Portrait

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Swingmatism (Dallas, April 30, 1941)
  2:43
• 2
  The Jumpin' Blues (Dallas, April 30, 1941)
  3:08
• 3
  Tiny's Tempo (New York, September 15, 1944)
  2:56
• 4
  I'll Always Love You (New York, September 15, 1944)
  3:02
• 5
  Romance Without Finance (New York, September 15, 1944)
  3:05
• 6
  Red Cross (New York, September 15, 1944)
  3:10
• 7
  Dream Of You (New York, January 4, 1945)
  2:54
• 8
  Groovin' High (New York, February 28, 1945)
  2:41
• 9
  Dizzy Atmosphere (New York, February 28, 1945)
  2:49
• 10
  All The Things You Are (New York, February 28, 1945)
  2:48
• 11
  Salt Peanuts (New York, May 11, 1945)
  3:17
• 12
  Shaw 'Nuff (New York, May 11, 1945)
  3:02
• 13
  Hot House (New York, May 11, 1945)
  3:10
• 14
  Hallelujah (New York, June 6, 1945)
  4:01
• 15
  Get Happy (New York, June 6, 1945)
  3:43
• 16
  Slam Slam Blues (New York, June 6, 1945)
  4:29
• 17
  Congo Blues (New York, June 6, 1945)
  3:54
• 18
  Takin' Off (New York, September 4, 1945)
  3:10
• 19
  20th Century Blues (New York, September 4, 1945)
  2:57
• 20
  The Street Beat (New York, September 4, 1945)
  2:30
• CD 2
• 1
  Warming Up A Riff (New York, November 26, 1945)
  2:36
• 2
  Billie's Bounce (New York, November 26, 1945)
  3:12
• 3
  Now's The Time (New York, November 26, 1945)
  3:18
• 4
  Thriving On A Riff (New York, November 26, 1945)
  2:56
• 5
  Meandering (New York, November 26, 1945)
  3:18
• 6
  Ko-Ko (New York, November 26, 1945)
  2:57
• 7
  Dizzy's Boogie (Hollywood, December 29, 1945)
  3:11
• 8
  Flat Floot Floogie (Hollywood, December 29, 1945)
  2:34
• 9
  Poppity Pop (Hollywood, December 29, 1945)
  2:59
• 10
  Slim's Jam (Hollywood, December 29, 1945)
  3:16
• 11
  Diggin' Diz (Glendale, February 5, 1946)
  2:54
• 12
  Moose The Mooche (Hollywood, March 28, 1946)
  3:05
• 13
  Yardbird Suite (Hollywood, March 28, 1946)
  2:57
• 14
  Ornithology (Hollywood, March 28, 1946)
  3:02
• 15
  Night In Tunisia (Hollywood, March 28, 1946)
  3:05
• 16
  Max (Is) Making Wax (Hollywood, July 29, 1946)
  2:34
• 17
  Lover Man (Hollywood, July 29, 1946)
  3:22
• 18
  The Gypsy (Hollywood, July 29, 1946)
  3:05
• 19
  Be-Bop (Hollywood, July 29, 1946)
  2:56
• 20
  This Is Always (Hollywood, February 19, 1947)
  3:12
• CD 3
• 1
  Dark Shadows (Hollywood, February 19, 1947)
  3:08
• 2
  Bird's Nest (Hollywood, February 19, 1947)
  2:45
• 3
  Cool Blues (Hollywood, February 19, 1947)
  3:10
• 4
  Relaxin' At Camarillo (Hollywood, February 26, 1947)
  3:09
• 5
  Cheers (Hollywood, February 26, 1947)
  3:07
• 6
  Carvin' The Bird (Hollywood, February 26, 1947)
  2:47
• 7
  Stupendous (Hollywood, February 26, 1947)
  2:56
• 8
  Donna Lee (New York, May 8, 1947)
  2:34
• 9
  Chasin' The Bird (New York, May 8, 1947)
  2:46
• 10
  Cheryl (New York, May 8, 1947)
  2:59
• 11
  Buzzy (New York, May 8, 1947)
  2:30
• 12
  Milestones (New York, August 14, 1947)
  2:37
• 13
