Charlie “Bird” Parker recorded with strings for Norman Granz's Clef label on three separate dates—in November 1949, July 1950 and January 1952. The strings on the first studio session were arranged by Jimmy Carroll while the latter two were orchestrated by Joe Lipman. [Photo above of Ken Peplowski by Bruce Lindsay]
Here's Parker playing Jimmy Carroll's w…
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