Sonny Stitt & J.J. Johnson Sextet 1964 We Remember Bird, Berlin & London

1. Buzzy - Charlie Parker [:32] (Berlin) 2. My Little Suede Shoes - Charlie Parker [12:33] (Berlin) 3. Lover Man - Sherman-Davis-Ramirez [6:38] (Berlin) 4. Now’s The Time - Charlie Parker [11:16] (Berlin) 5. Buzzy - Charlie Parker [11:58] (London) 6. Lover Man - Sherman-Davis-Ramirez [6:39] (London) 7. Now’s The Time - Charlie Parker [13:43] (London) Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone J.J. Johnson - trombone Howard McGhee - trumpet Walter Bishop Jr. - piano Tommy Potter - bass Kenny Clarke - drums # 1-4: TV Broadcast “In Memoriam Charlie Parker, Berlin 1966 # 5-7: TV Broadcast, London, October 1966 This release features footage from two different 1964 television appearances by a sextet of musicians paying tribute to the legendary Charlie Parker. Led by saxophonist Sonny Stitt, the musicians, who all had performed regularly with Parker, perform a number of songs the man known as “Bird“ made famous including “My Little Suede Shoes,“ “Buzzy,“ and “Now’s the Time.“ The first program was broadcast as the “In Memoriam Charlie Parker“ program in Berlin, Germany, on September 26, 1964. The second was broadcast in London, England, on October 18, 1964.