Summit Meeting at Birdland | ||||
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Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | March 31, 1951 March 23, 1953 May 9, 1953 | |||
Venue | Birdland, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Charlie Parker chronology | ||||
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Summit Meeting at Birdland is a live album by alto saxophonist Charlie Parker recorded at Birdland in New York City in 1951 and 1953. It was released by Columbia Records in 1977. [1]
The first side of the album, recorded in 1951, includes Parker with sidemen Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet, Bud Powell on piano, Tommy Potter on bass, and Roy Haynes on drums. A March 1953 club date with Parker and the Milt Buckner Trio produced one track, " Groovin' High". The final May gig with Parker and pianist John Lewis, bassist Curley Russell, drummer Kenny Clarke, and percussionist Cándido Camero completed the B-side of the LP. [1] [2]
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AllMusic critic Scott Yanow praised the album's "stirring" A-side and stated that the recording quality was "acceptable". [2] Brian Priestley described the A-side with Gillespie and Powell as "a sparkling 25 minutes" in his biography of Parker. [3]
Summit Meeting at Birdland | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | March 31, 1951 March 23, 1953 May 9, 1953 | |||
Venue | Birdland, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Charlie Parker chronology | ||||
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Summit Meeting at Birdland is a live album by alto saxophonist Charlie Parker recorded at Birdland in New York City in 1951 and 1953. It was released by Columbia Records in 1977. [1]
The first side of the album, recorded in 1951, includes Parker with sidemen Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet, Bud Powell on piano, Tommy Potter on bass, and Roy Haynes on drums. A March 1953 club date with Parker and the Milt Buckner Trio produced one track, " Groovin' High". The final May gig with Parker and pianist John Lewis, bassist Curley Russell, drummer Kenny Clarke, and percussionist Cándido Camero completed the B-side of the LP. [1] [2]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
AllMusic critic Scott Yanow praised the album's "stirring" A-side and stated that the recording quality was "acceptable". [2] Brian Priestley described the A-side with Gillespie and Powell as "a sparkling 25 minutes" in his biography of Parker. [3]