"Bird" Is Free
Charlie Parker
Original Year
1961
Tracks
9
Duration
33:55
Releases
33
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Available Releases
33 releasesVinyl(32)
"Bird" Is Free
chevron_rightCharlie Parker Records
United States“Yellow center labels read "MONO-PACT!". Recorded live at Rockland Palace, New York City, on 26 September 1952. Charlie Parker, alto sax; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Walter Bishop, Jr., piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums; unidentified...”
Cat#: PLP-401
"Bird" Is Free
chevron_rightCharlie Parker Records
United States“Black center labels "MONO-PACT!"”
Cat#: PLP-401
"Bird" Is Free
chevron_rightCharlie Parker Records
United States“Note unique runout etchings. Yellow center labels read "MONO-PACT!". Title on labels: "Bird Is Free" Charlie Parker Record Corp., New York - Distributed By MGM Records, New York Track publishers on labels: A1: Elliot Music-ASCAP A2: C...”
Cat#: PLP-401
"Bird" Is Free
chevron_rightCharlie Parker Records / Summit (3)
United KingdomCat#: AJS 5 · PLP-401
"Bird" Is Free
chevron_rightCharlie Parker Records / Egmont Music
United Kingdom“Lancashire, UK based label.”
Cat#: AJS 5 · PLP-401
"Bird" Is Free
chevron_rightCharlie Parker Records
United States“Stereo-Pact! pressing A new series of masterpieces by the immortal Charlie Parker Presented for the first time on records . . . by special permission of the Estate of Charles C. Parker, Jr. All runouts are etched.”
Cat#: PLP-401 · PLP-401-S
"Bird" Is Free
chevron_rightCarlton / Charlie Parker Records
United States“release date as per Billboard newsweek dd April 17,1961and May 22, 1961”
Cat#: PLP-401
"Bird" Is Free
chevron_rightCharlie Parker Records
United States“Yellow center labels read "MONO-PACT!" Cover art variant has artist name in red. Recorded at Rockland Palace in New York City, September 26, 1952. The complete concert was later remastered and released in 1996 as The Complete Legendary R...”
Cat#: PLP-401
'Bird' Is Free
chevron_rightEsquire Entertainment
United Kingdom“"Recorded at a concert-dance in NYC, presumably in 1950 or 1951 with Parker, probably Barney Kessel, Walter Bishop, Teddy Kotick, Max Roach". More correct info may be: Charlie Parker (alto sax) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) Mundell Lowe (gui...”
Cat#: 32-157
Bird Is Free
chevron_rightMGM Records
Germany“Recorded early 1951. No distinction is made to which tracks Roach and Haynes plays on. Pressed in Germany by Deutsche Grammophon.”
Cat#: 65 107
"Bird" Is Free
chevron_rightMusidisc
France“Boxed BIEM on logos Runouts are etched. On some tracks an unknown guitarist is part of the band.”
Cat#: 30 CV 985
Bird Is Free
chevron_rightCrown Records (3)
United Kingdom“Uncredited roles and location comes from January 1966 review in Jazz Journal of previous issue AJS-5 on Egmont (also a re-issue, previously issued on Esquire). Strings are allegedly on Rocker and Laure but not clearly audible. Recorded e...”
Cat#: CRS 2003
Bird Is Free
chevron_rightCrown Records (3) / Gallery Stereo
United Kingdom“Label variant: does not have the boxed Chappell Group Control text on the RHS of the labels. "Crown Stereo" on front and back cover, "Gallery Stereo" on labels. Printed in England by West Brothers Printers Crown Records - England ℗ 19...”
Cat#: CRS 2003 · GCRS 2003
Bird Is Free
chevron_rightCrown Records (3)
United Kingdom“...BY SPECIAL PERMISSION OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES C. PARKER JR. printed on rear cover. Title on labels: 'Bird' Is Free Track publishers: A1: Elliott Music–ASCAP A2: Commercial Music–ASCAP A3: Atlantic Music Corp.–BMI A4: Leo Feist–ASCA...”
Cat#: CRS 2003
Bird Is Free
chevron_rightCrown Records (3) / Gallery Stereo
United Kingdom“"Crown Stereo" on front and back cover, "Gallery Stereo" on labels. Printed in England by West Brothers Printers Crown Records - England ℗ 1970 Chappell Group Control Publishers: A1: Elliott Music - ASCAP A2: Commercial Music - ASCAP ...”
Cat#: CRS 2003 · GCRS 2003
Live At Birdland
chevron_rightSwing (3)
France“1. catalog number on cover. 2. catalog number on labels. [On back cover] Original rec. by Everest Imprimerie Saint-Roch - Paris”
Cat#: CLDE 905 · CLDE. 905
Charlie Parker Volume IV
chevron_rightEverest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music
United States“"Recorded in New York City in 1951" "Compatible for Stereo and 4 Channel Quadraphonic equipment" QS Regular Matrix ℗ 1974 Everest Records, Inc. Catalog numbers: FS 295 on the jacket, FS-295 (E) on the labels Parker plays alto saxophon...”
Cat#: FS 295 · FS-295 (E)
"Bird" Is Free
chevron_rightBaybridge Records
JapanCat#: ULS-1692-B
Charlie Parker Vol. 3
chevron_rightQuadrifoglio
Italy“Recorded in New York in 1951. Made in Italy. ℗ 1976”
Cat#: VDS 390
Charlie Parker Vol. 3
chevron_rightQuadrifoglio International
Italy“"recorded in New York in 1951" altough 26/9/52 release differs from Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker Vol. 3 for the label in red and green”
Cat#: VDS 390
"Bird" Is Free
chevron_rightCharlie Parker Records
Japan“Presented for the first fime on record. . . by special permission of the Estate of Charles C. Parker, Jr. 1800¥”
Cat#: IGJ 50012
Bird Is Free
chevron_rightRhapsody (2)
United Kingdom“Uncredited roles and location comes from January 1966 review in Jazz Journal of previous issue AJS-5 on Egmont (also a re-issue, previously issued on Esquire). Strings are allegedly on Rocker and Laure but not clearly audible. Recorded e...”
Cat#: RHAP 7
Vol. 2
chevron_rightJazz Reactivation
United Kingdom“Tracks A5, B1 recorded New York - November 1949. Tracks A1 to A4, B2 to B6 recorded at Rockland Palace Dance Hall, New York City - September 26, 1952.”
Cat#: JR 139
Vol. 4
chevron_rightImagem / Imagem Jazz
Brazil“Tracks A2 to A4, B1 to B4: Recorded in New York City in January, 1951. Tracks A1, B5: Recorded in March 24, 1951. Charlie Parker is accompanied with strings.”
Cat#: 6039 · IMS-6039