Bird Up - The Charlie Parker Remix Project...

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Release Date: 2003

Label: Savoy Jazz

The companion disc to Bird Up: The Originals.

Issued in a clear-tray jewel case, with a 24-page poster-like booklet, including 2 hype stickers over the shrinkwrap.

[Booklet]
Album produced by Matthew Becker for The Alien Among

Mastered at The Lodge, NYC

Remix alchemy constructed over recent digital transfers and mastering including
audio restoration and re-equalization from original Savoy, Dial & Guild acetate
and tape masters preserved in the Savoy archive by Paul Reed III
(at Denon Digital LLC Studio 2, Madison, GA)

Original sessions produced by
Teddy Reig - Savoy; 1, 7, 11, 12, 13
Ross Russell - Dial; 2, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 10 ['Shadows' – 'Of']
Unknown - Guild; 3 & 10 ['All The' – 'Nuff']
Les Schreiber - Comet; 5

All Dial & Comet material is the property of Spotlite Records and appears by special
arrangement of Spotlite and Tony Williams

Me'Shell NdegéOcello appears courtesy of Maverick Records
Mocean Worker appears courtesy of MOWO, Inc.
Dr. John appears courtesy of Parlophone Records
Kronos Quartet appears courtesy of Nonesuch Records
Serj Tankian appears courtesy of American/Columbia Records
Kodo appears courtesy of Sony Music Japan International, Inc.
The RZA appears courtesy of Wu Records
The X-Ecutioners appear courtesy of Columbia Records
EL-P appears courtesy of Definitive Jux Records

Track 1:
Recorded at Wild Mountain, Paradise, NY
Sax parts recorded at Around the Horn, Now Rule, NY
Mixed at FM Studios, NYC
Engineer: Eric Gast for FM - for music, LLC
Originally,
"Now's the Time" was recorded by Charlie Parker's Reboppers - November 26, 1945

Track 2:
Recorded at Soulive Studios, NYC
Additional recording and mixing at Chung King Studios, NYC
Originally,
"Relaxin' at Camarillo" was recorded by Charlie Parker's New Stars - February 26, 1947

Track 3:
Recorded at The Dornmitory, NYC
Mixed at Jarvis Sound, NYC
Kronos Quartet recorded at Music Orange, San Francisco, CA
Dr. John recorded at Sorcerer Sound Studios, NYC
Originally,
"Salt Peanuts" was recorded by Dizzy Gillespie All Star Quintet - May 11, 1945

Track 4:
Recorded and mixed at Serjical Strike Studios, Calabasas, CA
Originally,
"Bird Of Paradise" was recorded by the Charlie Parker Quintet - October 28, 1947

Track 5:
Recorded in the deepest, darkest jungles of Africa
Mixed at Chicky, NYC
Originally,
"Congo Blues" was recorded by Red Norvo and His Selected Sextet - June 6, 1945

Track 6:
Produced and constructed by Choco for G-Dubs Productions and the RZA
Vocals: The RZA aka ZigZagZig
Recorded and mixed at 36 Chambers Studio, NYC
Originally,
"Bebop" was recorded by the Charlie Parker Quintet - July 29, 1946

Track 7:
Recorded and mixed at The Glue Factory, San Francisco, CA
Originally,
"Steeplechase" was recorded by the Charlie Parker All Stars - September 24, 1948

Track 8:
Recorded and mixed at The Ablist Recordings, Queens, NY
Originally,
"Cheers" was recorded by Charlie Parker's New Stars - February 26, 1947

Track 9:
Recorded at Eedonkin Goes Too, Paris
Mixed at egg drop sound, NYC
Originally,
"A Night in Tunisia" was recorded by the Charlie Parker Septet - March 28, 1946

Track 10:
Recorded and mixed at The Dornmitory, NYC
Garth Hudson recorded by Matthew Cullen at Allaire Studios, Shokan, NY
Originally...
"All the Things You Are" was recorded by the Dizzy Gillespie Sextet - February 28, 1945
"Dark Shadows" was recorded by the Charlie Parker Quartet - February 19, 1947
"Out of Nowhere" was recorded by the Charlie Parker Quintet - November 4, 1947
"Shaw 'Nuff" was recorded by the Dizzy Gillespie All Star Quintet - May 11, 1945

Track 11:
Recorded and mixed at The Glue Factory, San Francisco, CA
Originally,
"Perhaps" was recorded by the Charlie Parker All Stars - September 24, 1948

Track 12:
Produced and constructed by Matthew Backer for The Alien Among
Recorded and mixed at The Gate, Cold Spring, NY
Originally,
"Barbados" was recorded by the Charlie Parker All Stars - September 18, 1948

Track 13:
Produced and Constructed by El-P for Producto Mart, Inc.
Recorded and mixed at Definitive Jux Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Originally,
"Constellation" was recorded by the Charlie Parker All Stars - September 18, 1948

[Back cover & booklet]
℗ © 2003 SLG, LLC.
Printed in the USA.

[Disc face]
Manufactured in the USA

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