Charlie Parker, alto sax

Miles Davis, trumpet

On all tracks, plus:

A1-A4: Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Max Roach (d).New York, January 17, 1951.

A5, B1, B3-B4: Duke Jordan (p), Tommy Potter (b), Max Roach (d).Detroit, December 21, 1947.

A6-A7, B8: John Lewis (p), Curly Russell (b), Max Roach (d).New York, September 24, 1948.

A8 & B2: Dizzy Gillespie (p on A8), Argonne Thornton [aka SadikHakim] (p on B2), Curly Russell (b), Max Roach (d).New York, November 26, 1945.

B5-B7: John Lewis (p), Curly Russell (b), Max Roach (d).New York, September 18, 1948.

*Bonus tracks (A9 & B9): Miles Davis Sextet feat. Charlie Parker.Sonny Rollins (ts), Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Percy Heath (b),Philly Joe Jones (d). New York, January 30, 1953. Parker plays tenor sax.

A1-A4: Originally produced by Norman Granz for Mercury/Clef, and later Verve.

A5-A8 & B1-B8: Originally produced by Herman Lubinsky & Teddy Reig for Savoy.

A9 & B9: Originally produced by Bob Weinstock for Prestige.

• 1. Au Privave (Charlie Parker) 2:46
• 2. She Rote (Charlie Parker) 3:09
• 3. K C Blues (Charlie Parker) 3:27
• 4. Star Eyes (Don Raye-Gene Depaul) 3:38
• 5. Another Hair-Do (Charlie Parker) 2:42
• 6. Steeplechase (Charlie Parker) 3:08
• 7. Merry-Go-Round (Charlie Parker) 2:28
• 8. Billie's Bounce (Charlie Parker) 3:11
• 9. Compulsion* (Miles Davis) 5:46
• 10. Bluebird (Charlie Parker) 2:54
• 11. Thrivin' From a Riff (Charlie Parker) 2:58
• 12. Klaunstance (Charlie Parker) 2:46
• 13. Bird Gets the Worm (Charlie Parker) 2:37
• 14. Barbados (Charlie Parker) 2:32
• 15. Ah-Leu-Cha (Charlie Parker) 2:57
• 16. Constellation (Charlie Parker) 2:31
• 17. Perhaps (Charlie Parker) 2:34
• 18. Round Midnight* (Thelonious Monk) 7:07