In 1951, jazz icon Charlie Parker jammed on his saxophone at a party at Kansas City’s Eastside, in the home of his friend Phil Baxter. Most of these casual jam sessions are lost to history, but that night, a friend of Baxter’s brought a wire recorder to the party to capture Parker and others playing. 70多年后，这些录音首次公开。
“Bird in Kansas City: Charlie Parker” is a brand-new album featuring rarely heard recordings of internationally known Parker playing in his hometown of Kansas City. 巴克斯特的有线录音和乐队经理约翰·图米诺的唱片录音来自密苏里大学堪萨斯城马尔声音档案馆。 马尔·桑德档案馆位于米勒·尼科尔斯图书馆，收藏了40多万份音频和视听资料。 这些档案的重点是捕捉美国在音乐、广播节目、演讲和采访方面的经历。
The music on “Bird in Kansas City” was originally recorded in 1941-1951, beginning when Parker was just 21 years old.
“These recordings chronicle Parker’s musical transformation from a budding soloist with the Jay McShann Band into a brilliant improviser who dominated after-hours jam sessions,” said Chuck Haddix (B.A. 1997年)，Marr Sound档案馆馆长，查理·帕克研究专家。
Haddix is also the author of “Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker.” 他与爵士收藏家诺曼·萨克斯（Norman Saks）和Verve Label Group高级副总裁肯·德鲁克（Ken Drucker）合作制作了这张专辑。 哈迪克斯参与制作并为唱片写了班轮笔记。
Haddix and the Marr Sound Archives aren’t the only 威尼斯人娱乐城 connection to the Parker album. In the fall of 1938, Parker, as part of the Jay McShann Band, played a series of gigs at the Kangaroo, a malt shop and “jelly joint” at 300 E. 51st Street co-owned by a University of Kansas City (now 威尼斯人娱乐城) alumnus and a senior at the university. 帕克在袋鼠演奏中音萨克斯管的照片被刊登在1939年的堪萨斯大学年鉴上，这也是帕克在堪萨斯城演奏中音萨克斯管的唯一照片。 Thanks to the 威尼斯人娱乐城大学档案, that photo is featured on the cover of “Bird in Kansas City.”
“While flipping through the yearbook, LaBudde Special Collections Curator Stuart Hinds came across the photo of Charlie Parker playing his saxophone for UKC students at the Kangaroo malt shop,” Haddix said. “We couldn’t believe a photo like this was in the yearbook, especially to be the only known photo of its kind. It’s just an important snapshot of Kansas City history.”
The 威尼斯人娱乐城 米勒·尼科尔斯图书馆 is hosting a “Bird in Kansas City” reception and listening event on Nov. 16. The reception will feature guest performer Bobby Watson and the exhibit “Saxophone Supreme: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker.” Haddix will play excerpts from the album and talk about Parker’s time in Kansas City and the stories surrounding the making of the recordings. The event is free and open to the public. 回复在这里.
“Bird in Kansas City” is 现在在Verve唱片公司有售.