Charlie Parker - Lover man Dial

[blackandtanful]

"LOVER MAN"この古名曲、ヴｫｰｶﾙではﾋﾞﾘｰ･ﾎﾘﾃﾞｲ､器楽­ではﾀﾞｲｱﾙでのﾊﾟｰｶｰか!?～ｼﾞﾐｰ･ｽﾐｽも捨て難­いﾈ! #jazzm

[WithoutTheFezOn]

If you want to hear what Charlie Parker was about, this may not be the ideal recording, but if you want to hear what life is about, why I'm still here and happy to be here..... then you're listening to one of the reasons.

[nickinky]

He wasnt high on heroin... When he move to California he had a much harder time getting heroin than when he was in new York, Therefore he started drinking heavily... Its said he drank a little over a fifth of whiskey before this set and thats why someone had to hold him up from behind,,,

[bagoona]

@nickinky U are correct nicky

[jon93099]

fly fly blackbird

[hapkido4]

I LOVE CHARLIE, but i heard that he was not drunk but high on heroin at the time. thats why he missed the cue to come in on time...BUT I LOVE THE BIRD!!

[MichaelSchwartzJazz]

Um... the "infamous" Charlie Parker?

[KnFC]

@MichaelSchwartzJazz The infamous Charlie Parker -recording-... the recording is infamous because he was so high on heroin that he had to be held up while he played.

[MrPhillyrick1]

@KnFC he wasnt high. he couldnt get heroin in california, so he drank heavily. he was so drunk they had to hold him up. he actually played better when he was high on heroin!

[boomerang905]

This man moves me so much. I was seven when he passed on. My big brothers used to play Autumn in New York and Out of Nowhere and all those beautiful songs....that's when I knew I loved this music form and nothing has changed with me, not one bit...maybe I love him more now. Thanks.

[fwasa000]

too good

[reallyquiterandom]

is this the one where he threw his sax through a window?

[MrOJAXX]

Simplesmente o maximo!

[rastabokero]

que hermoooooooooooooooosooooooooo­ooooooo!!!!!!!

[blackandtanful]

ﾀﾞｲｱﾙ･ｾｯｼｮﾝのﾁｬｰﾘｰ･ﾊﾟｰｶｰ"LOVER MAN"～確かに言葉が出ないヨナ! #jazzm

[akbb1234567890]

haha he was wasted

[hydekins2]

It's pretty obvious he's drunk by some of the intonation. I'm surprised he can even play being this drunk though..

[Broblem12]

This is beautiful and real. Thank you for this soulful bit of jazz. Bird's music with others was amazing!!

[TheToocold]

The stories of this session are apocryphal at best or just lies at worst. Roy Porter, the drummer on this session simply remembers Bird being ill but he played "nothing but soul."

[guinnesstrail]

Charles Mingus called this tune Charlie Parker's greatest recording. In its shabbiness, Mingus claimed that Parker gave his heart and soul. Sad but brilliant!

[JoGaECU]

Será este el equivalente al Amorous de Johnny Carter?

[dieguinson1]

@JoGaECU esta es, creo. incluso la historia parece ser verdad - parker colapso despues de tocar, y luego repudio la version. fue publicada sin su permiso.

[lparezan]

@JoGaECU I think it is...you've probably seen that it's even featured on the promo video of the 50th anniversary edition of "El Perseguidor", the one illustrated by José Muñoz.

[phoneke]

For me, this song paints the picture of his tragic state so acurately. It is beautiful because it is so truthful. This song really allows me to feel for him and how sad his short life had become.

[guiguirios]

Le 29 juillet 1946, il s'effondre au cours d'une session, pendant laquelle il réussit à force de volonté à terminer de manière plus ou moins cohérente son solo sur Lover Man, qu'il ne pardonnera jamais à Ross Russell d'avoir publiée.

[ocnoreen]

Most people have no understanding of the pain most jazz musicians or singers experience when trying to stay true to this music. Some are too sensitive to do it sober. The world in which Bird lived was so racist so he coped the way he did. His music poured out anyway. A younger example would be the great Emily Remler. Only a few jazz artists make it and not all of those who do are the cream of the crop as Bird definitely was. Bird lives.

[kshri2]

It's a damn interesting recording! I love his funny staccato notes. And his tone is different. You can just tell he's pretty damn drunk! But damn, is he ever something special.

[AshmanGT]

How can you tell he's wasted? He sounds as good as ever.

[stalzz]

Happy Birthday Mr. Parker. Bird Lives FOREVER. Oh, and Drugs are bad, m'kay?

[songanddanceman100]

@tropester20o3

Hahahaha! Brew! Hahahaha!

[cronosopium]

Si, se oye ebrio.... y maravilloso.

[kakahich]

the worst parker

it's so bad they released this shitty version and didn't release lots of concerts from clubs instead

[mochaboy21]

@kakahich Then don't fuckin' listen, punkass.

[Beth5171]

@mochaboy21 *Round Of Applause* Exactly!

[mahoose6]

the context of this song... adds so much meaning to an already beautiful piece

<3 this song so much :)

[peach258]

heartbreakingly beautiful

[85Silvana85]

@peach258

indeed..

And yet there's so much love in this song..

[barrelhouseben]

gotta love the classics

[wiliscool]

doesnt sound drunk to me....lol

[boutmyskrilla]

This music touches the soul.

