Charlie Parker - (PRESALE 11/20/26) Jazz at Massey Hall Toronto, 15-05-1953 - L’enregistrement historique (CD) | NEW
Charlie Parker - (PRESALE 11/20/26) Jazz at Massey Hall Toronto, 15-05-1953 - L’enregistrement historique (CD) | NEW
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Jazz at Massey Hall Toronto, 15-05-1953 - L’enregistrement historique
Artist: Charlie Parker Format: CD Release Date: 11/20/2026
LABEL: Fremeaux Heritage
VENDOR: Naxos of America, INC
DISTRIBUTOR: AMPED
UPC: 3561302592428
GENRE: Jazz
RELEASE DATE: 11/20/2026
PRODUCT ID: FRMH5924.2
WEIGHT: .24 lb
CASE LOT QTY: 30
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Le 15 mai 1953, au Massey Hall de Toronto, cinq figures majeures du bebop se reunissent pour une apparition unique : Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus et Max Roach. Ce concert devenu legendaire saisit le bebop à son apogee, entre rigueur architecturale et liberte brûlante. Parker et Gillespie y deploient une inventivite fulgurante, portes par une rythmique souple et puissante. Publie en parallèle de l'ouvrage de 234 pages Jazz at Massey Hall, par la plume de Franck Medioni, cet album depasse le simple document historique : instantane aux proprietes quasi divines, il affirme une modernite radicale. Par la reunion de ces sommites musicales, il demeure sans conteste l'un des plus grands concerts de l'histoire du jazz.
Patrick FRÉMEAUX On May 15, 1953, at Toronto's Massey Hall, five leading figures of bebop came together for a single appearance: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach. This legendary concert captures bebop at it's peak, balancing architectural rigor and blazing freedom. Driven by a powerful rhythm section, Parker and Gillespie display dazzling inventiveness. Released alongside Franck Medioni's 240-page book "Jazz at Massey Hall", this album transcends the historical document to stand as one of the greatest concerts in jazz history. THE QUINTET OF THE YEAR 1 Perdido 8'15 2 Salt Peanuts 7'39 3 All the Things You Are 7'11 4 52nd Street Theme 0'41 MAX ROACH SOLO 5 Drum Conversation 4'34 BUD POWELL TRIO 6 Cherokee 4'52 7 Embraceable You 4'22 8 Jubilee (= Hallelujah) 3'59 9 Sure Thing 2'10 10 Lullaby of Birdland 2'31 11 I've Got You Under My Skin 3'00 THE QUINTET OF THE YEAR 12 Wee (Allen's Alley) 6'48 13 Hot House 9'09 14 A Night in Tunisia 7'36 Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Bud Powell (piano) Charles Mingus (double bass) Max Roach (drums) DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE & DISCOGRAPHIE : JEAN BUZELIN LIVRET : FRANCK MEDIONI
Credits
Artist(s)
Bud PowellCharles MingusCharlie ParkerDizzy GillespieMax Roach
Composer(s)
Raymond Devos
- Condition: NEW
- Format: CD
- Internal ID: 3561302592428
- Genre: JAZZ
- Label: FREMEAUX HERITAGE
- Catalog Number: FRMH5924.2
- Format Type: CD
- Released: 11/20/2026
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- MINT (M): Perfect, brand new, unplayed.
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- Very Good Plus (VG+): Light cosmetic blemishes that do not affect play. Close to perfect playback.
- Very Good (VG): Some light marks that may cause minor noise during playback. Still enjoyable and plays well.
- Good Plus (G+): Noticeable noise during playback. Only listed if of collector value. Not ideal for listening.
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