Charlie Parker With Strings

Who played on Charlie Parker With Strings

• Charlie Parker alto saxophone on 24 tracks
• [unknown] xylophone, tuba, cello, violin, viola on 17 tracks
• Sam Caplan violin on 17 tracks
• Buddy Rich drums (drum set) on 14 tracks
• Ray Brown double bass on 14 tracks
• Joe Lipman arranger, conductor on 12 tracks
• Verlye Mills harp on 12 tracks
• Zelly Smirnoff violin on 9 tracks
• Bernie Leighton piano on 8 tracks
• Eddie Brown oboe on 8 tracks
• Harry Melnikoff violin on 8 tracks
• Howard Kay violin on 8 tracks
• Isadore Zir viola on 8 tracks
• Joseph Singer French horn on 8 tracks
• Maurice Brown cello on 8 tracks
• Sam Rand violin on 8 tracks
• Bronislaw Gimpel violin on 6 tracks
• Charlie Parker Quartet performing orchestra on 6 tracks
• Frank Brieff viola on 6 tracks
• Frank Miller cello on 6 tracks
• Jimmy Carroll arranger, conductor on 6 tracks
• Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra performing orchestra on 6 tracks
• Max Hollander violin on 6 tracks
• Meyer Rosen harp on 6 tracks
• Milton Lomask violin on 6 tracks
• Mitch Miller oboe, cor anglais on 6 tracks
• Myor Rosen harp on 6 tracks
• Stan Freeman piano on 6 tracks
• Al Haig piano on 5 tracks
• Al Porcino trumpet on 5 tracks
• Bill Harris trombone on 5 tracks
• Dave Uchitel viola on 5 tracks
• Murray Williams alto saxophone on 5 tracks
• Roy Haynes drums (drum set) on 5 tracks
• Stan Karpenia violin on 5 tracks
• Ted Blume violin on 5 tracks
• Tommy Mace oboe on 5 tracks
• Tommy Potter double bass on 5 tracks
• Wallace McManus harp on 5 tracks
• Art Drelinger tenor saxophone, woodwind on 4 tracks
• Art Ryerson guitar on 4 tracks
• Bernie Privin trumpet on 4 tracks
• Bob Haggart double bass on 4 tracks
• Chris Griffin trumpet on 4 tracks
• Don Lamond drums (drum set) on 4 tracks
• Hank Ross tenor saxophone on 4 tracks
• Jack Zayde violin on 4 tracks
• Lou Stein piano on 4 tracks
• Stan Webb baritone saxophone on 4 tracks
• Sylvan Shulman violin on 4 tracks
• Toots Mondello alto saxophone on 4 tracks
• Will Bradley trombone on 4 tracks
• Bart Varsalona trombone on 1 track
• Curley Russell double bass on 1 track
• Diego Iborra percussion, bongos, congas on 1 track
• Doug Mettome trumpet on 1 track
• Edwin Brown oboe on 1 track
• Flip Phillips tenor saxophone on 1 track
• Fred Ruzilla viola on 1 track
• Gene Orloff violin on 1 track
• Harry Kaltzman violin on 1 track
• Joe Benaventi cello on 1 track
• Joe Lipman & His Orchestra performing orchestra on 1 track
• John LaPorta clarinet on 1 track
• Manny Albam baritone saxophone on 1 track
• Manny Fidler violin on 1 track
• Nat Nathanson viola on 1 track
• Neal Hefti arranger, conductor on 1 track
• Neal Hefti Orchestra performing orchestra on 1 track
• Pete Mondello tenor saxophone on 1 track
• Ray Wetzel trumpet on 1 track
• Sam Kaplan violin on 1 track
• Sammy Caplan violin on 1 track
• Shelly Manne drums (drum set) on 1 track
• Sid Harris violin on 1 track
• Sonny Salad alto saxophone on 1 track
• Tony Aless piano on 1 track
• Vincent Jacobs French horn on 1 track

Tracklist

1. 1 Just Friends standard — John Klenner 3:32
2. 2 Everything Happens to Me standard — Matt Dennis 3:17
3. 3 April in Paris standard — Vernon Duke 3:08
4. 4 Summertime standard — George Gershwin 2:48
5. 5 I Didn't Know What Time It Was standard — Richard Rodgers 3:14
6. 6 If I Should Lose You standard — Ralph Rainger 2:48
7. 7 Dancing in the Dark standard — Arthur Schwartz 3:20
8. 8 Out of Nowhere standard — Johnny Green 3:07
9. 9 Laura standard — David Raksin 2:58
10. 10 East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) standard — Brooks Bowman 3:40
11. 11 They Can't Take That Away From Me standard — George Gershwin 3:19
12. 12 Easy to Love standard — Cole Porter 3:31
13. 13 I'm in the Mood for Love standard — Jimmy McHugh 3:34
14. 14 I'll Remember April standard — Gene de Paul 3:04
15. 15 What Is This Thing Called Love? standard — Cole Porter 2:54
16. 16 April in Paris (take 2) — Vernon Duke 3:11
17. 17 Repetition (take 2) — Neal Hefti 2:48
18. 18 Easy to Love (take 2) — Cole Porter 2:25
19. 19 Rocker — Gerry Mulligan 3:11
20. 20 Temptation — Nacio Herb Brown 3:33
21. 21 Lover standard — Richard Rodgers 3:08
22. 22 Autumn in New York standard — Vernon Duke 3:30
23. 23 Stella by Starlight standard — Victor Young 2:58
24. 24 Repetition [1947 studio version] — Neal Hefti 2:59
25. 25 Laura [alt tk] 2:59

Production

• Norman Granz producer

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