Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker (1920-1955) was among the mostinfluential jazz artists ever, and one of the few indisputable geniusesof his time. This set presents the complete master takes from his studiorecording sessions for Herman Lubinsky’s Savoy label. Included here aresome of Bird’s most admired sides, such as “Koko”, “Parker’s Mood”,and “Donna Lee”. One session presents him on tenor sax, an instrumenton which he only rarely recorded.All other studio sessions originally recorded by other small labels duringthat period but later acquired and reissued by Savoy have also beenincluded here.As a bonus, this set presents two additional complete Charlie Parkersessions recorded for Guild in 1945, as well as an extremely rare datefrom that same year with trombonist Clyde Bernhardt and pianist JayMcShann from which only the original broken glass-based (and thusrather noisy) test pressings survive. Bird plays solos on all four sides.

Charlie Parker,Alto Sax (Tenor Sax On Cd1, 15-18), On All Tracks, Plus:

Collective Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis (Tp),Bud Powell, Clyde Hart, John Lewis, Duke Jordan (P),Timy Grimes (G), Tommy Potter, Slam Stewart (B), Max Roach (D), Among Others.

Recorded In New York, 1944-1948

Incl. 16 page booklet.

*Bonus Tracks

• - 1 -

  • 1. Tiny's Tempo
  • 2. I'll Always Love You Just the Same
  • 3. Romance Without Finance
  • 4. Red Cross
  • 5. Warming Up a Riff
  • 6. Billie's Bounce
  • 7. Now's the Time
  • 8. Thrivin' On a Riff
  • 9. Meandering
  • 10. Ko-Ko
  • 11. Donna Lee
  • 12. Chasin' the Bird
  • 13. Cheryl
  • 14. Buzzy
  • 15. Milestones
  • 16. Little Willie Leaps
  • 17. Half Nelson
  • 18. Sippin' At Bells
  • 19. Another Hair-Do
  • 20. Bluebird
  • 21. Klaunstance
  • 22. Bird Gets the Worm
  • 23. Barbados
  • 24. Ah-Leu-Cha
  • 25. Constellation
  • 26. Parker's Mood
  • 27. Perhaps

• - 2 -

  • 1. Marmaduke
  • 2. Steeplechase
  • 3. Merry-Go-Round
  • 4. Groovin' High
  • 5. All the Things You Are
  • 6. Dizzy Atmosphere
  • 7. Dizzy's Boogie
  • 8. Flat Foot Floogie
  • 9. Poppity Pop
  • 10. Slim's Jam
  • 11. Salt Peanuts*
  • 12. Shaw Nuff*
  • 13. Lover Man*
  • 14. Hot House*
  • 15. What's the Matter Now? *
  • 16. I Want Every Bit of It*
  • 17. That's the Blues*
  • 18. G.I. Blues*
  • 19. 4f Blues*
  • 20. Dream of You*
  • 21. Seventh Avenue*
  • 22. Sorta Kinda*
  • 23. Oh, Oh, My, My, Oh, Oh*
  • 24. Lay Your Habits Down*
  • 25. Triflin' Woman Blues*
  • 26. So Good This Morning*
  • 27. Would You Do Me a Favor? *