This is a list of recordings by American

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alto saxophonist The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...

("Bird"). Parker primarily recorded for three labels:

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, Dial, and

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. His work with these labels has been chronicled in box sets. Charlie Parker's Savoy and Dial Sessions have been issued on ''The Complete Savoy Sessions'', '' Charlie Parker on Dial'' and ''

Complete Charlie Parker on Dial ''Complete Charlie Parker on Dial'' is a 1996 box set release of jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker's 1946–47 recordings for Dial Records. The box set, released by Jazz Classics, features 89 songs, including alternate takes and notes ...

'' and ''The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes''. His Verve recordings are available on '' Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve'' and ''The Complete Verve Master Takes''. The listing below is in the form of a sessionography, as opposed to a discography. Although organized chronologically, the release titles listed refer to compilations of Parker material appearing decades after the recording sessions. In general, they do not refer to records in the formats actually issued during Parker's lifetime, so with a few exceptions technically they should all come under the heading of compilations. For instance, no record label in 1944 would have issued an album of

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entitled ''The Immortal Charlie Parker'' to describe a relatively unknown jazz musician at that time, and in 1948 there would never have been a record entitled ''Newly Discovered Sides by Charlie Parker'' as if Charlie Parker were an unearthed archeological artifact - anything by Bird in 1948 would have been fairly new. It is also worth noting that a significant proportion of the listings outside of the live list are in fact live recordings.

Albums

Savoy

1944 *'' The Immortal Charlie Parker'' *''Bird: Master Takes'' *''Encores'' 1945 *'' Dizzy Gillespie - Groovin' High'' *'' The Genius of Charlie Parker'' *''

The Charlie Parker Story ''The Charlie Parker Story'' is an LP record by Charlie Parker, released posthumously by Savoy Records. While many of the tracks on this album had been previously released on other formats (78 rpm records, 7-inch EPs and singles, and 10- and 12- ...

'' *'' Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2'' 1947 *'' Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 1'' 1948 *''Bird at the Roost, Vol. 1'' *''Newly Discovered Sides by Charlie Parker'' *''The 'Bird' Returns'' 1949 *''Bird at the Roost, Vol. 2'' *''Bird at the Roost'' 1950 *''An Evening at Home with Charlie Parker Sextet''

Dial

1945 *''Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session'' 1946 *''Alternate Masters, Vol. 2'' 1947 *''The Bird Blows the Blues'' *''Cool Blues c/w Bird's Nest'' *''Alternate Masters, Vol. 1'' *''Crazeology c/w Crazeology, II: 3 Ways of Playing a Chorus'' *''Charlie Parker, Vol. 4''

Verve

1946 *''Jazz at the Philharmonic, Vol. 2'' *''Jazz at the Philharmonic, Vol. 4'' 1948 *Various Artists - ''Potpourri of Jazz'' *''The Charlie Parker Story, #1'' 1949 *''The Genius of Charlie Parker, #7 - Jazz Perennial'' *''Jazz at the Philharmonic, Vol. 7'' *''Jazz at the Philharmonic - The Ella Fitzgerald Set'' *''The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve - Bird'' 1950 *'' The Genius of Charlie Parker, #4 - Bird and Diz'' (released on Verve's subsidiary label Clef) *''The Charlie Parker Story, #3'' 1951 *'' The Genius of Charlie Parker, #8 - Swedish Schnapps'' *''The Genius of Charlie Parker, #6 - Fiesta'' 1952 *'' South of the Border (Charlie Parker album)'' *'' The Genius of Charlie Parker, #3 - Now's the Time'' 1953 *''The Quartet of Charlie Parker'' 1954 *''The Genius of Charlie Parker, #5 -

Charlie Parker Plays Cole Porter ''The Cole Porter Songbook'', also released as ''Charlie Parker Plays Cole Porter'', is the last recorded studio album by alto saxophonist Charlie Parker. Recorded in New York City in March and December 1954, all the tunes recorded for the sessions ...

