Charlie Parker - Night And Day, The Genius of Charlie Parker #1 - Verve Records MGV 8003 - Original Pressing - Black "T" Label - 1957 MONO - VG+ - RARE Vinyl LP

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 12" MONO PRESSING FROM 1957 of "Night And Day, The Genius of Charlie Parker" #1 by Charlie Parker on Verve Records. This is the original pressing Verve Clef Series. Collector's item. Very rare find.

ORIGINAL BLACK VERVE RECORDS  "T" LABEL.This is the genuine article. 100% AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL Verve pressing.

Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, etched): 11,674 MG V-8003-A3
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, etched): 11,675 MG V-8003-B3
Matrix / Runout (A-side label): 11,674
Matrix / Runout (B-side label): 11,675

THIS RECORD IS FROM OUR PERSONAL COLLECTION. Well maintained. 

*Because our clients are mostly jazz collectors and connoisseurs, as we are, we made it our policy to only sell vinyl that we grade in VERY GOOD (VG) condition or better. This vinyl is in our opinion a VG+, looks and plays great.

Record Grade VG+ = ONE OWNER. Very well maintained. Just listened to both sides of the whole album with headphones on and it plays beautiful. The vinyl looks clean. Little to no surface noise at all. No skips or jumps. Difficult to find this rare vintage mono recording in such nice condition. (see pictures) 

Jacket Grade VG+ = Very well maintained. We kept it on our shelf in plastic cover all these years. NO Writing. Normal corner wear. We placed a small one inch tape at entry point and top middle for seem split protection. Very sturdy cover. A clean jacket for a 58 year old album. (see pictures)

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Saxophonist/composer Charles Parker Jr. was born in Kansas City, KS. on 8/29/20 and raised across the state line in KC, MO. He played in bands as a teenager and made his first recordings at age 18. During this time Charlie became addicted to morphine while hospitalized for an auto accident; he later switched to heroin and this addiction contributed to his early death on 3/12/55.

In NYC in the early 1940s, Parker and a group of young musicians that included trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, pianist Thelonious Monk, guitarist Charlie Christian and drummer Kenny Clarke pioneered a form of music that "they" couldn't play (meaning bands led by whites). This radical new sound became known as bebop or bop, but Charlie always called it just "music."

The 1957 VERVE Records Charlie Parker LP entitled NIGHT AND DAY (MG V-8003) is #1 in their extensive "Genius of Charlie Parker" series. Original recordings orchestrated by Joe Lipman. VERVE production supervised by Norman Granz.

Charlie Parker
"Night And Day, The Genius of Charlie Parker" #1

Label: Verve Records MG V-8003
Format: 33 rpm 12" LP Mono
Country: United States
Vinyl Condition: VG+ (Very Good Plus)
Cover Condition: VG+ (Very Good Plus)
Year Released: 1957
LP Quantity: 1

Tracklist

A1 Temptation   
A2 Autumn In New York   
A3 Lover   
A4 Stella By Starlight   
A5 Dancing In The Dark   
B1 Night And Day   
B2 Almost Like Being In Love   
B3 I Can't Get Started   
B4 What Is This Thing Called Love   
B5 Laura

Arranged By – Joe Lipman
Producer [Supervised] – Norman Granz
Saxophone – Charlie Parker

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