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Bird Lives

SWR Big Band, Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley

Iconic standards are grouped with Charlie Parker originals on the SWR Big Band’s Bird Lives, with the latter making up more than half the album. Yet, Bird Lives isn’t meant just as an interpretive... — Downbeat, February 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…
  • Release Date: 24th Dec 2021
  • Catalogue No: ACT9934-2
  • Label: ACT
  • Length: 51 minutes
  • Grammy Awards
    65th Awards (2023)
    Nominee: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

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Contents

Charlie Parker, Ray Noble: Cherokee - Koko

Work length8:44
$2.00
$2.60
  • John Beasley, Camille Bertault, Chris Potter
  • SWR Big Band
  • Magnus Lindgren

Gershwin: Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)

Work length6:45
$1.00
$1.30
  • Tia Fuller, Klaus-Peter Schöpfer, SWR Big Band and Strings and Magnus Lindgren, Tia Fuller, Klaus-Peter Schöpfer
  • SWR Big Band and Strings
  • Magnus Lindgren

Parker, Charlie: Scrapple from the Apple - Ah Leu Cha

Work length5:48
$1.00
$1.30
  • Martin Auer, Magnus Lindgren and SWR Big Band and Strings, Martin Auer, Magnus Lindgren
  • SWR Big Band and Strings

Paul, G: I'll Remember April

Work length5:14
$1.00
$1.30
  • Joe Lovano, SWR Big Band and Strings and Magnus Lindgren, Joe Lovano
  • SWR Big Band and Strings
  • Magnus Lindgren

Parker, Charlie: Confirmation

Work length8:14
$2.00
$2.60
  • Magnus Lindgren, Axel Kühn, Marc Godfroid, John Beasley and SWR Big Band and Strings, John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren, Axel Kühn, Marc Godfroid
  • SWR Big Band and Strings

Parker, Charlie: Donna Lee

Work length6:59
$1.00
$1.30
  • Magnus Lindgren, Miguel Zenon, Andy Maile, Decebal Badila and SWR Big Band and Strings, Magnus Lindgren, Miguel Zenon, Andy Maile, Decebal Badila
  • SWR Big Band and Strings

Raksin: Laura

Work length5:17
$1.00
$1.30
  • charles McPherson, SWR Big Band and Strings and Magnus Lindgren, charles McPherson
  • SWR Big Band and Strings
  • Magnus Lindgren

Charlie Parker, Barry Harris, David Raksin, George Gershwin, Gene De Paul: Overture to Bird

Work length4:18
$1.00
$1.30
  • Magnus Lindgren, Klaus Graf, Matthias Erlewein, Marc Godfroid, John Beasley and SWR Big Band and Strings, Magnus Lindgren, Klaus Graf, Matthias Erlewein, Marc Godfroid, John Beasley
  • SWR Big Band and Strings

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