'' (released posthumously) 1957 *''The Genius of Charlie Parker, #1 - Night and Day'' - Verve MGV-8003- mono (released posthumously)

Compilations and live albums

1940 *''Bird's Eyes, Vol. 1'' (Philology) *''Charlie Parker with Jay McShann and His Orchestra - Early Bird'' (Stash) *''Jay McShann Orchestra featuring Charlie Parker - Early Bird'' (Spotlight) 1941 *''Jay McShann - The Early Bird Charlie Parker, 1941-1943: Jazz Heritage Series'' (MCA) *''The Complete Birth of the Bebop'' (Stash) 1943 *''Birth of the Bebop: Bird on Tenor 1943'' (Stash) 1945 *''Every Bit of It 1945'' (Spotlight) *''Charlie Parker, Vol. 3 Young Bird 1945'' (Masters of Jazz) *''Dizzy Gillespie - In the Beginning'' (Prestige) *''Bird's Eyes, Vol. 17'' (Philology) *''Charlie Parker on Dial, Vol. 5'' (Spotlight) *''Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session'' (Spotlight) *''Dizzy Gillespie/Charlie Parker - Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945'' (

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) *''Bird's Eyes, Vol. 4'' (Philology) *''Yardbird in Lotus Land'' (Spotlight) 1946 *''Rappin' with Bird'' (Meexa) *''Jazz at the Philharmonic - How High the Moon'' (Mercury) *''Charlie Parker on Dial, Vol. 1'' (Spotlight) 1947 *''The Legendary Dial Masters, Vol. 2'' (Stash) *Various Artists - ''Lullaby in Rhythm'' (Spotlight) *''Charlie Parker on Dial, Vol. 2'' (Spotlight) *''Charlie Parker on Dial, Vol. 3'' (Spotlight) *''Charlie Parker on Dial, Vol. 4'' (Spotlight) *Various Artists - ''Anthropology'' (Spotlight) *''Allen Eager - In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee 1947-1953'' (Uptown) *''Charlie Parker on Dial, Vol. 6'' (Spotlight) *Various Artists - ''The Jazz Scene'' (Clef) 1948 *''Gene Roland Band featuring Charlie Parker - The Band That Never Was'' (Spotlight) *''Bird's Eyes, Vol. 6'' (Philology) *''

Bird on 52nd St. ''Bird on 52nd St.'' is a live album by the saxophonist Charlie Parker. It was recorded in July 1948 at the Onyx Club (though the album's liner notes suggest it might have been recorded at the nearby Three Deuces clubBird at 52nd St. liner notes, ...

'' (Jazz Workshop) *''Charlie Parker'' (Prestige) *''Charlie Parker - Live Performances'' (ESP) *''Charlie Parker on the Air, Vol. 1'' (Everest) 1949 *''Charlie Parker - Broadcast Performances, Vol. 2'' (ESP) *''The Metronome All Stars - From Swing to Be-Bop'' (RCA Camden) *''Jazz at the Philharmonic - J.A.T.P. at Carnegie Hall 1949'' (Pablo) *''Rara Avis Avis, Rare Bird'' (Stash) *Various Artists - ''Alto Saxes'' (Norgran) *''Bird on the Road'' (Jazz Showcase) *''Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie - Bird and Diz'' (Universal (Japan)) *''Charlie Parker - Bird in Paris'' (Bird in Paris) *''Charlie Parker in France 1949'' (Jazz O.P. (France)) *''Charlie Parker - Bird Box, Vol. 2'' (Jazz Up (Italy)) *''Bird's Eyes, Vol. 5'' (Philology) *''

Charlie Parker with Strings ''Charlie Parker with Strings'' is the name of two separate albums by jazz musician Charlie Parker, released in 1950 on Mercury Records. It is also the name of a 1995 compilation album released by Verve Records, containing all the tracks from b ...

'' (Clef) *''Bird's Eyes, Vol. 2'' (Philology) *''Bird's Eyes, Vol. 3'' (Philology) *''Dance of the Infidels'' (S.C.A.M.) 1950 *''Charlie Parker Live Birdland 1950'' (EPM Musique (F) FDC 5710) *''Charlie Parker - Bird at St. Nick's'' (Jazz Workshop JWS 500) *''Charlie Parker at the Apollo Theater and St. Nick's Arena'' (Zim ZM 1007) *''Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes, Vol. 15'' (Philology (It) W 845–2) *''Charlie Parker - Fats Navarro - Bud Powell'' (Ozone 4) *''Charlie Parker -

