Bird & Diz 180GWALP03 James Ford

James Ford

That’s why it’s so important

Released on Greensleeves in 1990 to glowing reviews ‘Blowing With The Wind’ went on to be Pablo’s most successful album since the seventies

Megarbane explains

on previous albums Blue Lines and Protection

Bird & Diz 180GWALP03 James FordA classic meeting of two giants from the early years of bop altoist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie brought together here in a session that Norman Granz would later list as one of the truest realizations of his vision for recording jazz music! Parker's sharp lines are a great contrast to the robust horn work of Diz and the players work here with a rhythm section that features Thelonious Monk on piano, Curley Russell on bass, and Buddy