Bird on 52nd St.

Bird on 52nd St.
Live album by Charlie Parker
Released	December 1957 (LP) October 21, 1994 (CD)
Recorded	July 6, 1948 Onyx Club, New York
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:01
Label	Jazz Workshop JWS 501

Bird on 52nd St. is a live album by saxophone player Charlie Parker, originally released in 1957 under the Jazz Workshop label, as JWS 501. It was recorded in 1948 on a home tape recorder. Even though it was remastered and restored in 1994, the recording is still very problematic, characterised by continuous noises and whirrings; besides several tracks are cut.

Track listing

1. "52nd Street Theme" (Thelonious Monk) - 2:19
2. "Shaw 'Nuff" (Ray Brown, Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie) - 1:33
3. "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 3:05
4. "Hot House" (Tadd Dameron) - 2:15
5. "This Time the Dream's on Me" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 2:21
6. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 3:29
7. "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 3:24
8. "52nd Street Theme" - 1:05
9. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) - 4:42
10. "Out of Nowhere" - 2:35
11. "Chasin' the Bird" (Parker) - 1:47
12. "This Time the Dreams's on Me" - 3:29
13. "Dizzy at Atmosphere" (Gillespie) - 2:59
14. "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) - 3:38
15. "52nd Street Theme" - 1:14

Personnel

• Charlie Parker - alto saxophone
• Miles Davis - trumpet
• Duke Jordan - piano
• Tommy Potter - bass
• Max Roach - drums