''Bird and Diz'' is a studio album by

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saxophonist

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and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. It was recorded primarily on June 6, 1950, in

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.Patrick, James (1997), pp. 1–3. Two tracks featured on the original pressing, "Passport" and "Visa", were recorded by Parker, without Gillespie and with different personnel than the other tracks, in March and May 1949. The album was originally issued in 1952 in 10" format as a collection of

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singles on the Verve subsidiary label Clef Records.Chell, Samuel
Review of Bird & Diz
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''. Retrieved on 2009-06-22.Clef Records Catalog - The Jazz Scene, JATP, 100, 500 series: MGC 512 Bird And Diz
Jazz Discography Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-22. Although produced by

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, known for large ensembles at the time,Anderson, Rick. Review: Bird and Diz

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. Retrieved on 2009-06-22. the album contains compositions performed with the standard

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instrumentation of saxophone, trumpet, piano, bass, and drums.Patrick, James (1997), pp. 5–6. In a 1952 four-star review of ''Bird and Diz'', a '' DownBeat'' magazine columnist wrote of Granz's contribution to the album's sound, stating "Though there is no mention of bop in Norman Granz' notes, we owe him a salvo for reminding us through this LP that this music is still very much alive."Columnist. "Review of Bird & Diz". '' DownBeat'': March 1952. It is the final collaborative studio recording by Parker and Gillespie, and has been reissued several times by Verve and

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Track listing

Included on the original LP, "Passport" and "Visa" were omitted from the reissue because they were not recorded during the 1950 ''Bird and Diz'' session.

Side one

Side two

CD reissue

The Verve/PolyGram remaster editions feature 18 additional takes and liner notes by music scholar James Patrick and producer Norman Granz. # "Bloomdido" – 3:25 # "My Melancholy Baby" – 3:24 # "Relaxin' with Lee" – 2:47 # "Leap Frog" – 2:29 # "An Oscar for Treadwell" – 3:23 # "Mohawk" – 3:36 # "My Melancholy Baby (Complete Take)" – 3:17 # "Relaxin' With Lee (Take 4 Complete Take)" – 3:56 # "Leap Frog (Take 11 Complete Take)" – 2:34 # "Leap Frog (Take 8 Complete Take)" – 2:02 # "Leap Frog (Take 9 Complete Take)" – 2:06 # "An Oscar for Treadwell (Take 4 Complete Take)" – 3:21 # "Mohawk (Take 3 Complete Take)" – 3:48 # "Relaxin' With Lee (Take 1 Breakdown Take)" – 0:17 # "Relaxin' With Lee (Take 2 Breakdown Take)" – 1:08 # "Relaxin' With Lee (Take 3 False Start)" – 0:04 # "Relaxin' With Lee (Take 5 Breakdown Take)" – 0:24 # "Leap Frog (Take 1 Breakdown Take)" – 0:26 # "Leap Frog (Take 7 Breakdown Take)" – 0:14 # "Leap Frog (Take 10 Breakdown Take)" – 0:40 # "Leap Frog (Take 2 Breakdown Take)" – 0:18 # "Leap Frog (Take 6 Breakdown Take)" – 0:20 # "Leap Frog (Take 4 Breakdown Take)" – 0:13 # "Leap Frog (Take 3 Breakdown Take)" – 0:41

Personnel

Musicians

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(Complete Album) * Dizzy Gillespie -

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

(except tracks A4 & B4) *

Curley Russell Dillon "Curley" Russell (19 March 1917 – 3 July 1986) was an American jazz musician, who played bass on many bebop recordings. He was born in New York, United States. He was nicknamed "Curley" for his curly hair. A member of the Tadd Damero ...

- bass (except on tracks A4 & B4) *

Buddy Rich Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, ...

- drums (except tracks A4 & B4) *

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

(except tracks A4 & B4) *

Tommy Potter Charles Thomas Potter (September 21, 1918 – March 1, 1988) was an American jazz double bass player, best known for having been a member of Charlie Parker's "classic quintet", with Miles Davis, between 1947 and 1950. Born in Philadelphia, Penn ...

- bass (on tracks A4 & B4) * Carlos Vidal - bongo (on track B4) *

Max Roach Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history. He work ...

- drums (tracks A4 & B4) *

Al Haig Alan Warren Haig (July 19, 1922 – November 16, 1982) was an American jazz pianist, best known as one of the pioneers of bebop. Biography Haig was born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in nearby Nutley. In 1940, he majored in piano at Obe ...

- piano (tracks A4 & B4) *

Tommy Turk Thomas Eugene Turk (1927 – August 4, 1981) was an American jazz trombonist. Early life Tommy Turk was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1927. His father, Joseph, was a coal miner and self-taught trumpeter.Leonard, Vince, "Trombonist Turk Slai ...

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(track B4) * Kenny Dorham - trumpet (tracks A4 & B4)

Production

- producer * Dennis Drake - mastering *

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References

;Footnotes ; Bibliography * Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
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External links

* {{Authority control 1952 albums Charlie Parker albums Dizzy Gillespie albums Verve Records albums Albums produced by Norman Granz Albums with cover art by David Stone Martin Clef Records albums