Bird at St. Nick's

Bird at St. Nick's
Live album by Charlie Parker
Released	1958 [1]
Recorded	1950
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:40
Label	Jazz Workshop JWS–500
Charlie Parker chronology
Bird on 52nd St. (1957) Bird at St. Nick's (1958) Swedish Schnapps (1958)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Disc	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Bird at St. Nick's was a live tape recording by Charlie Parker taken from a February 1950 performance at St. Nicholas Arena. ^{[2] [5]} The recording was made on non-professional equipment by Jimmy Knepper, a fan of Parker. As with his recording released as Bird on 52nd St. , Knepper focused mainly on recording Parker's solos to conserve audiotape. The album was the first release on Charles Mingus' Jazz Workshop label. ^[6]

Track listing

1. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 2:35
2. Ornithology 3:27
3. Embraceable You 2:18
4. Visa 2:57
5. I Cover the Waterfront 1:44
6. Scrapple from the Apple 4:34
7. Star Eyes/52nd Street Theme 3:02
8. Confirmation 3:18
9. Out of Nowhere 2:17
10. Hot House 3:45
11. What's New 2:43
12. Now's The Time 4:14
13. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes/52nd Street Theme 4:46

Personnel

• Charlie Parker -- alto saxophone
• Red Rodney -- trumpet
• Al Haig -- piano
• Tommy Potter -- bass
• Roy Haynes -- drums

References

1. Umphred, Neal (1994). Goldmine's Price Guide to Collectable Jazz Albums, 1949–1969. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause. p. 386.
2. "Charlie Parker: Bird at St. Nick's". AllMusic. RhythmOne . Retrieved 10 February 2019.
3. Hall, Tony (26 April 1958). "Braff-Larkins volume two is even better". Disc . No. 12. p. 19.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1118. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. "Charlie Parker -- Bird at St. Nick's". Discogs. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
6. "Bird at St. Nick's". Concord Label Group. Retrieved 23 December 2023.