Ornithology

Charlie Parker · 1946 · Premier enregistrement, Charlie Parker Septet, Dial, 28 mars 1946

Context

Contrafact of How High the Moon credited to Charlie Parker and Benny Harris, Ornithology was recorded on March 28, 1946, in Hollywood for Dial, by a septet including Miles Davis, Lucky Thompson, and Dodo Marmarosa. The same session produced Moose the Mooche, Yardbird Suite, and A Night in Tunisia.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's). Among the origins and influences of Bebop: Kansas City, Swing, big bands.

By the same artist

• Yardbird Suite (1946)
• Ko-Ko (1945)
• Scrapple from the Apple (1947)
• Now's the Time (1945)
• Billie's Bounce (1945)
• Donna Lee (1947)

Sources

• EN: Ornithology (composition)
• EN: Charlie Parker's Savoy and Dial sessions

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