44
  10. “Fiesta” – 2:49
  11. “Why Do I Love You” (Take 2 Alternate take - LP) – 2:58
  12. “Why Do I Love You” (Take 6 Alternate take) – 2:58
  13. “Why Do I Love You” (Take 7 Master) – 3:05
  14. “Blues for Alice” –2:46
  15. “Si Si” – 2:38
  16. “Swedish Schnapps” (Take 3 Alternate take - LP) – 3:13
  17. “Swedish Schnapps” (Take 4 Master) – 3:10
  18. “Back Home Blues” (Take 1 Alternate take - LP) – 2:35
  19. “Back Home Blues” (Take 2 Master) – 2:46
  20. “Loverman” – 3:21

Disc: 7

  1. “Temptation” – 3:31
  2. “Lover” – 3:06
  3. “Autumn In New York” – 3:29
  4. “Stella by Starlight” – 2:56
  5. “Mama Inez“– 2:50
  6. “La Cucuracha” (Take 1 Alternate take) – 3:24
  7. “La Cucuracha” (Take 2 Incomplete) – :49
  8. “La Cucuracha” (Take 3 False start) – :10
  9. “La Cucuracha” (Take 4 (Take 3) Master) – 2:43
  10. “Estrellita” (Take 2 Incomplete) – 1:57
  11. “Estrellita” (Take 4 Alternate take) – 2:46
  12. “Estrellita” (Take 5 False start) – :04
  13. “Estrellita” (Take 6 (Take 5) Master) – 2:44
  14. “Begin The Beguine“– 3:12
  15. “La Paloma“– 2:39
  16. “Night And Day” – 2:50
  17. “Almost Like Being In Love” – 2:33
  18. "I Can't Get Started" – 3:08

Disc: 8

  1. “Jam Blues” – 14:42
  2. “What Is This Thing Called Love” – 15:41
  3. “Ballad Medley” – 17:23
  4. “Funky Blues” – 13:27

Disc: 9

  1. “The Song Is You” – 2:56
  2. “Laird Baird” – 2:44
  3. “Kim” (Take 2 Alternate take - LP) – 2:58
  4. “Kim” (Take 4 Master) – 2:58
  5. “Cosmic Rays” (Take 2 Master) – 3:05
  6. “Cosmic Rays” (Take 5 Alternate take) – 3:16
  7. “In The Still Of The Night” (Take 1 False start) – :32
  8. “In The Still Of The Night” (Take 2 Incomplete) – :53
  9. “In The Still Of The Night” (Take 3 Alternate take) – 3:46
  10. “In The Still Of The Night” (Take 4 Alternate take) – 3:21
  11. “In The Still Of The Night” (Take 5 False start) – :45
  12. “In The Still Of The Night” (Take 6 Alternate take) –3:26
  13. “In The Still Of The Night” (Take 7 Master) – 3:22
  14. “Old Folks” (Take 1 Incomplete) – :26
  15. “Old Folks” (Take 2 False start) – :09
  16. “Old Folks” (Take 3 Alternate take) – 4:04
  17. “Old Folks” (Take 4 Incomplete - Bird Continues Playing Into Take 5 False start) – :21
  18. “Old Folks” (Take 6 Alternate take) – 3:28
  19. “Old Folks” (Take 7 Incomplete) – :26
  20. “Old Folks” (Take 8 Alternate take) – 3:39
  21. “Old Folks” (Take 9 Master) – 3:34
  22. “If I Love Again” – 2:31

Disc: 10

  1. “Chi Chi” (Take 1 Alternate take - LP) – 3:09
  2. “Chi Chi” (Take 2 False start) – :27
  3. “Chi Chi” (Take 3 Alternate take) – 2:42
  4. “Chi Chi” (Take 4 Alternate take) – 2:37
  5. “Chi Chi” (Take 5 False start) – :17
  6. “Chi Chi” (Take 6 Master) – 3:02
  7. “I Remember You” – 3:03
  8. “Now's The Time” – 3:01
  9. “Confirmation” (Take 1 False start) – :14
  10. “Confirmation” (Take 2 False start) – :09
  11. “Confirmation” (Take 5 False start) – 2:58
  12. “I Get A Kick Out Of You” (Take 1 Alternate take) – 4:55
  13. “I Get A Kick Out Of You” (Take 2 False start And Rehearsal) – :32
  14. “I Get A Kick Out Of You” (Take 3 False start And Rehearsal) – :16
  15. “I Get A Kick Out Of You” (Take 4 Incomplete) – 1:05
  16. “I Get A Kick Out Of You” (Take 5 False start) – :17
  17. “I Get A Kick Out Of You” (Take 6 Incomplete) – 1:08
  18. “I Get A Kick Out Of You” (Take 7 Master) – 3:34
  19. “Just One Of Those Things” – 2:46
  20. “My Heart Belongs To Daddy” (Take 1 False start And Rehearsal) – :36
  21. “My Heart Belongs To Daddy” (Take 2 Master) – 3:18
  22. “I've Got You Under My Skin” – 3:38
  23. “Love For Sale” (Take 1 False start) – :17
  24. “Love For Sale” (Take 2 Alternate take) – 5:47
  25. “Love For Sale” (Take 3 Incomplete) – 1:03
  26. “Love For Sale” (Take 4 Alternate take) – 5:32
  27. “Love For Sale” (Take 5 Master) – 5:35
  28. “I Love Paris” (Take 2 Alternate take) – 5:07
  29. “I Love Paris” (Take 3 Master) – 5:07

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