  Little Willie Leaps (New York, August 14, 1947)
  2:52
• 14
  Half Nelson (New York, August 14, 1947)
  2:44
• 15
  Slippin' At Bells (New York, August 14, 1947)
  2:23
• 16
  Dexterity (New York, October 28, 1947)
  3:02
• 17
  Bongo Bop (New York, October 28, 1947)
  2:48
• 18
  Dewey Square (New York, October 28, 1947)
  3:11
• 19
  The Hymn (New York, October 28, 1947)
  2:35
• 20
  Bird Of Paradise (New York, October 28, 1947)
  3:09
• CD 4
• 1
  Embraceable You (New York, October 28, 1947)
  3:26
• 2
  Bird Feathers (New York, November 4, 1947)
  2:54
• 3
  Klact-Oveeseds-Tene (New York, November 4, 1947)
  3:08
• 4
  Scrapple From The Apple (New York, November 4, 1947)
  3:01
• 5
  My Old Flame (New York, November 4, 1947)
  3:17
• 6
  Out Of Nowhere (New York, November 4, 1947)
  3:08
• 7
  Don't Blame Me (New York, November 4, 1947)
  2:50
• 8
  Drifting On A Reed (New York, December 17, 1947)
  2:59
• 9
  Quasimodo (New York, December 17, 1947)
  2:56
• 10
  Charlie's Wig (New York, December 17, 1947)
  2:45
• 11
  Bongo Beep (New York, December 17, 1947)
  3:00
• 12
  Crazeology (New York, December 17, 1947)
  3:00
• 13
  How Deep Is The Ocean? (New York, December 17, 1947)
  3:26
• 14
  Another Hair-Do (Detroit, December 17, 1947)
  2:39
• 15
  Blue Bird (Detroit, December 17, 1947)
  2:51
• 16
  Klaunstance (Detroit, December 17, 1947)
  2:47
• 17
  Bird Gets The Worm (Detroit, December 17, 1947)
  2:37
  5.0 ★
• 18
  Barbados (New York, September 18, 1948)
  2:31
• 19
  Ah-Leu-Cha (New York, September 18, 1948)
  2:56
• 20
  Constellation (New York, September 18, 1948)
  2:25
• CD 5
• 1
  Parker's Mood (New York, September 18, 1948)
  3:05
• 2
  Perhaps (New York, September 24, 1948)
  2:36
• 3
  Marmaduke (New York, September 24, 1948)
  2:44
• 4
  Steeplechase (New York, September 24, 1948)
  3:06
• 5
  Merry-Go-Round (New York, September 24, 1948)
  2:28
• 6
  Segment (New York, May 5, 1948)
  3:22
• 7
  Cardboard (New York, February or March, 1949)
  3:12
• 8
  Passport (New York, May 1949)
  3:01
• 9
  Star Eyes (New York, March or April, 1950)
  3:31
• 10
  Ballade (New York, 1950)
  2:58
• 11
  Bloomdido (New York, June 6, 1950)
  3:28
• 12
  My Melancholy Baby (New York, June 6, 1950)
  3:27
• 13
  Relaxin' With Lee (New York, June 6, 1950)
  2:50
• 14
  Leap Frog (New York, June 6, 1950)
  2:33
• 15
  An Oscar For Treadwell (New York, June 6, 1950)
  3:26
• 16
  Mohawk (New York, June 6, 1950)
  3:38
• 17
  My Melancholy Baby (2) (New York, June 6, 1950)
  3:20
• 18
  Relaxin' With Lee (2) (New York, June 6, 1950)
  3:59
• 19
  Overtime (New York, January 3, 1949)
  3:10
• 20
  Victory Ball (New York, January 3, 1949)
  2:39
• CD 6
• 1
  Oh, Lady, Be Good! (Los Angeles, January 28, 1946)
  11:07
• 2
  A Night In Tunisia (New York, September 29, 1947)
  5:15
• 3
  Dizzy Atmosphere (New York, September 29, 1947)
  4:07
• 4
  Groovin' High (New York, September 29, 1947)
  5:20
• 5
  Confirmation (New York, September 29, 1947)
