Bird Is Free

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A1	Rocker Written-By – Gerry Mulligan
A2	Sly Mongoose Written-By – Jack Edwards
A3	Moose The Mooch Written-By – Charlie Parker
A4	Star Eyes Written-By – Raye*, De Paul*
B1	This Time The Dream's On Me Written-By – Mercer-Arlen*
B2	Cool Blues Written-By – Charlie Parker
B3	My Little Red Shoes Written-By – Charlie Parker
B4	Lester Leaps In Written-By – Lester Young
B5	Laura Written-By – Raksin*, Mercer*

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Rockland Palace Dancehall New York

Credits

• Alto Saxophone [Uncredited] – Charlie Parker
• Bass [Uncredited] – Teddy Kotick
• Design – Rupert Rex
• Drums [Uncredited] – Roy Haynes
• Guitar [Uncredited] – Mundell Lowe
• Piano [Uncredited] – Walter Bishop, Jr.

Notes

Uncredited roles and location comes from January 1966 review in Jazz Journal of previous issue AJS-5 on Egmont (also a re-issue, previously issued on Esquire). Strings are allegedly on Rocker and Laure but not clearly audible. Recorded early 1951.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
PLP-401-S, PLP-401	Charlie Parker	"Bird" Is Free ‎(LP, Album)	Charlie Parker Records, Charlie Parker Records	PLP-401-S, PLP-401	US	1961
ULS-1692-B	Charlie Parker	"Bird" Is Free ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE)	Baybridge Records	ULS-1692-B	Japan	1974
65 107	Charlie Parker	Bird Is Free ‎(LP, Album)	MGM Records	65 107	Germany	1964
6039	Charlie Parker	Vol. 4 ‎(LP)	Imagem	6039	Brazil	1985
RHAP 7	Charlie Parker	Bird Is Free ‎(LP, RE)	Rhapsody	RHAP 7	UK	1980

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