VA - The Rough Guide to Jazz Legends: Charlie Parker (2011)

Charlie Parker, or ‘bird’ as he was known, was one of the most influential soloists in the history of jazz and his spectacular alto saxophone playing made him a legend well before his tragic death in 1955 at the age of 34. This album stunningly remasters classics from Parker’s 52nd Street heyday to his mature 1950s recordings, and shows why Parker has remained a major influence on musicians ever since.

Tracklist:

01. Tammy Grimes Quintette Feat. Charlie Parker - Red Cross 03:09
02. Dizzy Gillespie Sextet Feat. Charlie Parker - Groovin' High 02:38
03. Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker - All the Things You Are 02:47
04. Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker - Salt Peanuts 06:50
05. Charlie Parker's Reboppers - Now's the Time 03:17
06. Charlie Parker's Reboppers - Koko 02:56
07. Charlie Parker Septet - Ornithology 03:01
08. Charlie Parker Quartet - Cool Blues 03:06
09. Charlie Parker Quintet - Embraceable You 03:21
10. Charlie Parker Quintet - Scrapple from the Apple 02:56
11. Charlie Parker All Stars - Parker's Mood 03:03
12. Charlie Parker - Repetition 02:59
13. Charlie Parker - Out of Nowhere 06:21
14. Charlie Parker - Just Friends 03:32
15. Charlie Parker - Bloomdido 03:26
16. Charlie Parker - Star Eyes 03:36
17. Charlie Parker - Au Privave 02:45
18. Charlie Parker - My Little Suede Shoes 03:05
19. Charlie Parker - Lover Man 03:22
20. Charlie Parker - Blues for Alice 02:49
21. Charlie Parker - Night and Day 02:54
22. Charlie Parker - Confirmation 03:00

Bonus CD: Various Artists - The Rough Guide to Bebop

01. Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra - Woody'N You 02:55
02. Dizzy Gillespie All Stars - Bebop 03:09
03. Dizzy Gillespie Septet - A Night In Tunisia 03:05
04. Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra - Things To Come 02:44
05. Kenny Clarke And His 52nd Street Boys - 52nd Street Theme 02:48
06. Miles Davis All Stars - Little Willie Leaps 02:52
07. Thelonious Monk - In Walked Bud 02:56
08. Thelonious Monk - Round Midnight 03:12
09. Fats Navarro - Barry's Bop 02:39
10. Fats Navarro - Nostalgia 02:44
11. Dexter Gordon Quintet - Dexter's Riff 03:01
12. Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra - Manteca 03:05
13. Tadd Dameron with Fats Navarro - Lady Bird 02:52
14. Miles Davis - Move 02:33
15. Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers - Teapot (Take 2) 03:04
16. Bud Powell - Bouncing With Bud 03:02
17. Bud Powell - You Go To My Head 03:13
18. Sonny Stitt & Bud Powell Quartet - All God's Chillun Got Rhythm 02:59
19. Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie - Hot House 09:07