Teddy Wilson Videos : 78rpm: Bird's Blues - Red Norvo All Stars (and his Selected Sextet - Diz, Bird), 1945

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78rpm: Bird's Blues - Red Norvo All Stars (and his Selected Sextet - Diz, Bird), 1945

And so we continue to delve into one of the rarest recording sessions in jazz history: The Complete Comet Records Session by Red Norvo and his Selected Sextet. An alternate take of the second officially released cut (",Slam Slam" Blues") entitled "Bird's Blues"". Just a one-off session, swing really does meet bop here. :) What makes this an intriguing listen is Bird's solos in this and the original take issued previously - it's like listening to the development of "Parker's Mood" - 3 years before he recorded it. :) The personnel for this June 6, 1945 session are: Red Norvo - vibraphone Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet Charlie Parker - alto sax Flip Phillips - tenor sax Teddy Wilson - piano Slam Stewart - bass JC Heard - drums Dig.....

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