Charlie Parker Septet
One of jazz's most legendary figures, saxophonist Charlie Parker - or Bird as he was affectionately known - was an iconic figure of the Beat Generation who helped change the course of jazz with the creation of a new "bebop" style. The son of an alcoholic pianist and singer, Parker first started playing sax at the age of 11 and by the time he was 14, he was playing in a school band. Inspired by Kansas based groups led by Count Basie and Bennie Moten, Parker practiced constantly, going on to join Jay McShann's band playing night clubs, where his exceptional talent was first noted. Moving to New York in the early 1940s he played with Earl Hines and, in after-hours clubs in Harlem, worked with other brilliant young musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Kenny Clarke. In this environment the bebop movement evolved using a free style that broke the previously rigid concepts of jazz. It was several years before this new style was adopted by the wider jazz world but caught people's imaginations in 1945 when Parker led what became known as "the greatest jazz session ever", recording classic tracks like Ko-Ko, Now's The Time, Blues For Alice and Billie's Bounce. The Parker-Gillespie partnership gained immense popularity but, addicted to heroin since his teens, Parker's health deteriorated and his behavior became more and more erratic. He still played brilliantly, however, creating classic tracks like Lover Man and Bebop and the albums Ornithology, Charlie Parker On Dial Volume One and Charlie Parker With Strings were highly acclaimed. Eventually his drug addiction destroyed him and he died in 1955 at the age of 34.
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All that Jazz, Vol. 24: From Bop to Sweet – Charlie Parker, Vol. 3 (2014 Digital Remaster)
Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker Quintet, Charlie Parker Septet, Charlie Parker Quartet, Dizzy Gillespie
Jazz - Released by Jube Pops on 3 Mar 2015
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DAVIS, Miles: Early Milestones (1945-1949)
Miles Davis, Be Bop Boys, Charlie Parker Re-Boppers, Charlie Parker Septet, Miles Davis Orchestra
Jazz - Released by Naxos on 4 Feb 2002
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Charlie Parker - Dial Master Takes
Dizzy Gillespie Jazzman, Charlie Parker Septet, Charlie Parker Quintet, Charlie Parker Quartet, Charlie Parker's New Stars, Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
Jazz - Released by Jazz Essential on 18 May 2018
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Mermaids
Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker Septet, Howard McGhee, Chuck Copely Jam Session
Jazz - Released by Mermaids on 12 Apr 2022
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L'inoubliable Charlie Parker (Mono Version)
Bebop - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1960
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Charlie's Wig (Drifting On a Road)
Charlie Parker Septet, Original Charlie Parker Quintet, Original Charlie Parker Sextet
R&B - Released by Cadence Recordings on 14 May 2023
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Now Is The Time
Jazz - Released by Reminisce Music on 17 Mar 2023
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The Maids of Cadiz
Miles Davis Quintet, Miles Davis, Gil Evans & His Orchestra, Charlie Parker Septet
Pop - Released by Most Wanted Classics on 8 Nov 2018
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L'inoubliable Charlie Parker (Mono Version)
Jazz - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1960
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L'inoubliable Charlie Parker (Mono Version)
Jazz - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1960
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Yardbird Suite
Charlie Parker Septet, Charlie Parker Quintet, Howard McGhee, Chuck Copely
Pop - Released by Beat Repeat on 1 Nov 2020
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Sippin' At Bells
Charlie Parker Septet, Miles Davis, Original Charlie Parker Quintet
Pop - Released by Music Poems on 1 Apr 2021
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Klact-Oveeseds-Tene
Charlie Parker Quintet, Charlie Parker Septet
Pop - Released by Beat Repeat on 1 Nov 2020
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The Hymn
Charlie Parker Septet, Miles Davis, Original Charlie Parker Quintet
Pop - Released by DECCO Recordings on 17 Aug 2023
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Figure Skating
Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker Septet, Howard McGhee, Chuck Copely Jam Session
Jazz - Released by Day Dream Two on 10 Jan 2021
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Lanterns
Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker Septet, Howard McGhee, Chuck Copely Jam Session
Jazz - Released by Lanterns on 29 Jul 2021
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Outing
Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker Septet, Howard McGhee, Chuck Copely Jam Session
Jazz - Released by Outing on 27 Oct 2021
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Riding Tunes
Jazz - Released by Bertilo o Solemio on 23 Apr 2014
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Milestones of a Legend Bird 100 Charlie Parker, Vol. 2
Charlie Parker Quartet, Charlie Parker Septet, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker Quintet
Jazz - Released by Intense Media GmbH on 20 Aug 2021
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Milestones of a Legend Bird 100 Charlie Parker, Vol. 1
Tiny Grimes Quintet, Tiny Grimes Quintet feat. Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker´s Reboppers, The Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen, Charlie Parker Septet, Charlie Parker
Jazz - Released by Intense Media GmbH on 20 Aug 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo