Parker,Charlie His Finest Recordings CD

Charles "Charlie" Parker Jr, nicknamed "Bird" and "Yardbird", was perhaps the best remembered and important American jazz saxophonist of all. A highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, Parker was a blazingly fast virtuoso and introduced revolutionary harmonic ideas into jazz, including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. Primarily a player of the alto saxophone, Bird's tone ranged from clean and penetrating to sweet and sombre. Parker acquired the nickname "Yardbird" early in his career on the road with Jay McShann. This, and the shortened form "Bird", continued to be used for the rest of his life, inspiring the titles of a number of Parker compositions, such as 'Yardbird Suite', 'Ornithology', 'Bird Gets the Worm', and 'Bird of Paradise'. Parker was an icon for the hipster subculture and later the Beat Generation, personifying the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and intellectual rather than just an entertainer. This 4CD Collection features the very best of Charlie Parker's recordings made during his short life, many of which were originally released as 78RPM 'singles' or on 10" albums. During his career Parker recorded largely for the Dial, Savoy and Verve labels, and this collection features selections from each of these tenures. Comprising eight albums largely released during his lifetime as collections from the various, legendary sessions and concerts in which he performed as leader or co-leader, this collection will satisfy any Charlie Parker fan, whether a new convert to the fold or a long-termer who's been flying the flag for decade

1. A Night In Tunisia 2. Yardbird Suite 3. Moose The Mooche 4. Ornithology 5. Loverman 6. Bebop 7. The Gypsy 8. Max Making Wax 9. Relaxin' at Camarillo 10. Cheers 11. Carvin' the Bird 12. Stupendous 13. Cool Blues 14. Dark Shadows 15. Hot Blues 16. This Is Always 17. Bird's Nest 18. Don't Blame Me 19. Dexterity 20. Bird of Paradise 21. Bongo Bop 22. Embraceable You 23. Dewey Square 24. Quasimodo 25. Scrapple from the Apple 26. My Old Flame 27. Air Conditioning 28. Crazeology 29. Bird Feathers 30. Out Of Nowhere 31. Bongo Beep 32. Bird Feathers 33. Klactoveedsedstene 34. April in Paris 35. Summertime 36. If I Should Lose You 37. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 38. Everything Happens to Me 39. Just Friends 40. Dancing In The Dark 41. Laura 42. East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon) 43. They Can't Take That Away From Me 44. Easy To Love 45. I'm In The Mood For Love 46. I'll Remember April 47. Now's The Time 48. Donna Lee 49. Chasin' The Bird 50. Red Cross 51. KoKo 52. Warmin' Up A Riff 53. Half Nelson 54. Sippin' At Bell's 55. Billie's Bounce 56. Cheryl 57. Milestones 58. Another Hair-Do 59. Thrivin' From a Riff 60. Buzzy 61. Little Willie Leaps 62. Klaunstance 63. Bloomdido 64. My Melancholy Baby 65. Relaxin' with Lee 66. Passport 67. Leap Frog 68. An Oscar for Treadwell 69. Mohawk 70. Temptation 71. Autumn in New York 72. Lover 73. Stella by Starlight 74. Dancing in the Dark 75. Night and Day 76. I Can't Get Started 77. What is This Thing Called Love? 78. Almost Like Being in Love 79. Laura 80. Perdido 81. Salt Peanuts 82. All the Things You Are 83. Wee 84. Hot House 85. A Night in Tunisia