One of a handful of musicians who can be said to have permanently changed jazz, Charlie Parker was arguably the greatest saxophonist of all time. He could play remarkably fast lines that, if slowed down to half speed, would reveal that every note made sense. "Bird," along with his contemporaries Dizzy Gillespie and Bud Powell, is considered a founder of bebop; in reality he was an intuitive player who simply was expressing himself. Rather than basing his improvisations closely on the melody as was done in swing, he was a master of chordal improvising, creating new melodies that were based on the structure of a song. In fact, Bird wrote several future standards (such as "Anthropology," "Ornithology," "Scrapple from the Apple," and "Ko Ko," along with such blues numbers as "Now's the Time" and "Parker's Mood") that "borrowed" and modernized the chord structures of older tunes. Parker's remarkable technique, fairly original sound, and ability to come up with harmonically advanced phrases that could be both logical and whimsical were highly influential. By 1950, it was impossible to play "modern jazz" with credibility without closely studying Charlie Parker.
Disc 01 (Groovin' High)
01. Charlie Parker - Swingmatism [2:42]
02. Charlie Parker - The Jumpin' Blues [3:06]
03. Charlie Parker - Tiny's Tempo [2:55]
04. Charlie Parker - I'll Always Love You [3:01]
05. Charlie Parker - Romance Without Finance [3:03]
06. Charlie Parker - Red Cross [3:08]
07. Charlie Parker - Dream Of You [2:52]
08. Charlie Parker - Groovin' High [2:40]
09. Charlie Parker - Dizzy Atmosphere [2:47]
10. Charlie Parker - All The Things You Are [2:47]
11. Charlie Parker - Salt Peanuts [3:16]
12. Charlie Parker - Shaw 'nuff [3:00]
13. Charlie Parker - Hot House [3:08]
14. Charlie Parker - Hallelujah [4:00]
15. Charlie Parker - Get Happy [3:42]
16. Charlie Parker - Slam Slam Blues [4:28]
17. Charlie Parker - Congo Blues [3:52]
18. Charlie Parker - Takin' Off [3:08]
19. Charlie Parker - 20Th Century Blues [2:55]
20. Charlie Parker - The Street Beat [2:30]
Disc 02 (Now's The Time)
01. Charlie Parker - Warming Up A Riff [2:34]
02. Charlie Parker - Billie's Bounce [3:10]
03. Charlie Parker - Now's The Time [3:16]
04. Charlie Parker - Thriving On A Riff [2:55]
05. Charlie Parker - Meandering [3:17]
06. Charlie Parker - Ko-Ko [2:55]
07. Charlie Parker - Dizzy's Boogie [3:10]
08. Charlie Parker - Flat Floot Floogie [2:33]
09. Charlie Parker - Poppity Pop [2:57]
10. Charlie Parker - Slim's Jam [3:15]
11. Charlie Parker - Diggin' Diz [2:52]
12. Charlie Parker - Moose The Mooche [3:04]
13. Charlie Parker - Yardbird Suite [2:56]
14. Charlie Parker - Ornithology [3:01]
15. Charlie Parker - Night In Tunisia [3:04]
16. Charlie Parker - Max (Is) Making Wax [2:32]
17. Charlie Parker - Lover Man [3:21]
18. Charlie Parker - The Gypsy [3:04]
19. Charlie Parker - Be-Bop [2:55]
20. Charlie Parker - This Is Always [3:12]
Disc 03 (Bird of Paradise)
01. Charlie Parker - Dark Shadows [3:06]
02. Charlie Parker - Bird's Nest [2:44]
03. Charlie Parker - Cool Blues [3:09]
04. Charlie Parker - Relaxin' At Camarillo [3:07]
05. Charlie Parker - Cheers [3:06]
06. Charlie Parker - Carvin' The Bird [2:46]
07. Charlie Parker - Stupendous [2:55]
08. Charlie Parker - Donna Lee [2:32]
09. Charlie Parker - Chasin' The Bird [2:44]
10. Charlie Parker - Cheryl [2:57]
11. Charlie Parker - Buzzy [2:28]
12. Charlie Parker - Milestones [2:35]
13. Charlie Parker - Little Willie Leaps [2:50]
14. Charlie Parker - Half Nelson [2:43]
15. Charlie Parker - Slippin' At Bells [2:22]
16. Charlie Parker - Dexterity [3:00]
17. Charlie Parker - Bongo Bop [2:46]
18. Charlie Parker - Dewey Square [3:09]
19. Charlie Parker - The Hymn [2:33]
20. Charlie Parker - Bird Of Paradise [3:09]
Disc 04 (Blue Bird)
01. Charlie Parker - Embraceable You [3:24]
02. Charlie Parker - Bird Feathers [2:53]
03. Charlie Parker - Klact-Oveeseds-Tene [3:07]
04. Charlie Parker - Scrapple From The Apple [2:59]
05. Charlie Parker - My Old Flame [3:15]
06. Charlie Parker - Out Of Nowhere [3:07]
07. Charlie Parker - Don't Blame Me [2:48]
