Yardbird Suite

[KrissKross96]

Mooin Tietje!

[AshmanGT]

0:52 Best bop lick of all time.

[TheFreakyck]

Jaz is dead you bitches

[MrFunxy]

@TheFreakyck

Definition of Jazz= Improvised music.

Jazz never died, it just smells funny :D

[mxprt]

Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny.

(Z)

[DajaWaja]

@mxprt :) FZ

[TheHizzleHouse]

This gives me chills because I'm so happy!

[FoxHalfOrd316]

AABA

[Karzkin]

So, I'm doing an assignment on Bird, which involves an analysis of this piece. Would any of you knowledgable types mind helping me out?

In his solo, at 0:53, Parker quotes another piece, but I can't put my finger on what it is.

Also, I've read that the B section of the head is in Emin and Dmin, but the transcription I have (CP Omnibook) is in C#min as far as I can tell. Help?

[Karzkin]

@Karzkin Ok, so it's a few months later, but the other day I finally got it. It's the head from 'Cool Blues'.

[SteuartHedington]

@Karzkin as for the other thing: the Omnibook you have is for Eb alto, but all text books refer to scores in concert C. Looks like what it is to me. Solo is a stunner man, get yer fingers 'round that :)) happy days

[Karzkin]

@SteuartHedington Cheers man, that makes sense, and clears the key signature question up. Yep, it's cool blues without a doubt. It just came to me in a flash of inspiration months after I first heard it :P

[mvuvi]

Bird lives!

[Evikeuklavier]

Who is the Tenor Saxophonist on this recording?

[TheGlorMel]

I likey

[acaash]

Well Jazz won't die if we all keep it alive. Personally, I'm doing so on sax and guitar :)

[megaIamamazing]

tousche'

[Impercepted]

YES! This is the recording I've been looking for!

It's the transcribed solo in the Omnibook!

[12391thomas]

Bird you're still the best and most talented jazz alto sax player ever since! Fewels like yo're in heaven. Thanks for all nice influences! Tom.

[JUSfr34k]

It's Charlie PArker, not Charlie Christian >:D

[AntonioCelsoXXXXXXX]

Maravilhoso. Que nem o Pixinguinha... ou o Pixinguinha que nem ele? Muito bom!

[helluvagun]

@superleosax

@acubassman

@Virons2

@marioalassio1

marioalassio1 is totally correct regarding the personell!

You should all listen to him!

[helluvagun]

You ought to listen to Lucky Thompson and Wardell Gray if you're into prebop & bebop tenor!

[superleosax]

the tenor sax is coleman awkins?

[michaelhintongtr]

@superleosax Lucky Thompson on Tenor.

[acubassman]

Who's on guitar?

[Virons2]

Sounds like Charlie Christian

[Whatisthescore]

@Virons2 charlie christian is awesome

[marioalassio1]

@acubassman Miles Davis-tr.

Lucky Thompson-tenor sax

Dodo Marmarosa-piano

Arvin Garrison-guitar

Vic McMillan-cbass

Roy Porter-drums

1946

[mozzer9890]

awesome ...

[funkyalto]

ive played this in a sax ensemble

i played the charlie parker original solo

it was awesome

[TheDudeFromKalispell]

@funkyalto

Man, you gots to be good...

[funkyalto]

thanks man

[HomieAFCA]

#1!

[titevillar]

who's the guitar player on this one?

[jpbuckley]

The guitarist is Arvin Garrison. Rest of the band (besides Bird on alto) is Miles Davis (trumpet), Lucky Thompson (tenor sax), Dodo Marmarosa (piano), Vic McMillan (bass), Roy Porter (drums). Recorded in Hollywood, March 1946

[Zarnith]

sounds better on bone XD

[YoDogWhatsGood]

birds solo here is crazy

[widepass]

Charlie Parker!

There's no words to describe how incredible good he was!

[koreanrulz]

I'm going to play this song!

[Prodigy502]

I like the ending!

I had to watch this 5 times to notice the tenor in the background at the beginning.

[chronzie99]

his solo makes for a great sax soli

[Theseventhknight]

@chronzie99 yeah there's an arrangement my band uses with parker's solo as a saxophone soli. but the little solo at the start (0:30 or so) is played by the whole band. the other solos are improvised.

[GrahamLowry11]

The truth is Jazz is Dead. If it was 1951 or, you know, the late fifties or early sixties, I'm sure there would be all kinds of magazines, shops and memorabilia dedicated to jazz.

Ella Fitzgerald - she sold about 30 million records. Her career was in the same direction as Mariah Carey or one of those talented (but kind of detestable) singers that we have today.

Jazz is good small venue music, the theory is fascinating, but thats it. If you don't like guitar shops - don't go there.

