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Charlie Parker
Genius of Charlie Parker
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. 52nd Street Theme
2. Tiny's Tempo
3. Shaw 'Nuff
4. Hot House
5. Billie's Bounce
6. Now's The Time
7. KoKo
8. Anthropology
9. Yardbird Suite
10. Ornithology
11. A Night In Tunisia
12. Chasin' The Bird
13. Relaxin' At Camarillo
14. Cheers
15. Cheryl
16. Buzzy
17. Sippin' At Bell's
18. Little Willie Leaps
Track Listings (17) - Disc #2
1. Dexterity
2. The Hymn
3. Bird Of Paradise
4. Embraceable You
5. East Of The Sun (and West of the Moon)
6. Scrapple From The Apple
7. Out Of Nowhere
8. Quasimado
9. Crazeology
10. Bird Gets The Worm
11. Barbados
12. Au-Leu-Cha
13. Constellation
14. Parker's Mood
15. Perhaps
16. Steeplechase
17. Salt Peanuts

Charlie "Bird" Parker's revolutionary playing established himself as the eye of the Bebop storm that transformed jazz in the 1940s. Along with musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Max Roach, Parker's new approa... more »

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All Artists: Charlie Parker
Title: Genius of Charlie Parker
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Savoy Jazz
Release Date: 2/8/2005
Album Type: Original recording remastered
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style: Bebop
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 795041749222, 0795041749222

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The Bird Can Fly!

Fly By Light | Atlanta, Georgia | 03/21/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This collection comes from Parker's Savoy and Dial recordings. Unlike the After Midnight compilation (Verve - also reviewed by me), these two CD's feature ONLY small groups (with sidemen like Miles Davis, Dizzie Gillespie,. . .). The songs are mostly very up-tempo, and the solos are barn burners. These songs include all the instrumental standards most commonly associated with Parker, like Ornithology, Scrapple from the Apple, and KoKo, so this is a great way to get them all in one place for a very reasonable price. The production quality varies between fairly good and mediocre - it can be difficult to hear piano and bass, particularly on the radio performances. That quibble aside, this collection is a very affordable way to buy a jam-packed survey of Parker's post-orchestral work."