Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker

 

Artist:  Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker

Origin:  USA

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Hard Bop, Trumpet Jazz, Saxophone Jazz

Original line-up:

Dizzy Gillespie:  Trumpet

Charlie Parker:  Saxophone

Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker are the legendary collaboration between two Jazz Giants, Dizzy Gillespie (often referred to as "Diz") (Trumpet), and Charlie Parker (nicknamed "Bird") (Saxophone) to develop of Bebop.

Title:  Bird And Diz (Special Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Hard Bop, Trumpet Jazz, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  Ermitage Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Bloomdido (3:28)

 2.  An Oscar For Treadwell (3:25)

 3.  An Oscar Forf Treadwell (Alternate Take) (3:23)

 4.  Mohawk (3:37)

 5.  Mohawk (Alternate Take) (3:49)

Side Two:

 1.  My Melancholy Baby (3:27)

 2.  Leap Frog (2:31)

 3.  Leap Frog (Alternate Take) (2:02)

 4.  Leap Frog (Alternate Take) (2:36)

 5.  Relaxin' With Lee (2:48)

 6.  Relaxon' With Lee (Alternate Take) (3:57)

Personnel:

Dizzy Gillespie:  Trumpet, except on Tracks:  2/2-4

Charlie Parker:  Saxophone on All Tracks

Curley Russell:  Bass, except on Tracks:  2/2-4

Budy Rich:  Drums, except on Tracks:  2/2-4

Thelonious Monk:  Piano except on Tracks:  2/2-4

Tommy Potter:  Bass on Tracks:  2/2-4

Carls Vidal:  Bongo on Tracks:  2/2-4

Max Roach:  Drums on Tracks:  2/2-4

Al Haig:  Piano on Tracks:  2/2-4

Tommy Turk:  Trombone on Tracks:  2/2-4

Kenny Dorham:  Trumpet on Tracks:  2/2-4

Bird And Diz is a studio album by Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker, originally released on July 1952 by Clef/Verve, remastered and reissued on June 27, 2025 by Ermitage Records.  Special Edition on Yellow Vinyl.