Charlie Parker - The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes) [1944-1948]

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/// all of what you get here is way fantastic incandescent from bird* and (19 yo) miles \\\
// the latter spanking out 3 timefull classicks: milestones, little willie leaps, half nelson \\
/ but don't disneglect th-bit-o-Diz on KoKo, the tiny grime, the curly Russell, the roach \
etc.
(i know I don't have to ask you to make sure and take note of Mr Charlie Parker).
simply
(b/c this guy is
"impossible to miss"
)
This warn't my first CP record (that would be the soundtrack to the Eastwood bio)
but it was always my favorite post-initial-acquisition, thereabouts 1988 or so, and
i had it for so many years that i took it for granted and lost it a decade ago or so

found it last week abroad during a protracted visit to Amoeba SF
and got shivers down ma spine at me first (re) sight. viola!
there it is. (for some reason it's all "Cheryl" now).
but if you were me, they'd go straight to
Number Twelve: little willie leaps,
and ride far past ah-leu-cha
on the merry-go-round
(note constellation)

or just please

dig
,

[*ancienne venti-cinq]

try ANOTHER HAIR-DO

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Max Roach - We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite

Lately the socialist blood's been boiling. Not sure what's the catalyst. Not the stimulus package (not enough money). Not taxing the rich (more! more! more!). Perhaps a little first hand rogering by the painfully inequitable, merciless and sorely in need of bleach American medical system? And I have insurance, ha! ...that might be it.


Or maybe it's a feeling that FINALLY this country's about to regain it's reputation and DO THE RIGHT THING for the first time in almost 30 years (sorry Bill - you corn-holed your legacy with PRWORA ...which I spent manymany years fighting the disasterous effects of and can never forgive you for). Something feels right out there... for once.


So to indulge the feeling, here's a radical statement from the late Max Roach who I can't help but think would be tickled pink that the Prez is knocking it purple.

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Allmusic: This is a classic. At a time when the civil rights movement was starting to heat up, drummer Max Roach performed and recorded a seven-part suite dealing with black history (particularly slavery) and racism. "Driva' Man" has a powerful statement by veteran tenor Coleman Hawkins and there is valuable solo space elsewhere for trumpeter Booker Little and trombonist Julian Priester, but it is the overall performance of Abbey Lincoln that is most notable. Formerly a nightclub singer, Lincoln really came into her own under Roach's tutelage and she is a strong force throughout this intense set. On "Tryptich: Prayer/Protest/Peace," Lincoln is heard in duets with the drummer and her wrenching screams of rage are quite memorable. This timeless protest record is a gem.


HEAR!