CHARLIE PARKER & DIZZY GILLESPIE - BIRD & DIZ

1 Bloomdido
2 Melancholy Baby
3 Relaxing With Lee
4 Passport
5 Leap Frog
6 An Oscar For Treadwell
7 Mohawk
8 Visa

The final collaborative recording by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie was the aptly named Bird and Diz recorded over various dates in 1949 and 1950. Aside from Parker and Gillespie the record features, Thelonious Monk (piano – just check out his vignette on "Bloomdido"), Curley Russell (bass) and Buddy Rich (drums). On "Passport" it features, Kenny Dorham (trumpet), Al Haig (piano), Tommy Potter (bass) and Max Roach (drums). While on "Visa" there's also Carlos Vidal on bongos and Tommy Turk on trombone.