Parker,Charlie Quintets: 1945-51 CD

(2 CDs for the price of one CD) When Bird recorded the first numbers on this CD, he was little more than an exciting and novel diversion in a swing-dominated jazz scene. Ten years later, by the time of his death, he had altered the very nature of the music, transformed lives and made the development of jazz beyond what he himself had envisioned possible for a new generation of musicians. This 140 minute set plots two aspects of Parker's career, and features Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham, Fats Navarro, Red Rodney, as well as "Collaborations - Bird Meets the Jazz Giants".

1. Billie's Bounce 2. Now's the Time 3. Ko Ko 4. Cheryl 5. Confirmation 6. Dewey Square 7. All the Things You Are 8. Klactoveedsedtene 9. Scrapple from the Apple 10. Donna Lee 11. Another Hair-Do 12. Klaunstance 13. Bird Gets the Worm 14. Ah-Leu-Cha 15. Constellation 16. Passport 17. Bloomdido 18. Au Privave 19. K.C. Blues 20. Lover Man 21. Blues for Alice 22. Shaw 'Nuff 23. Lover Man 24. Congo Blues 25. Street Beat 26. Slim's Jam 27. Milestones 28. Ko Ko 29. Victory Ball 30. Lester Leaps in 31. My Melancholy Baby 32. Ballade 33. Scrapple from the Apple 34. Back Home in Indiana / Donna Lee