Charlie Parker - Embraceable You

[EllroyJames]

 

[Mike M]

I also love the first take

 

[EllroyJames]

Bird @ 6:12 and then Lester Young

 

[Mike M]

Btw,

this is the quote Parker uses to start the song, from "A table in a Corner"

A Table in the Corner

a-table-in-the-cornerpdf download Here’s a standard by Suesse and Coslow that came and went in 1939. Artie Shaw recorded it (with a vocal by Helen Forrest), a few other bands gave it a try, b…

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[greenhornet]

Bird @ 6:12 and then Lester Young

I bought this a month or two ago, incredible! Had the smaller version, but saw the box set for a steal on ebay.