Long Lost Bird Live Afro-Cubop Recordings

A historic summit meeting of jazz took place on various evenings throughout the 40's and 50's from New York to Los Angeles. Recorded live featuring the scorching Latin rhythms of Charlie Parker joined by Dizzy Gillespie, Frank 'Machete' Grillo and Art Blakey to name a few. In this series of blazing solos against the background of some of the best Afro CuBop repertoire of that period Bird achieved 'Escape Velocity'. Tracks include Lament For Congo, Mambo Fortunate, Manteca and more! Liner notes written by Keith Emerson of Emerson Lake & Palmer, cover artwork by illustrator Paul Rogers, the performances presented on 'The Long Lost Bird Live Afro-CuBop Recordings' are previously unreleased and makes for an essential must have find for the jazz connoisseur.!