[tbh85]

Hi All,

I am currently writing my postgrad dissertation on Charlie Parker, and was wondering if I could ask for some help from the community.

I'm doing a transcription project on Bir's Blues solos, and was wondering if anyone could suggest to me the very first blues recording by Bird that they know of. This would be a massive help, as I'm hoping to analyse how his style evolved over the years.

Any help you could offer would be massively appreciated.

Thanks so much everyone!

Love!

 

[RootyTootoot]

Well here is what looks to me like a fairly good discography. http://www.jazzdisco.org/charlie-parker/discography/

But surely a postgrad can find this on his/her own, no? Am I missing something?

There are several blues there from 1940 and 1941 and i presume he solos at least once or twice if not on every one. Do you have those recordings? If not, I guess it's a good place to start.

And here's the recording you need: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Early-Bird-..._shvl_album_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1322261552&sr=301-4

That took about 5 minutes.

 

[RS]

Hootie Blues?

 

[patmiller]

There's a CD set called Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 available from Amazon etc. There are also some home recordings that were discussed on SOTW recently.

 

[Pete Thomas]

I would have thought it was when he was with Jay McShann, that album should be quite easy to get. Yes Hootie Blues.