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The Spirit Of Charlie Parker
| Recorded | Mar 1958 |
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| Label | World Wide Records |
| Catalog | MGS-20003 |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
The record
An unusual reed-heavy tribute session pairing Wess and Jaspar's flutes against Costa's piano-vibes doubling and Rehak's trombone, Duvivier and Donaldson holding down the pulse. Parker's tunes arrive here dressed in arranger's clothes rather than bebop heat.
Session personnel
- George Duvivier — bass
- Bobby Donaldson — drums
- Frank Wess — flute
- Bobby Jaspar — flute, clarinet
- Seldon Powell — flute, tenor saxophone
- Eddie Costa — piano, vibraphone
- Frank Rehak — trombone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1958 | World Wide Records — STEREO |
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