[galarius]

Jazz will never die

[rf1308]

@galarius jazz's death is an impossibility!

[Tranewreck17]

Oh well you say jazz is dead so I guess we should all stop appreciating one of the greatest art forms in the world. Sorry guys you're wasting your time listening to this. Everyone should just go listen to someone singing about some girls ass.

[iplaypian0]

Jazz is not dead!

[luzbelica1709]

i love this song played it when i was in my high school jazz band :)

[pyromohanzed]

What did you play there? Piano?

[luzbelica1709]

hahah no i mostly played bass but sometimes they switched me to trombone lol

[JazzSpazzMimi]

love this song

[unknownphilosophe]

1. Band people

2. Not good ones

My biggest point is do you see a saxophone center? brass center? WINDS CENTER?! No..its GUITAR CENTER. Because EVERYONE plays it and EVERYONE thinks its amazing and thats why you see the crappy high school bands attempting to be scene and cool and you never see an actual group of GOOD highschool jazz players or people who appreciate the music. Its thrown aside.

[skrbeleven]

you kinda just proved yourself wrong. the fact that there is a Guitar Center rather than a Sax Center or Brass Center indicates that plenty more people actually care about the guitar than the sax or brass - as unfortunate as that is.

And a good musician is a good musician, weather or not he/she plays guitar, sax, or the sarod. the people who truly appreciate music don't mind if the instrument is more or less popular. its about sound man, not how many more places you can buy a guitar versus a sax

[hinderblinder]

what kind of a loser would say that?

only you i guess....

[ankoslitoflower]

i work for guitar center and most of us there would think you're an idiot. the ones who wouldnt would be the guys who dont play instruments. ps. last time i checked we sell more than guitars. pps. youre an idiot.

[xxdkthxx]

then you my friend, have never met joey lamb. senior in highschool and could be a professional jazz musician easily. he is a jazz god

[ihateidiotcomments]

Charlie is simply the best

[Lunchboxmusic]

At :53 is the best motive ever

[Darce223]

Yeah, it's pretty sexy

[lululikescats]

i played a sucky solo off this my second year playing tenor

it's an amazing song!

[BVoelzProductions]

The tenor sax soloist at 1:42 is really good

[bluereverend]

charlie christian on guitar

[Gwhiz0080]

i have to play this for my 8th grade sax for lesuire!

[lesclaypoolthesecond]

have to play?  it's parker, man. Love it. I'm doing this song for NYSSMA

[rubixcube101]

a transcription of his imrpo? or just playin the song and improvising urself? great song

[Gwhiz0080]

transciption- i LOVE playin it!

[rubixcube101]

what book or where did u get the transcription from... is it possible u can send it to me? :) Much Apreciated, Cheers

[GoOulawsNbr67]

8th grade?!?! i have to play it for a jazz band try out in 6th grade!!! you have it easy

[Gwhiz0080]

It's a lot faster though!

[xxdkthxx]

ha. this is our warm up. before we tune.

[IdiotVideottt]

Man...If i still had my hands...I would blow him out of the waters with the sax

[thelidison]

doubt it its parker man

[Darce223]

Lol, it's fortunate you still have your nose to type with :P

[necrosis90]

who plays guitar on this track?

[unknownphilosophe]

no one cares about the guitar.guitar players are a dime a dozen.

[Darce223]

Hahahaha, but good ones are as rare as a diamond ring in a lucky dip.

[necrosis90]

i don't know dude, there are millions of sax players as well

[xxdkthxx]

yes but you have to know what a scale or an accidental or a key signature is to play saxophone.

[necrosis90]

same with guitar, you can't just play random notes

[joojoovokoroba]

prove it. Not better than me i bet, waht you play? i play a king Jiggs wiggam

[tbonechs2010]

sorry guys. not my fault. dumb friend went on my account, and posted stupid stuff everywhere. w/e.

I play a buescher super aristocrat from 1962. but it's not in the horn you have... that's one thing I learned.

[THEMASTEROFSAX1]

nah, it's miles on this recording

[GouldenBach]

who is on trumpet?

[Darce223]

Sounds like Dizzy.

[Darce223]

Sweet.

[zamba00mamba]

not bad

[GouldenBach]

thanks for the upload- it was hard to find charlie parker playing this song anywhere else

[szidorbass]

bird!!!!!!!!!

thanx 4 the post

[zeelbeno]

finally I found wot i want this is better than all the other stuff they have on this

[ronnyrizat]

thanks for the post

[adamb696969]

thanks for this one man been looking for at least 5 minutes. lol.

Arvin Garrison fucking rips it here by far the best solo out of all of them.

[JohannGasmask]

Seconded. Everything else for this track on YT is covers.

[fanocharlie4eva]

ye boy

[Jcksht]

thanks for posting this one, stedg.