08. Charlie Parker - Drifting On A Reed [2:57]
09. Charlie Parker - Quasimodo [2:54]
10. Charlie Parker - Charlie's Wig [2:43]
11. Charlie Parker - Bongo Beep [2:59]
12. Charlie Parker - Crazeology [2:59]
13. Charlie Parker - How Deep Is The Ocean [3:25]
14. Charlie Parker - Another Hair-Do [2:38]
15. Charlie Parker - Blue Bird [2:50]
16. Charlie Parker - Klaunstance [2:45]
17. Charlie Parker - Bird Gets The Worm [2:35]
18. Charlie Parker - Barbados [2:29]
19. Charlie Parker - Ah-Leu-Cha [2:55]
20. Charlie Parker - Constellation [2:25]
Disc 05 (Parker's Mood)
01. Charlie Parker - Parker's Mood [3:03]
02. Charlie Parker - Perhaps [2:35]
03. Charlie Parker - Marmaduke [2:43]
04. Charlie Parker - Steeplechase [3:04]
05. Charlie Parker - Merry-Go-Round [2:27]
06. Charlie Parker - Segment [3:21]
07. Charlie Parker - Cardboard [3:10]
08. Charlie Parker - Passport [2:59]
09. Charlie Parker - Star Eyes [3:29]
10. Charlie Parker - Ballade [2:56]
11. Charlie Parker - Bloomdido [3:27]
12. Charlie Parker - My Melancholy Baby [3:26]
13. Charlie Parker - Relaxin' With Lee [2:48]
14. Charlie Parker - Leap Frog [2:31]
15. Charlie Parker - An Oscar For Treadwell [3:25]
16. Charlie Parker - Mohawk [3:37]
17. Charlie Parker - My Melancholy Baby [3:19]
18. Charlie Parker - Relaxin' With Lee [3:58]
19. Charlie Parker - Overtime [3:09]
20. Charlie Parker - Victory Ball [2:40]
Disc 06 (Confirmation)
01. Charlie Parker - Oh, Lady, Be Good! [11:05]
02. Charlie Parker - A Night In Tunisia [5:14]
03. Charlie Parker - Dizzy Atmosphere [4:05]
04. Charlie Parker - Groovin' High [5:18]
05. Charlie Parker - Confirmation [5:38]
06. Charlie Parker - Ko-Ko [4:14]
07. Charlie Parker - Embraceable You [10:34]
08. Charlie Parker - Ornithology [4:26]
09. Charlie Parker - Cheryl [5:03]
10. Charlie Parker - Ko-Ko [5:05]
11. Charlie Parker - Bird Of Paradise [6:09]
12. Charlie Parker - Now's The Time [5:14]
Disc 07 (What's New)
01. Charlie Parker - Sweet Georgia Brown (Part 1 + 2) [9:40]
02. Charlie Parker - Lady Be Good (Part 1 + 2) [11:13]
03. Charlie Parker - Ballad Medley [17:26]
04. Charlie Parker - What Is This Thing Called Love [15:53]
05. Charlie Parker - Jam Blues [14:41]
Disc 08 (Fiesta)
01. Charlie Parker - Mango Mangue [2:56]
02. Charlie Parker - No Noise (Part 1 + 2) [5:55]
03. Charlie Parker - My Little Suede Shoes [3:05]
04. Charlie Parker - Okiedoke [3:05]
05. Charlie Parker - Un Poquito De Tu Amor [2:43]
06. Charlie Parker - Why Do I Love Your [3:08]
07. Charlie Parker - Tico-Tico [2:45]
08. Charlie Parker - Fiesta [2:52]
09. Charlie Parker - Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite [17:16]
10. Charlie Parker - La Cucaracha [2:45]
11. Charlie Parker - Mama Inez [2:52]
12. Charlie Parker - Estrellita [2:45]
13. Charlie Parker - La Paloma [2:42]
14. Charlie Parker - Begin The Beguine [3:11]
Disc 09 (Star Eyes)
01. Charlie Parker - The Opener [12:41]
02. Charlie Parker - Lover Man [3:23]
03. Charlie Parker - Swedish Schnapps [3:16]
04. Charlie Parker - Blues For Alice [2:48]
05. Charlie Parker - K.C. Blues [3:27]
06. Charlie Parker - She Rote [3:11]
07. Charlie Parker - Star Eyes [3:36]
08. Charlie Parker - Funky Blues [13:29]
09. Charlie Parker - I Can't Get Started [3:10]
10. Charlie Parker - What Is This Thing Called Love [2:36]
Disc 10 (Just Friends)
01. Charlie Parker - Easy To Love [3:31]
02. Charlie Parker - Summertime [2:47]
03. Charlie Parker - I Didn't Know What Time It Was [3:14]
04. Charlie Parker - If I Should Lose You [2:48]
05. Charlie Parker - Just Friends [3:32]
06. Charlie Parker - Everything Happens To Me [3:17]
07. Charlie Parker - I'm In The Mood For Love [3:35]
08. Charlie Parker - I'll Remember April [3:04]
09. Charlie Parker - Dancing In The Dark [3:12]
10. Charlie Parker - Out Of Nowhere [3:08]
11. Charlie Parker - Laura [2:59]
12. Charlie Parker - East Of The Sun [3:41]
13. Charlie Parker - They Can't Take That Away From Me [3:19]
14. Charlie Parker - Temptation [3:33]
15. Charlie Parker - Lover [3:08]
16. Charlie Parker - Autumn In New York [3:31]
17. Charlie Parker - Stella By Starlight [2:56]