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'' (Columbia JG 34808) *''Charlie Parker - Bud Powell - Fats Navarro'' (Ozone 9) *''Charlie Parker - Just Friends'' (S.C.A.M. JPG 4) *''Charlie Parker - Apartment Jam Sessions'' (Zim ZM 1006) *''V.A. - Our Best'' (Clef MGC 639) *'' The Genius of Charlie Parker, #4 - Bird and Diz'' (Verve MGV 8006) *''The Persuasively Coherent Miles Davis'' (Alto AL 701) *''Charlie Parker - Ultimate Bird 1949-50'' (Grotto 495) *''Charlie Parker - Ballads and Birdland'' (Klacto (E) MG 101) *''Charlie Parker

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'' (Mercury MGC 609) *''Charlie Parker - Parker Plus Strings'' (Charlie Parker PLP 513) *''Charlie Parker - Bird with Strings Live at the Apollo, Carnegie Hall and Birdland'' (Columbia JC 34832) *''Charlie Parker - The Bird You Never Heard'' (Stash STCD 10) *''Norman Granz Jazz Concert'' (Norgran MGN 3501–2) *''Charlie Parker at the Pershing Ballroom Chicago 1950'' (Zim ZM 1003) *''The Charlie Parker Story, #3'' (Verve MGV 8002) *''Charlie Parker - Bird in Sweden'' (Spotlite (E) SPJ 124/25) *''Charlie Parker - More Unissued, Vol. 2 '' (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 506) *''Machito - Afro-Cuban Jazz'' (Clef MGC 689) *''An Evening at Home with Charlie Parker Sextet'' (Savoy MG 12152) 1951 *'' The Genius of Charlie Parker, #8 - Swedish Schnapps'' (Verve MGV 8010) *''The Magnificent Charlie Parker'' (Clef MGC 646) *''The Genius of Charlie Parker, #6 - Fiesta'' (Verve MGV 8008) *''Charlie Parker - Summit Meeting at Birdland'' (Columbia JC 34831) *''Charlie Parker - Bird Meets Birks'' (Klacto (E) MG 102) *''Charlie Parker - The Happy "Bird"'' (Charlie Parker PLP 404) *''Charlie Parker Live Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn 1951'' (EPM Musique (F) FDC 5711) *''Charlie Parker - Bird with the Herd 1951'' (Alamac QSR 2442) *''Charlie Parker - More Unissued, Vol. 1'' (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 505) 1952 *''Charlie Parker - New Bird, Vol. 2'' (Phoenix LP 12) *''Charlie Parker/Sonny Criss/Chet Baker - Inglewood Jam 6-16-'52'' (Jazz Chronicles JCS 102) *''Norman Granz' Jam Session, #1'' (Clef MGC 601) *''Norman Granz' Jam Session, #2'' (Clef MGC 602) *''Charlie Parker Live at Rockland Palace'' (Charlie Parker PLP 502) *''Charlie Parker - Cheers'' (S.C.A.M. JPG 2) *''The Genius of Charlie Parker, #3 - Now's the Time'' (Verve MGV 8005) 1953 *Miles Davis - ''

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'' (Prestige PRLP 7044, released posthumously in 1956) *''Charlie Parker - Montreal 1953'' (Uptown UP 27.36) *''Charlie Parker/Miles Davis/Dizzy Gillespie - Bird with Miles and Dizzy'' (Queen Disc (It) Q-002) *''Charlie Parker - One Night in Washington'' (Elektra/Musician E1 60019) *''Charlie Parker - Yardbird-DC-53'' (VGM 0009) *''Charlie Parker at Storyville'' (Blue Note BT 85108) *''Charlie Parker - Star Eyes'' (Klacto (E) MG 100) *''Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings'' (Debut 12DCD 4402–2) *''The Quintet - Jazz at Massey Hall, Vol. 1'' (Debut DLP 2) *''The Quintet - Jazz at Massey Hall'' (Debut DEB 124) *''Charlie Parker - Bird Meets Birks'' (Mark Gardner (E) MG 102) *''Bud Powell - Summer Broadcasts 1953'' (ESP-Disk' ESP 3023) *''Charlie Parker - New Bird: Hi Hat Broadcasts 1953'' (Phoenix LP 10) *''The Quartet of Charlie Parker'' (Verve 825 671–2) 1954 *''Hi-Hat All Stars, Guest Artists, Charlie Parker'' (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 303) *''Charlie Parker - Kenton and Bird'' (Jazz Supreme JS 703) *''The Genius of Charlie Parker, #5 - Charlie Parker Plays Cole Porter'' (Verve MGV 8007) *''Charlie Parker - Miles Davis - Lee Konitz'' (Ozone 2) *''V.A. - Echoes of an Era: The Birdland All Stars Live at Carnegie Hall'' (Roulette RE 127) 1969 *''Bird 'n' Diz the Beginning'' (Roulette, SK-106/K-106)

