MG C-101: Charlie Parker With Strings
![[Front Cover]](img/MGC101_Fs.png)
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Label Type : | black/silver Mercury type A | |
| Matrix Number : | SIDE-A | MG 35010A | |
| SIDE-B | MG 35010A - 1 - 3X | ||
Comments
Judgine from matrix imprints, MG C-101 is a reissue of MG-35010.
Later reissued as MG C-501.
Previous (maybe original) owner wrote “5” over “1” on the back cover - I don't know why.
Inside The Groove
Charlie Parker's one of the best-selling “with strings” session.
Personal Impression (and brief notes)
All Jazz fans know the music of the genius Charlie Parker - no more words are needed to explain here. A True Genius.
Here is another example of how the Bird can sing, fly and dance. Although the background ensemble is strings, the greatness of his own alto never be spoiled - he was always the Bird.
A beautiful album (although the sound quality on this 10-inch LP is not the best).
Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)
9 out of 10
Track Listing
| SIDE-A | |||
| A-1 | C 321-3 | April In Paris | - |
| A-2 | C 322-2 | Summertime | - |
| A-3 | C 324-3 | If I Should Lose You | - |
| SIDE-B | |||
| B-1 | C 323-2 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | - |
| B-2 | C 320-3 | Everything Happens To Me | - |
| B-3 | C 319-5 | Just Friends | - |
Personnel
Recent CD reissue (Verve 314 523 984-2) is a great compiation of his Mercury/Clef recordings with strings, including these 6 tracks on this 10-inch LP.
Charlie Parker Quartet with Jimmy Carroll Orchestra:
Charlie Parker (as),
Stan Freeman (p),
Ray Brown (b),
Buddy Rich (ds),
Mitch Miller (oboe, english horn),
Bronislaw Gimpel (vln),
Max Hollander (vln),
Milton Lomask (vln),
Frank Brieff (vla),
Frank Miller (vlc),
Meyer Rosen (harp),
Jimmy Carroll (arr, cond).
Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
on November 30, 1949.
The Artist Also Appears on...
- Mercury MG-35010 / MG C-101 / MG C-501 10-inch : Charlie Parker With Strings
- Mercury MG C-509 10-inch : Charlie Parker With Strings, No.2
- Mercury MG C-512 10-inch : Bird & Diz / Charlie Parker - Dizzy Gillespie
- Mercury MG C-513 10-inch : South Of The Border
- Mercury MG-35007 / MG VOL.6 10-inch : Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 6
- Mercury MG VOL.12 10-inch : Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 12
- Mercury MG VOL.13 10-inch : Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 13
- Mercury MG VOL.14 10-inch : Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 14
- Mercury MG C-505 10-inch : Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite / Machito and his Orchestra
- Mercury MG C-508 / MG C-608 : Jazz At The Philharmonic - How High The Moon
- Mercury MG C-511 10-inch : Jazz With Flip And Bird / Machito
- Mercury MG C-601 : Jam Session #1 / Various Artists
- Mercury MG C-602 : Jam Session #2 / Various Artists
Jackets
| Front | Back |
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![[MG C-101 FRONT]](img/MGC101_F.png) |
![[MG C-101 BACK]](img/MGC101_B.png) |
Labels
| Side A | Side B |
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![[MG C-101 A]](img/MGC101A.png) |
![[MG C-101 B]](img/MGC101B.png) |