[Dixielandjazz] Charlie Parker ~ Dixieland?

[Bill Haesler]

FLECKNELL RICHARD wrote [in part]:
> Charlie Parker is not a Dixieland/ Swing player so should we be debating him
> on this site?
> That's that out of the way - Bill & Jack & Marek switch off or over now.

Dear Richard,
Why not?
Steve Barbone started it off on 16th July with:
"My favorites are the two classic 1947 Charlie Parker Solos on Embraceable You:
You can hear one at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqQfX4j6Mi0
He followed that with an alternate take five minutes later that was VERY different.
I don't know where you can hear the second take on line, however both takes were in the Smithsonian Jazz Collection LP issued years ago and I think re-issued on Charlie Parker, The Complete Dial Sessions.
Most inventive and lyrical solos I ever heard. They are, to me, a great example of how a genius improvises with fresh ideas, at a moment's notice."

Charlie Parker is under-represented in my collection for the reason that I have never warmed to his playing, or the musical company he kept.
However, I dug out one of my two Bird CDs and listened to "Embraceable You" from the 28 Oct 1947 Dial session. 
I then dutifully listened to the YouTube clip provided by Steve.
And guess what, the incomplete YouTube version was the alternative master and, to my ears, the superior improvised version.
Yep, mouldy figs do listen to 'modern' jazz from time to time.
Although, I do worry about my mate Jack Mitchell and Ben Webster's "Danny Boy".
8>)
Kind regards,
Bill.