Charlie Parker Jazz At Midnite / Washington Concerts LP RSD2020 Ltd 4000 Blue Vi

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Charlie Parker Jazz At Midnite / Washington Concerts LP RSD2020 Ltd Ed 4000 Midnite Blue Vinyl  Archival Sleeve 1st photo stock rest actual item
BlueNote repackaged, renamed and remastered this great concert with Bird in Great form a Gem
Performances recorded live at the Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C., March 8, 1953 (tracks A1 to A4), and October 18, 1952 (tracks B1 to B2b).
Record Store Day 2020, August 29 drops, exclusive release pressed on midnite blue vinyl. First time on vinyl. Limited Quantity: 4,000.

The Washington Concerts is an album by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, first released in 1983 by Elektra and re-released in its full form by Blue Note in 2001 & RSD2020 Remastered and renamed Jazz at Midnight with Midnight Blue Vinyl. The album's content is drawn from two live performances at the Howard Theatre and one at Club Kavakos.

AllMusic noted, "Bird relied entirely on instinctual 'bop logic' to navigate with ease as he formulated solos of remarkable prismatic complexity." Michael Fortuna, writing for All About Jazz, commented that Parker "gave a jaw-dropping performance with Joe Timer's orchestra at the Club Kavakos in Washington, D.C. in 1953."

The Penguin Guide to Jazz praised the album, noting that Parker "doesn't miss a cue all evening and indeed plays as if inspired in places, using the band voicings to trigger off some of his most inventive solos." Doug Ramsey of JazzTimes estimated that the rendition of "Anthropology" was performed at roughly 310 beats per minute, and stated: "At that velocity, rather than fall back on the clichés and stock phrases that would permit most players to survive the tempo, Bird cranks up his imagination for some of the most original improvisation of the early 1950s."

In 2001 Blue Note released an expanded edition of One Night in Washington, an Elektra LP dating from the 1980s that documented some of Charlie Parker's adventures in the nation's capitol near the end of his short life and will appreciate having so much rare Bird on one disc. Excerpts from two live gigs are preserved on this Blue Note compilation. The earliest took place at the Howard Theater on October 18, 1952; the band was billed as "the Charlie Parker Tentet" and one of the participants was tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims. On March 8, 1953  Bird performed at the Club Kavakos in front of a big band led by drummer Joe Timer. For generations the recordings made that night have been savored as glowing examples of how inventive and adaptable Charlie Parker really was. As Rodney explains, there wasn't time for Yardbird to rehearse with the big band. Completely unfamiliar with the arrangements, Bird relied entirely on instinctual "bop logic" to navigate with ease as he formulated solos of remarkable prismatic complexity. . Blue Note has done an excellent job of cleaning up these privately produced recordings. They convey some measure of the raw excitement of a live Charlie Parker performance. Present at this concert jam session were trumpeter Red Rodney, trombonist Kai Winding and drummer Max Roach. The audience loved Charlie Parker and so will you. Now reissued as Jazz at Midnite.