  5:40
• 6
  Ko-Ko (New York, September 29, 1947)
  4:16
• 7
  Embraceable You (New York, September 18, 1949)
  10:35
• 8
  Ornithology
  4:28
• 9
  Cheryl
  5:05
• 10
  Ko-Ko
  5:06
• 11
  Bird of Paradise
  6:10
• 12
  Now's The Time
  5:14
• CD 7
• 1
  Sweet Georgia Brown (Part 1 + 2) (Los Angeles, January 29, 1946)
  9:41
• 2
  Lady Be Good (Part 1 + 2) (Los Angeles, March 25, 1946)
  11:15
• 3
  Ballad Medley
  17:27
• 4
  What Is This Thing Called Love? (Los Angeles, July, 1952)
  15:55
• 5
  Jam Blues (Los Angeles, July, 1952)
  14:41
• CD 8
• 1
  Mango Mangue (New York, December 20, 1948)
  2:58
• 2
  No Noise (Part 1 + 2) (New York, December 20, 1948)
  5:56
• 3
  My Little Suede Shoes (New York, March 12, 1951)
  3:07
• 4
  Okiedoke (New York, January, 1949)
  3:06
• 5
  Un Poquito De Tu Amor (New York, March 12, 1951)
  2:44
• 6
  Why Do I Love You? (New York, March 12, 1951)
  3:10
• 7
  Tico-Tico (New York, March 12, 1951)
  2:47
• 8
  Fiesta (New York, March 12, 1951)
  2:53
• 9
  Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite (New York, December 20, 1948)
  17:18
• 10
  La Cucaracha (New York, January 23, 1952)
  2:46
• 11
  Mama Inez (New York, January 23, 1952)
  2:53
• 12
  Estrellita (New York, January 23, 1952)
  2:47
• 13
  La Paloma (New York, January 23, 1952)
  2:43
• 14
  Begin The Beguine (New York, January 23, 1952)
  3:11
• CD 9
• 1
  The Opener (New York, September 18, 1949)
  12:42
• 2
  Lover Man (New York, August 8, 1951)
  3:25
• 3
  Swedish Schnapps (New York, August 8, 1951)
  3:18
• 4
  Blues For Alice (New York, August 8, 1951)
  2:50
• 5
  K.C. Blues (New York, January 17, 1951)
  3:28
• 6
  She Rote (New York, January 17, 1951)
  3:13
• 7
  Star Eyes (New York, January 17, 1951)
  3:38
• 8
  Funky Blues (Hollywood, June 1952)
  13:31
• 9
  I Can't Get Started (New York, March 25, 1952)
  3:11
• 10
  What Is This Thing Called Love? (New York, March 25, 1952)
  2:36
• CD 10
• 1
  Easy To Love (New York, September 17, 1950)
  3:33
• 2
  Summertime (New York, November 30, 1949)
  2:49
• 3
  I Didn't Know What Time It Was (New York, November 30, 1949)
  3:15
• 4
  If I Should Lose You (New York, November 30, 1949)
  2:49
• 5
  Just Friends (New York, November 30, 1949)
  3:34
• 6
  Everything Happens To Me (New York, November 30, 1949)
  3:18
• 7
  I'm In The Mood For Love (New York, Summer 1950)
  3:37
• 8
  I'll Remember April (New York, Summer 1950)
  3:06
• 9
  Dancing In The Dark (New York, Summer 1950)
  3:13
• 10
  Out Of Nowhere (New York, Summer 1950)
  3:10
• 11
  Laura (New York, Summer 1950)
  3:01
• 12
  East Of The Sun (New York, Summer 1950)
  3:42
• 13
  The Can't Take That Away From Me (New York, Summer 1950)
  3:21
• 14
  Temptation (New York, January 22/23, 1952)
  3:34
• 15
  Lover (New York, January 22/23, 1952)
  3:10
• 16
  Autumn In New York (New York, January 22/23, 1952)
  3:32
• 17
  Stella By Starlight (New York, January 22/23, 1952)
  2:56

