Bird Symbols

Bird Symbols is an album (LP) by Charlie Parker, released on Egmont Records in 1961. It was reissued by Verve around 1966. The tracks were originally made for Dial in 1946–7.

Track listing

Side 1

  1. Moose the Mooche
  2. Yardbird Suite
  3. Ornithology
  4. A Night In Tunisia
  5. Bird's Nest
  6. Cool Blues

Tracks 1–4: Charlie Parker, alto sax; Miles Davis, trumpet; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Dodo Marmorosa, piano; Arvin Garrison, guitar; Vic McMillan, bass; Roy Porter, drums—28 March 1946, Hollywood.

Tracks 5 & 6: Charlie Parker, alto sax; Erroll Garner, piano; Red Callender, bass; Doc West, drums—19 February 1947, Hollywood.

Side 2

  1. Bird of Paradise
  2. Embraceable You
  3. My Old Flame
  4. Scrapple from the Apple
  5. Out of Nowhere
  6. Don't Blame Me

Charlie Parker, alto sax; Miles Davis, trumpet; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums—4 November 1947, New York City.

See also

Charlie Parker on Dial

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