''Bird and Diz'' is a studio album by

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saxophonist

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and trumpeter

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( ; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improvisation, improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy El ...

. It was recorded primarily on June 6, 1950, in

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.Patrick, James (1997), pp. 1–3. Two tracks featured on the original pressing, "Passport" and "Visa", were recorded by Parker, without Gillespie and with different personnel than the other tracks, in March and May 1949. The album was originally issued in 1952 in 10" format as a collection of

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singles on the Verve subsidiary label Clef Records.Chell, Samuel
Review of Bird & Diz
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''. Retrieved on 2009-06-22.Clef Records Catalog - The Jazz Scene, JATP, 100, 500 series: MGC 512 Bird And Diz
Jazz Discography Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-22. Although produced by

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, known for large ensembles at the time, the album contains compositions performed with the standard

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instrumentation of saxophone, trumpet, piano, bass, and drums.Patrick, James (1997), pp. 5–6. In a 1952 four-star review of ''Bird and Diz'', a ''

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'' magazine columnist wrote of Granz's contribution to the album's sound, stating "Though there is no mention of bop in Norman Granz' notes, we owe him a salvo for reminding us through this LP that this music is still very much alive."Columnist. "Review of Bird & Diz". ''

'': March 1952. It is the final collaborative studio recording by Parker and Gillespie, and has been

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d several times by Verve and PolyGram Records.

Track listing

Included on the original LP, "Passport" and "Visa" were omitted from the reissue because they were not recorded during the 1950 ''Bird and Diz'' session.

Side one

Side two

CD reissue

The Verve/PolyGram remaster editions feature 18 additional takes and liner notes by music scholar James Patrick and producer Norman Granz. # "Bloomdido" – 3:25 # "My Melancholy Baby" – 3:24 # "Relaxin' with Lee" – 2:47 # "Leap Frog" – 2:29 # "An Oscar for Treadwell" – 3:23 # "Mohawk" – 3:36 # "My Melancholy Baby (Complete Take)" – 3:17 # "Relaxin' With Lee (Take 4 Complete Take)" – 3:56 # "Leap Frog (Take 11 Complete Take)" – 2:34 # "Leap Frog (Take 8 Complete Take)" – 2:02 # "Leap Frog (Take 9 Complete Take)" – 2:06 # "An Oscar for Treadwell (Take 4 Complete Take)" – 3:21 # "Mohawk (Take 3 Complete Take)" – 3:48 # "Relaxin' With Lee (Take 1 Breakdown Take)" – 0:17 # "Relaxin' With Lee (Take 2 Breakdown Take)" – 1:08 # "Relaxin' With Lee (Take 3 False Start)" – 0:04 # "Relaxin' With Lee (Take 5 Breakdown Take)" – 0:24 # "Leap Frog (Take 1 Breakdown Take)" – 0:26 # "Leap Frog (Take 7 Breakdown Take)" – 0:14 # "Leap Frog (Take 10 Breakdown Take)" – 0:40 # "Leap Frog (Take 2 Breakdown Take)" – 0:18 # "Leap Frog (Take 6 Breakdown Take)" – 0:20 # "Leap Frog (Take 4 Breakdown Take)" – 0:13 # "Leap Frog (Take 3 Breakdown Take)" – 0:41

Personnel

Musicians

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(Complete Album) *

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(except tracks A4 & B4) * Curley Russell -

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(except on tracks A4 & B4) *

Buddy Rich Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, ...

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(except tracks A4 & B4) *

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(except tracks A4 & B4) * Tommy Potter - bass (on tracks A4 & B4) * Carlos Vidal - bongo (on track B4) *

Max Roach Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history. He wo ...

- drums (tracks A4 & B4) * Al Haig - piano (tracks A4 & B4) * Tommy Turk -

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(track B4) *

Kenny Dorham McKinley Howard "Kenny" Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and occasional singer. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention ...

- trumpet (tracks A4 & B4)

Production

- producer * Dennis Drake - mastering *

David Stone Martin David Stone Martin, born David Livingstone Martin (June 13, 1913 – March 6, 1992 in New London, Connecticut) was an American artist best known for his illustrations on jazz record albums.Detailed biographical information is spread throughout ...

- cover design

References

;Footnotes ; Bibliography * Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
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External links

* {{Authority control 1952 collaborative albums Charlie Parker albums Dizzy Gillespie albums Verve Records albums Albums produced by Norman Granz Albums with cover art by David Stone Martin Clef Records albums