ONE LP PORTRAITS: COMPILATION: Gene Cipriano: Musician

“When I heard it I said ‘wow- this is great’. It’s just a great album that Charlie did - the way he wrote for the strings and then Mitch Miller played oboe on it. It just got to me, even today it’s like I’m playing it for the first time. It’s just great - Charlie Parker was something special.My other album that I liked - because I was a big fan of Stan Getz and Dizzy Gillespie - an album called ‘For Musicians Only’*Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt and Dizzy Gillespie. It’s just a tremendous album; they played tempos so fast. Stan said ‘I kept up with those guys’ Stan Getz said that!!Even today when you listen it says something special.”Gene Cipriano: The Blue Whale, Little Tokyo, LA, 30th March 2015Charlie Parker: Charlie Parker with Strings recorded 1949 and 1950Gene 'Cip' Cipriano* For Musicians Only- released 1958. With John Lewis, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Stan Levey.
Gene Cipriano: Musician, Charlie Parker: Charlie Parker with Strings

 

“When I heard it I said ‘wow- this is great’. It’s just a great album that Charlie did - the way he wrote for the strings and then Mitch Miller played oboe on it.  

It just got to me, even today it’s like I’m playing it for the first time.  

It’s just great - Charlie Parker was something special. 

My other album that I liked - because I was a big fan of Stan Getz and Dizzy Gillespie - an album called ‘For Musicians Only’* 

Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt and Dizzy Gillespie.  

It’s just a tremendous album; they played tempos so fast. Stan said ‘I kept up with those guys’ Stan Getz said that!! 

Even today when you listen it says something special.” 

Gene Cipriano: The Blue Whale, Little Tokyo, LA, 30th March 2015 

Charlie Parker: Charlie Parker with Strings recorded 1949 and 1950 

Gene 'Cip' Cipriano 

* For Musicians Only- released 1958. With John Lewis, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Stan Levey.