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I was at two of the earlier festivals - maybe 1997 or 1998???

Saw Max Roach solo, Randy Weston's African Rhythms, Jimmy Heath Big Band, Milt Jackson Quartet and Benny Carter (with Al Grey)

Those were the highlights. The highlight was and remains in my head and heart was seeing and hearing Benny Carter - I think he was 89 or 90

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My first 'Charlie Parker' - a 7'' LP

The logo and typography are the same as the French Guilde du Jazz of that era. I first heard the Parker Dials on that label (dreadful sound quality, later greatly improved on the British Spotlite label.)

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'charlieparkerm37n9tcjp6.jpg

My first 'Charlie Parker' - a 7'' LP

The logo and typography are the same as the French Guilde du Jazz of that era. I first heard the Parker Dials on that label (dreadful sound quality, later greatly improved on the British Spotlite label.)

charlieparkerasjpxfie0d.jpg

Spotlight SPJ-CD 4-101 - P 1993 - total playing time 248:57

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'charlieparkerm37n9tcjp6.jpg

My first 'Charlie Parker' - a 7'' LP

The logo and typography are the same as the French Guilde du Jazz of that era. I first heard the Parker Dials on that label (dreadful sound quality, later greatly improved on the British Spotlite label.)

charlieparkerasjpxfie0d.jpg

Spotlight SPJ-CD 4-101 - P 1993 - total playing time 248:57

Never got as far as the CDs: have had 5 Spotlite Parker LPs since the 70s.

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'charlieparkerm37n9tcjp6.jpg

My first 'Charlie Parker' - a 7'' LP

The logo and typography are the same as the French Guilde du Jazz of that era. I first heard the Parker Dials on that label (dreadful sound quality, later greatly improved on the British Spotlite label.)

charlieparkerasjpxfie0d.jpg

Spotlight SPJ-CD 4-101 - P 1993 - total playing time 248:57

Never got as far as the CDs: have had 5 Spotlite Parker LPs since the 70s

charlieparker6znmobvkpc.jpg

This Spotlite DLP is from 1981

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It's a Herculean task for anyone trying to acquire every known recording of Bird. I tried to do this in the early 1990s. There are so many live recording on so many different labels, some sonically so poor that I ended up getting doubles and didn't realize at first. I gave up.

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Three Charlie Parker LPs issued by Dial and reissued as reproductions in a three box set by Spotlite in the early 1980s:

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I can't vouch for it, but Spotlite (and other sources on the web) say that Bird Plays the Blues was the first jazz LP.

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