[jaydude214]

good choice landy G

[weissmullerII]

Drunk, high, sober... whatever he was he could always create fantastic music with his horn. You can hear someone yell "blow!" in the tune Bebop from the same same session, not in this tune as several has claimed.

[beatlesfan129]

The opening piano chords are just so heart breaking RIP Charlie Parker

[DajaWaja]

beautiful, epic lover man session...,love the first one as well!!

[blah148]

the opening chord the piano player hits in the first couple seconds sends shivers down my spine...

[arionbird]

@blah148 yeah i think that's errol garner- amazing to say the least

[TheConneman]

Even the best Art Pepper and Bill Evans does not rip my heart out like this. My god. another planet.

[alanfarber]

Why infamous? Bird's performance is an expression of his tragic life.

[brnleague99]

Because he was VERY VERY drunk and had to be told ("BLOW") to start playing. Even though Parker himself HATED this version, it's considered a classic.

[Sainter]

This is the one where he was in heroin withdrawals yes?

[JR1840]

yes, he was in cali where heroin wasn't easy to get, he drank a quart of whiskey before the recording. On one song the producer had to help him stand in front of the mike.

[fuchsdj]

I think the "blow" is at 1:45

[Birdman1138]

yeah this is a great performance. one of a kind.

that is howard mghee, the trumpet player yelling "blow" at the one minute mark.

[Saxtube10]

i think this version is better than the one when hes sober.

[ihateidiotcomments]

Bird is the word

[Jotmy86]

At 2:07 it sounds also like someone wistles "blow"...

[jazzybee1]

I love this piece because whether you are happy, sad, mad, or just at peace with yourself, it fits whatever mood you are in. That's not a fact, I am just stating my opinion mind you.

[martinkaz06666]

Listen to the song:

Charlie se fue - Saratoga

i´ts in honor to charlie parker

[chazawocky]

At 1.24, the crackle is because he was swaying into the microphone.

[xricexmanx]

I think the "BLOW!" is at the 1:00 mark.

[dvnstvn9]

I never hear anyone yell blow

[garfunkel5000]

is this where you can hear the trumpet player yell 'Blow!' ?

[birdlives2000]

There were three songs recorded from the session: Max making wax, Loverman, and The Gypsy. It should be on the last song but I never hear it myself, maybe because it's a mp3

[dankf01]

@birdlives2000

You can hear the yell "blow" on "Bepop". On "Bebop" (the final track Parker recorded that evening) he begins a solo with a solid first eight bars. On his second eight bars, however, Parker begins to struggle, and a desperate Howard McGhee, the trumpeter on this session, shouts, "Blow!" at Parker

[mussman717word]

@birdlives2000

I thought it was on "Bebop," recorded the same evening as "Max" and "Loverman." Could be wrong, though. It's Wikinformation, but I'll be listening to it next.

[ChrisMolyneaux93]

@birdlives2000 It was the song "Bebop" where Howard McGhee yelled "BLOW!"

[LadyofWar1980]

@garfunkel5000 I was unable to hear it. I was trying my hardest to listen out for it too. He still sounds great though. Amazing...

[LadyofWar1980]

@garfunkel5000 Wait...I made a mistake.You can hear it on a different track on the album. "Bebop" is the name of the song. My bad!

[scheemadruci]

@garfunkel5000 your thinking of bebop. howard mcgee yells blow, because charlie was dunk as hell!

[Beth5171]

@garfunkel5000 Not on this song. But you will hear it on "BeBop" where McGhee yells "Blow!" 

[Nathan00G]

@garfunkel5000

No, that song would be "Bebop." it's from the same session as Lover Man and The Gypsy. At around 00:39 seconds into Bebop you can hear someone saying "blow!" in the background... mp3 or not, you should be able to hear it if you're listening.

Man, Bird was so messed up in this session. He not only was junk sick and drunk, he'd also swallowed a handfull of tranqulizers a Doctor on site had given him. By the Bebop recording, he was literally spinning around like a top.

Bird Lives!

[zypherax]

Oh wait, that's actually Bebop.

[johnnydiggle]

@garfunkel5000 that was in the tune 'bebop'. Parker was struggling with his first 8 bars of his solo, then his trumpet player Howard McGhee shouted 'blow!' at Parker.

[G8GT364CI]

@garfunkel5000 That's on the tune Bebop which was the last tune recorded that night, you got to listen for it but it's there.

[Watermark0n]

He drank a quart of whiskey before this recording. He was so drunk he literally had to be physically held up by his producer so that he could stand during this recording. And he still sounds great.

[birdlives2000]

There is another performance, Charlie Parker at Carnigie Hall with Dizzy. The story goes that an hour before the performance, Charlies manager went into his hotel room to find him sitting in a bathtub strung out on heroine. His manager picked him up out of the bath tub and got him dressed, took him to the performance, handed him his sax and basically shoved him on stage. I will try to upload that one if I can get it off my ipod, but otherwise look it up that one is even more intense

[mikealberice]

@Watermark0n that's pretty sad, I remember hearing that story on Ken Burns jazz and as soon as I heard him start off I knew this was that recording. Sounds great compared to most but for Bird I think this just sounds sad

[Saxophoneking]

He hated it? I love this song

[zu3tu7]

this is great

even if he hated it....