Charlie Parker And Lester Young ‎– Bird And Pres: The '46 Concerts (2 x LP Set)

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   Charlie Parker And Lester Young

    ‎– Bird And Pres: The '46 Concerts

Label:
 Verve Records ‎– VE-2-2518
Series:
 Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic –
Format:
 2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation, 12", Gatefold, 33rpm
Country:
 US
Released:
 1977
Genre:
 Jazz
Style:
 Swing
 
Tracklist

A1     Crazy Rhythm     
A2     The Man I Love     

B1     Sweet Georgia Brown     
B2     Blues For Norman     
B3     I Can't Get Started     

C1     Oh, Lady Be Good!     
C2     After You've Gone     

D1     I Got Rhythm     
D2     JATP Blues

Notes

- Lester Young
Real Name:
Lester Willis Young
Profile:
Lester Young (born August 27, 1909, Woodville, Mississippi, USA - died March 15, 1959, New York City, New York, USA) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He ranks together with Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster as one of the three "great tenors" of the the swing era. Occasionally, he was known to also play the clarinet.

- Charlie Parker
Real Name:
Charles Christopher Parker Jr.
Profile:
American jazz saxophonist and composer.

Born: 29 Aug 1920 in Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Died: 12 March 1955 in New York City, New York, USA (aged 34).

Best known as simply 'Bird' (a shortening of 'Yardbird', Parker acquired the nickname early in his career with many contradictory stories regarding the name's origin). Widely considered to be one of the most influential of jazz saxophonists, jazz musicians, and indeed musicians in general.