The Complete Verve Master Takes (2003) more music like this

by Charlie Parker

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Confirmation: The Best of the Verve Years (1995) more music like this

by Charlie Parker

Anyone daunted by the expense of acquiring the 10-disc Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve may well have their prayers answered by this 2-CD distillation of the big box. It covers a wide stretch of material from Parker's career, going back to the first JATP concert in 1946 and stretching almost to the end of his Norman Granz period. One ...

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Verve Jazz Masters 15 (1994) more music like this

by Charlie Parker

For those who haven't yet invested in Definitive's excellent four-CD set Charlie Parker: The Complete Norman Granz Master Takes, Verve Jazz Masters 15 may serve as a useful sampler containing some of this master improviser's best performances recorded between January 1946 and July 1953. In addition to Jazz at the Philharmonic jams ("I Can't Get ...

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Anthology 1948-1953 (2007) more music like this

by Charlie Parker

Cabu is a French record label that specializes in good-to-excellent reissue compilations of classic mid-20th century jazz. The choice of artists and the selection of material are generally commendable. The one problem with Cabu is the startlingly lousy cover art. Seldom do the caricatures accurately resemble the humans on whom they were based, and ...

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Charlie Parker [Verve] (1947) more music like this

by Charlie Parker

If you have the original 10" LP issue of this album with the '50s David Stone Martin cover art, hang on to it (it's worth anywhere from $240 to $400!), but also acquire this greatly expanded CD version in the Verve Master Edition series. In addition to the original eight selections, recorded in 1953 with Al Haig or Hank Jones (piano), Percy Heath ...

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1945-1953 (1999) more music like this

by Charlie Parker

This Giants of Jazz Charlie Parker sampler exceeds its own stated timeframe (1945-1953) by one year. It accomplishes this feat by including Bird's gorgeous rendition of "Just One of Those Things," recorded on March 31, 1954. Almost all of the music spread over 25 tracks features a young Miles Davis; Red Rodney shows up twice and Dizzy Gillespie ...

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Au Privave [Membran] (2004) more music like this

by Charlie Parker

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1952-1954 (2006) more music like this

by Charlie Parker

Sadly, this is the sixth and last volume in the Classics Charlie Parker chronology. It assembles all of his studio recordings made between March 25, 1952 and December 10, 1954, only three months before his death at the age of 35. On the session that opens the compilation, producer Norman Granz placed Bird in front of a brassy big band, using ...

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The Complete Norman Granz Master Takes (2005) more music like this

by Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker's studio recordings have been issued, reissued (and de-issued, so to speak) in so many confusing combinations that anyone seeking a better understanding of his original discography might need a lodestone to hang onto. In addition to his excellent Savoy and Dial recordings, jazz lovers ought to have access to Definitive's wonderful ...

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