GWに聴いたMonaural Record "Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker On Savoy Vol.1 ~ Vol.4"(日本盤 CBS/Sony - SOPU-21-SY ~ SOPU-24-SY)
Monaural用カートリッジであるDenon DL-102をトーンアームに装着しているのでMonauralレコードをレコード棚から引っ張り出して聴いております。1975年リリースのアルバムなので、多分学生時代に買ったレコードだと思います。Be-Bopの創始者の一人である破滅型天才SaxophonistのCharlie ParkerのSavoyレーベル時代の録音をボツtake、short takeを含めて全て網羅(当時発掘されていた音源に限る)したCharlie Parker On SavoyシリーズのVol.1~Vol.4を聴きました。ボツtake、short takeってのは曲のテーマのアンサンブルにミストーンや乱れがあって直ぐに演奏中止になったtakeのことです。このSavoy RecordingシリーズはVol.7まであるのですが、私はVol.4までしか持っておりません。で、、、Discogsのデータを整形して貼り付けるだけで疲れたので、これらのレコードを久しぶりに聴いた感想はごく手短にします。Charlie Parker命のDeepなJazz Fan、かなりJazzを聴き込んだベテランのJazz Fanの方以外には全くお薦めできないレコードです。それは、以下に貼ったDiscographyデータで分かるように同じ曲の別takeや途中で演奏が止まるshort takeが何曲も続いたりするからです。ちょっと聴くのが辛いかもしれませんからね。だけど、Charlie Parker自身の演奏はどれもこれも素晴らしいです。歴史的価値を含めなくても星5つ以外はありえません。歴史的価値を含めたら星6つ、7つは与えないとJazzの神様がお怒りになるでしょうよ。ということで、私の評価はVol.1~Vol.4を通して★★★★★となります。普通の音楽ファン、Charlie Parkerの名前は知ってるけどあんまり聴いたことがないというJazz 初心者、ビギナーの方々は下の方に貼ったMaster Take(レコードのFirst Release時に採用されたTake)だけを集めたアルバムをお聴きになられることをお薦めします。Charlie Parkerの圧倒的なアドリブに衝撃を受けられたとしたら、貴方はDeepなJazzの世界、沼に一歩踏み出したと言えるんじゃないかな~~。やや意味不明・・・。Discogs記載のデータを適宜編集したものを以下に貼っておきます。-----------------------------------------------------"Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker On Savoy Vol.1"Label: CBS/Sony - SOPU-21-SYSeries: Original Savoy RecordingFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, MonoCountry: JapanReleased: 1975TracklistA1 Tiny's Tempo - Short Take 1A2 Tiny's Tempo - Short Take 2A3 Tiny's Tempo - Orig. Take 3A4 I'll Always Love You - Orig. Take 2A5 Romance Without Finance - Orig. Take3A6 Red Cross - Short Take 1A7 Red Cross - Orig. Take 2A8 Billie's Bounce - New Take 1A9 Billie's Bounce - Short Take 2A10 Billie's Bounce - New Take 3B1 Warming Up A Riff - Orig. Take 1B2 Billie's Bounce - New Take 4B3 Billie's Bounce - Orig. Take 5B4 Now's The Time - Short Take 1B5 Now's The Time - Short Take 2B6 Now's The Time - New Take 3B7 Now's The Time - Orig. Take 4B8 Thriving On A Riff - New Take 1B9 Thriving On A Riff - Short Take 2B10 Thriving On A Riff - Orig. Take 3---------------------------------------------------"Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker On Savoy Vol.2"Label: CBS/Sony - SOPU-22-SYSeries: Original Savoy RecordingFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, MonoCountry: JapanReleased: 1975TracklistA1 Meandering - New Take 1A2 Ko Ko - Short Take 1A3 Ko Ko - Orig. Take 2A4 Dizzy's Boogie - Orig. MasterA5 Dizzy's Boogie - Alte. Take 2A6 Flat Foot Floogie - Orig. MasterA7 Flat Foot Floogie - Alte. Take 2A8 Popity Pop - Orig. MasterA9 Slim's Jam - Orig. MasterB1 Donna Lee - New Take 1B2 Donna Lee - New Take 2B3 Donna Lee - New Take 3B4 Donna Lee - Orig. Take 4B5 Chasing The Bird - New Take 1B6 Chasing The Bird - New Take 2B7 Chasing The Bird - Orig. Take 3B8 Cheryl - Short Take 1B9 Cheryl - Orig. Take 2---------------------------------------------------"Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker On Savoy Vol.3"Label: CBS/Sony - SOPU-23-SYSeries: Original Savoy RecordingFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, MonoCountry: JapanReleased: 1974TracklistA1 Buzzy - New Take 1A2 Buzzy - Short Take 2A3 Buzzy - New Take 3A4 Buzzy - Short Take 4A5 Buzzy - Orig. Take 5A6 Milestones - Orig. Take 1A7 Milestones - New Take 2A8 Little Willie Leaps - Short Take 1B1 Little Willie Leaps - New Take 2B2 Little Willie Leaps - Orig. Take 3B3 Half Nelson - New Take 1B4 Half Nelson - Orig. Take 2B5 Sippin At Bells - Short Take 1B6 Sippin At Bells - Orig. Take 2B7 Sippin At Bells Sippin At Bells - Short Take 3B8 Sippin At Bells Sippin At Bells - New Take 4---------------------------------------------------"Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker On Savoy Vol.4"Label: CBS/Sony - SOPU-24-SYSeries: Original Savoy RecordingFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, MonoCountry: JapanReleased: 1974TracklistA1 Another Hair Do - Short Take 1A2 Another Hair Do - Short Take 2A3 Another Hair Do - Short Take 3A4 Bluebird - New Take 1A5 Bluebird - Orig. Take 3A6 Klaunstance - Orig. Take 1A7 Bird Gets The Worm - New Take 1A8 Bird Gets The Worm - Orig. Take 3B1 Barbados - New Take 1B2 Barbados - Short Take 2B3 Barbados - New Take 3B4 Barbados - Orig. Take 4B5 Ah Leu Cha - Short Take 1B6 Ah Leu Cha - Orig. Take 1B7 Constellation - New Take 1B8 Constellation - Short Take 2B9 Constellation - Short Take 3B10Constellation - Orig. Take 4------------------------------------------------------私が所有する"Charlie Parker - The Savoy Recordings -Master Takes-"のCDは↓Discogsデータを適宜編集したものを以下に貼っておきませう。"Charlie Parker - The Savoy Recordings -Master Takes-"Label: Savoy Records - K32Y 6083Format: CD, Compilation, Reissue, MonoCountry: JapanReleased: Jun 21, 1986Tracklist November 6, 19451 Charlie Parker's Reboppers* - Warming Up A Riff Written-By - C. Parker* 2:322 Charlie Parker's Reboppers* - Billie’s Bounce Written-By - C. Parker* 3:093 Charlie Parker's Reboppers* - Now’s The Time Written-By - C. Parker* 3:144 Charlie Parker's Reboppers* - Thriving On A Riff Written-By - C. Parker* 2:555 Charlie Parker's Reboppers* - Meandering Written-By - C. Parker* 3:146 Charlie Parker's Reboppers* - Ko Ko Written-By - C. Parker* 2:54 May 8, 19477 Charlie Parker's All Stars* - Donna Lee Written-By - C. Parker* 2:318 Charlie Parker's All Stars* - Chasing The Bird Written-By - C. Parker* 2:439 Charlie Parker's All Stars* - Cheryl Written-By - C. Parker* 2:5810 Charlie Parker's All Stars* - Buzzy Written-By - C. Parker* 2:30 August 14, 194711 Miles Davis All Stars - Milestones Written-By - M. Davis* 2:3512 Miles Davis All Stars - ittle Willie Leaps Written-By - M. Davis* 2:4213 Miles Davis All Stars - Half Nelson Written-By - M. Davis* 2:4214 Miles Davis All Stars - Sippin’ At Bells Written-By - M. Davis* 2:22 December 21, 194715 Charlie Parker's All Stars* - Another Hairdo Written-By - C. Parker* 2:3616 Charlie Parker's All Stars* - Bluebird Written-By - C. Parker* 2:5117 Charlie Parker's All Stars* - Klaunstance Written-By - C. Parker* 2:4418 Charlie Parker's All Stars* - Bird Gets The Worm Written-By - C. Parker* 2:36 September 18, 194819 Charlie Parker's All Stars* - Barbados Written-By - C. Parker* 2:2820 Charlie Parker's All Stars* - Ah Leu Cha Written-By - C. Parker* 2:5221 Charlie Parker's All Stars* - Constellation Written-By - C. Parker* 2:2722 Charlie Parker's All Stars* - Parker’s Mood Written-By - C. Parker* 3:04 September 24, 194823 Charlie Parker's All Stars* - Peraphs Written-By - C. Parker* 2:3824 Charlie Parker's All Stars* - Mamrmaduke Written-By - C. Parker* 2:4125 Charlie Parker's All Stars* - Steeplechase Written-By - C. Parker* 3:0426 Charlie Parker's All Stars* - Merry Go Round Written-By - C. Parker* 2:25CreditsAlto Saxophone - Charlie Parker (tracks: 1 to 10, 15 to 26)Bass - Curly Russell (tracks: 1 to 6, 19 to 26), Nelson Boyd (tracks: 11 to 14), Tommy Potter (tracks: 7 to 10, 15 to 18)Drums - Max RoachLiner Notes - 大和明*Piano - Bud Powell (tracks: 7 to 10), Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6), Duke Jordan (tracks: 15 to 18), John Lewis (2) (tracks: 11 to 14, 19 to 26), Sadik Hakim (tracks: 4, 6)Producer [Original Sessions Produced By] - Buck RamTenor Saxophone - Charlie Parker (tracks: 11 to 14)Trumpet - Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: 6), Miles DavisNotesOn "Thriving On A Riff": Sadik Hakim: piano, replaces Gillespie. On "Ko-Ko", Hakim plays piano on opening and closing passages where Gillespie plays trumpet.Liner Notes only in Japanese language.Original Savoy Recordings.1986 King Record Co., LtdMade in Japan.------------------------------------------------------"Charlie Parker / The Savoy Recordings Master Takes"