Hot House The Complet... | Hot House The Complet... | 3LP

Charlie Parker was an American alto saxophonist and composer, known as a bebop pioneer and by the nickname 'Bird'. Born in Kansas City in 1920, he is known for fast virtuoso playing and for introducing harmonic ideas such as rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords and chord substitutions. He died in New York City in 1955, aged 34.

Hot House (The Complete Jazz At Massey Hall Recordings) is a three-LP compilation of the 1953 concert at Massey Hall in Toronto, featuring Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus and Max Roach. It is a box set released by Craft Recordings in 2023 and pressed on vinyl, with the original recordings produced by Charles Mingus. Nick Phillips is credited as producer for this edition.

Track List

Side A

1. Perdido (Without Bass Overdubs)
2. Salt Peanuts (Without Bass Overdubs)
3. All the Things You Are/52nd Street Theme (Without Bass Overdubs)

Side B

1. Wee (Without Bass Overdubs)
2. Hot House (Without Bass Overdubs)
3. A Night in Tunisia (Without Bass Overdubs)

Side C

1. Drum Conversation
2. I've Got You Under My Skin
3. Embraceable You
4. Sure Thing

Side D

1. Cherokee
2. Hallelujah
3. Lullaby of Birdland

Side E

1. Perdido (With Bass Overdubs)
2. Salt Peanuts (With Bass Overdubs)
3. All the Things You Are/52nd Street Theme (With Bass Overdubs)

Side F

1. Wee (With Bass Overdubs)
2. Hot House (With Bass Overdubs)
3. A Night in Tunisia (With Bass Overdubs)