1946 Charlie Parker Jazz - LADY BE GOOD - 9 Minutes of LIVE Jammin'

Went to a garage sale today and picked up a 12 inch 78 rpm record with a label I've never seen before, called DISC NEW YORK. Song title was Lady Be Good by Gershwin - instrumental. Almost left it behind, just got it because it had an unusual label and only cost 50c, but when I played it there was some of the finest jazz I've ever heard! Took a close look at the small print on the label and it listed Lester Young, Willie Smith, Charlie Parker, Howard McGhee, Arnold Ross, Lee Young, and Billy Hadnot. This is part of Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic series recorded in 1946.

The song is in 2 parts, both sides of a 12 inch record and are in the video so you get the entire show. Almost 9 minutes of live jazz jammin' by some great jazzmen.

Thanks to the folks who shared information about this recording. Learn something new every day!

Enjoy!

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• Lester
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• Smith
• Charlie
• Parker
• Howard
• McGhee
• Arnold
• Ross
• Lee
• Billy
• Hadnot
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[jcard22]

Then, after the bass solo, one of the players actually pushed Lester Young up to (continued) the microphone to try to follow. That's why the second solo sounds far away as it starts- he is being pushed to the microphone. The order was supposed to be Parker, then Young. I guess on the record they decided to cut out the bass solo-- my copy from a CD is 11:08, not the 9 minutes of the record! It really shows just how amazing this solo really was-- it left everyone else stunned into silence.

[cdbpdx]

@jcard22

Sounds likely to me. The applause after Bird's solo seems to have been 'cut off'' prematurely. Your explanation certainly explain that. Cool! thanks.

[henrywasserman]

I thought this was Oscar Peterson on piano

[cdbpdx]

The label says Arnold Ross on piano. Found this blurb online, "Arnold Ross will always be best-remembered for the brilliant chorus he took on the Jazz At The Philharmonic version of "Lady Be Good" that directly preceded Charlie Parker's classic solo in 1946."

[panlight]

I've got this same concert on my computer (in excellent quality). It says Mercury 11075 - Concert recorded for Mercury Records at Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, date;1/28/46 w/Howard McGhee, Al Killian (tpt), Willie Smith (as), Lester Young (ts), Arnold Ross (p), Billy Hadnott (b), Lee Young (d) .It is 11 minutes and 7 seconds in duration.

anyway ... .right or wrong, that's the information I have

[cdbpdx]

Sounds good to me. Thanks!

[samadjhi]

Howard McGee dominates this tune. With all due respect to the other masters in attendence

[samadjhi]

Lester young is swinging, but Howad McGhee supplies the energy the first time I heard this I thought the trumpet was Roy Eldridge

[kevinherbert]

You're a legend..thanx 4 rescuing this gold.......The Pres 4eva

[samadjhi]

Yes master............

[conn6m]

@MrJimmienoone Willie Smith outblowing Parker! - Not on this he doesn't. I think you just prefer Willie's playing (I like it to) but no way could he outplay Parker on anything.

[2047alvi]

back 5 years ago (more or less) i knew about parker thanks to writer julio cortazar, and one day i went to this library and they put on a jazz record that i didnt knew, i never have listened to it before but i i was so sure, i felt that charlie parker was playing and i immediately approached to an employer and asked the name of the record :"charlie parker" he said.

[locomotifx]

Oh, you know :) straight off vinyl!

[locomotifx]

You get used to listening to these,or rather i do, but they're better on vinyl.

[2047alvi]

i dont like that cutting off the bass solo, it was great!

[nyshoefly]

@jcard22 so does that mean lesters solo is edited in after bird? Cause he comes in only a few measures after