Laura - Charlie Parker

[tpstrat14]

Wow, you would not know from this picutre that this brilliant musician was a struggling heroin addict until the day of his death. So sad, yet still such a beautiful story because of the music he created.

[willwelsh816]

it's so nice hearing bird NOT play at lightning speed, so different, i wish he was not killed by all the dope.

[dal028]

Superbe arrangement. Immense talent que celui de Charlie Parker. Il ne manque plus que Gene Tierney.

[claude4268]

Une sublime mélodie avec toute la tendre émotion du génial Bird.

[sergeihohlove]

beautiful

[farnworthmusic]

to mjazzguitar

you must separate the man from the genius.

this guy was the best!

[1960jack]

one of my favorite Bird songs!

[funnyguy7046]

I like it to and im 9

[LimboShrimp]

@funnyguy7046

Keep up the good taste. :)

[funnyguy7046]

I like it to

[richardaixanatanya]

That was my Dad's song and i grew with this as a child!!! Many thanks for posting.

[kevinherbert]

Insane playing...thanx

[mjazzguitar]

The first time I ever heard Laura was Bird's version.

[bestmusic96]

Laura was my mother's name. I remember that she told me my father would play this song when they were 'courting' (as they did in the early 1950's). I always think of her when I hear this because it's as beautiful as she was. I love and miss her so much...this is her song forever!

[penachi]

Two of the great wonders of the world ... Bird and Laura ...

[terrryc]

I'm amazed at this photo....I never thought of him as being good-looking.....what a goddam shame....narcotics dealers should be hung in public and left to rot as an example..

[mjazzguitar]

@terrryc

For some odd reason when I was young I thought it was cool that he died so young and looked twice his age when he died. Look how wrong you can be. A lot of musicians always fall into the same old trap. And a lot of kids think they are cool too.

[bigeggone2007]

@mjazzguitar HEROIN

[joejoejoeshabadoo]

the great jazzman wonderful Parker

[kellysings302]

gorgeous playing. i wish i could play as good as him.

[mr01FABIO]

SEM PALAVRAS.

[AllBobsAllTheTime]

Tremendous cover by Bird!!!!!

[Savvynlady]

What a genius....

[TheMegaboom5]

amazing



[kirby19711]

Tremendous! Thanks for posting!

[Saxplayer616]

BLUE DEVILS!!!

[MorganPolander]

From "Charlie Parker with Strings", with Mitch Miller playing oboe.

[PENNSY671E]

@MorganPolander LOL...

[AllBobsAllTheTime]

@MorganPolander Mitch was actually kind of a hipster before he got into the sing-along thing.

[peppersax]

The horn was an extension of himself. PURE SOUL 110% You can't write this stuff! UNBELIEVABLE

[MrMiguelin59]

Qué inollvidable arreglo del gran Charlie Parker, Bird le da un toque más romántico con el saxo. Cuanta inspiración. Esta música no morirá nunca

[MrDeafness]

the arrangement sux so bad, and yet, charlie still has the way to play the song ... master at work.

[lamontlewis]

Can you imagine..., you have this new, passionate, and universal art ... In the palaces of Europe and everywhere else, you are treated as royalty. While, in your own country, you are treated like dirt..., couldn't eat or sleep in the same hotels or restaurants as everyone else. Bird's reed was a cry for recognition in the form of art. It was heard around the world. Its message was simple: Only man is capable of producing art, and only the best can do it on the fly.

[Ziggurathsss]

what a nice song

[tommoralesmusic]

Perfect channel tune for a jazz lover. It makes you sit back, relax and listen. Nice to hear the bird playing less then hyper speed too!

[SIRTONY]

Classic...when music had a soul and depth that was connected to the magic of being alive...:) I believe this was in TAXI DRIVER with De Niro or they COPIED the sound and feel...worth checking>>>:)

[Sissiaraujo]

Esse sax...é demais!! ...a música é linda

[elviraferro]

For Jessica Nogues

[skinkusmetalicus]

If it wasn't for bird, I just can't imagine where we'd be. I can't imagine where I'd be. I remember the first time I heard him. It changed everything. Actually, it was like there was nothing until I heard Charlie Parker. Suddenly, I was home. Bird lives!

[KatzenImNebel]

OMG! This song is so beautiful!

[zabsher1593]

hey my music teacher told me that the guy who wrote this piece was one of his teachers so thats cool.

[maxswing78]

The composer is David Raksin

[Khefa007]

My favorite Charlie Parker composition.

[1960jack]

My favorite Bird tune too!, It has all what is right about real music.

[missg209307]

merveilleusement fluide

[jacopman]

Brillant............What an arrangement and Charlie...........

Well he could make the alto cry couldn't he??

[samadjhi]

@jacopman Tells you what was in heart

[udongo106]

very nice......

[guitarandharp]

Many thanks for posting this.

Here's what this recording means to me: I was in Manchester (U.K.) one dismal Friday evening after one (or one thousand) too many seemingly pointless days of working there, many miles from home.

I was riding the elevator/escalator in a department store. Each floor had its own piped music, or muzak. But when I approached the fifth floor, the sound of 'Laura' greeted me, as if Heaven-sent. Perhaps it was....