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Release credits

• Al Porcino
  trumpet [14]
• Art Drelinger
  tenor saxophone [14], woodwind [14]
• Art Ryerson
  guitar [14]
• Arvin Garrison
  electric guitar [11], guitar [11]
• Barney Kessel
  guitar [5-7]
• Bernie Privin
  trumpet [14]
• Bill Harris
  trombone [14]
• Bob Haggart
  double bass [14]
• Bob Kesterson
  double bass [16]
• Bronislaw Gimpel
  violin [5]
• Buck Ram
  producer [4]
• Bud Powell
  piano [8-9]
• Buddy Rich
  drums (drum set) [5]
• Charlie Parker
  alto saxophone [8.1-14, 6.1-12, 4.1-20, 3.1-20, 5.1-20, 10.1-14, 10.14-17, 2.1-20, 9.1-10, 1.1-20, 7.1-5]
• Charlie Parker All Stars
  performing orchestra [8-9]
• Charlie Parker Quartet
  performing orchestra [10.5, 3.2]
• Charlie Parker Quintet
  performing orchestra [2, 4, 15, 17]
• Charlie Parker's New Stars
  performing orchestra [7]
• Charlie Parker’s Ree Boppers
  performing orchestra [2, 4]
• Chris Griffin
  trumpet [14]
• Clyde Hart
  piano [4]
• Curley Russell
  double bass [5.1, 2.2, 2.4]
• Dizzy Gillespie
  piano [2, 4], trumpet [11]
• Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen
  performing orchestra [11]
• Dodo Marmarosa
  piano [5-7]
• Don Lamond
  drums (drum set) [10.14, 3.5-7]
• Doug Hawkins
  recording [3.16, 3.18, 3.20, 2.2, 1.4, 4.2, 4.4-5, 4.7, 4.10]
• Duke Jordan
  piano [4.2, 4.4-5, 4.7, 4.10, 4.15, 4.17, 3.16, 3.18, 3.20]
• Erroll Garner
  piano [2-3]
• Frank Brieff
  viola [5]
• Frank Miller
  cello [5]
• George Handy
  piano [11]
• Hank Ross
  tenor saxophone [14]
• Howard McGhee
  trumpet [2.16, 3.5-7]
• J.J. Johnson
  trombone [10]
• Jack Zayde
  violin [14]
• James "Jimmy" Siracuse
  recording [15, 17]
• Jimmy Bunn
  piano [16]
• Jimmy Butts
  double bass [4], vocal [4]
• Jimmy Carroll
  arranger [5], conductor [5]
• Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [5]
• Joe Lipman
  arranger [14], conductor [14]
• John Lewis
  piano [5.1, 9.2, 3.14]
• Kenny Clarke
  drums (drum set) [2]
• Lou Stein
  piano [14]
• Lucky Thompson
  tenor saxophone [11]
• Max Hollander
  violin [5]
• Max Roach
  drums (drum set) [3.8-9, 3.14, 3.16, 3.18, 3.20, 5.1, 2.2, 2.4, 4.2, 4.4-5, 4.7, 4.10, 4.15, 4.17]
• Meyer Rosen
  harp [5]
• Miles Davis
  trumpet [4.2, 4.4-5, 4.7, 4.10, 4.15, 4.17, 3.8-9, 3.14, 3.16, 3.18, 3.20, 2.2, 2.4, 5.1]
• Milton Lomask
  violin [5]
• Mitch Miller
  cor anglais [5], oboe [5]
• Murray Williams
  alto saxophone [14]
• Myor Rosen
  harp [5]
• Nelson Boyd
  double bass [14]
• Norman Granz
  producer [14]
• Ray Brown
  double bass [10.5, 2.11, 9.2]
• Red Callender
  double bass [2-3, 5-7]
• Red Rodney
  trumpet [2]
• Ross Russell
  producer [3.2-3, 3.5-7, 3.16, 3.18, 3.20, 2.11, 2.16, 4.2, 4.4-5, 4.7]
• Roy Porter
  drums (drum set) [16]
• Sadik Hakim
  piano [4]
• Sam Caplan
  violin [14]
• Stan Freeman
  piano [5]
• Stan Levey
  drums (drum set) [11]
• Stan Webb
  baritone saxophone [14]
• Sylvan Shulman
  violin [14]
• Teddy Reig
  producer [2.2, 3.8-9, 4.15, 4.17]
• Tiny Grimes
  guitar [4]
• Tiny Grimes Quintet
  performing orchestra [4]
• Tommy Potter
  double bass [3.8-9, 3.16, 3.18, 3.20, 4.2, 4.4-5, 4.7, 4.10, 4.15, 4.17]
• Toots Mondello
  alto saxophone [14]
• Verlye Mills
  harp [14]
• Wardell Gray
  tenor saxophone [5-7]
• Will Bradley
  trombone [14]
• [unknown]
  cello [14], viola [14], violin [14]
• ‘Doc’ West
  drums (drum set) [1.4, 3.2-3]
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Issues

• P
  (Combined release view)
• P
  Portrait

  10x CD
  2000
• C
  Charlie Parker

  10x CD
  2000
• 

  N
  Now's The Time

  10x CD
  18 July 2011