Live albums

*''Live at Townhall w. Dizzy'' (1945) *''Yardbird in Lotus Land'' (1945) *''Bird and Pres'' (1946) (Verve) *''

Jazz at the Philharmonic Jazz at the Philharmonic, or JATP (1944–1983), was the title of a series of jazz concerts, tours and recordings produced by Norman Granz. Over the years, "Jazz at the Philharmonic" featured many of the era's preeminent musicians, including Loui ...

'' (1946) (Polygram) *''Rapping with Bird'' (1946-1951) *''Diz 'N Bird at Carnegie Hall'' (1947) (Blue Note) *''The Complete Savoy Live Performances'' (1947–1950) *''

'' (1948) (Jazz Workshop) *''The Complete Dean Benedetti Recordings'' (1948–1951) (7 cds) *''

'' (1949) (Verve) *''Charlie Parker and the Stars of Modern Jazz at Carnegie Hall'' (1949) (Jass) *''Bird in Paris'' (1949) *''Bird in France'' (1949) *''Charlie Parker All Stars Live at the Royal Roost'' (1949) *''One Night in Birdland'' (1950) (Columbia) *'' Bird at St. Nick's'' (1950) (Jazz Workshop) *''Bird at the Apollo Theatre and St. Nicklas Arena'' (1950) *''Apartment Jam Sessions'' (1950) *''Charlie Parker at the Pershing Ballroom Chicago 1950'' (1950) *''Bird in Sweden'' (1950) (Storyville) *''Happy Bird'' (1951) *''Summit Meeting at Birdland'' (1951) (Columbia) *''Live at Rockland Palace'' (1952) *''Boston - 1952'' (1952) (Uptown Records) *''Jam Session'' (1952) (Polygram) *''At Jirayr Zorthian's Ranch, July 14, 1952'' (1952) (Rare Live Recordings) *''The Complete Legendary Rockland Palace Concert'' (1952) *''Charlie Parker: Montreal 1953'' (1953) *''One Night in Washington'' (1953) (VGM) *''Bird at the High Hat'' (1953) (Blue Note) *''Charlie Parker at Storyville'' (1953) *'' Jazz at Massey Hall'' aka ''The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever'' (1953)

As sideman

With

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...

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Incomplete list of compositions

The following is an incomplete list of compositions written by Charlie Parker: *"Ah-Leu-Cha" *"Air Conditioning (Drifting On A Reed)" *"Another Hairdo" *"

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" (AKA "Thriving from a Riff") *"

Au Privave "Au Privave" is a bebop jazz standard composed by Charlie Parker in 1951. Parker recorded "Au Privave" on January 17, 1951, for the American record label Verve. From French, the title translates to "in Privave" or "at the Privave." A variant of this ...

" *"An Oscar for Treadwell" *"Back Home Blues" *"Ballade" *"

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Billie's Bounce "Billie's Bounce" (also known as "Bill's Bounce") is a jazz composition written in 1945 by Charlie Parker in the form of a 12 bar F blues. Some sources claim that the song was dedicated to Dizzy Gillespie's agent, Billy Shaw, although according ...

" *"Bird Feathers" *"

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" *"Bird of Paradise" *"

Bloomdido "Bloomdido" is a jazz standard written by Charlie Parker. It was originally recorded on 6 June 1950 and was released on the Clef Records album ''Bird and Diz''. French musician Didier Malherbe adopted the title of this piece as his nickname. See a ...

" *"Blue Bird" *"Blues (Fast)" *"

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" *"Buzzy" *"Card Board" *"Celebrity" *"Chasing the Bird" *"Cheryl" *"Chi Chi" *"

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" *"Constellation" *"Cool Blues" *"Cosmic Rays" *"Dewey Square" *"Dexterity" *"Diverse" *"Donna Lee" (Miles Davis also claimed authorship) *"Kim" *"K.C. Blues" *"Klaun Stance" *"

Ko-Ko "Ko-Ko" (also spelled "Ko Ko" or "Koko") is a 1945 bebop recording composed by Charlie Parker. The original recorded version lists Parker on alto saxophone with trumpeter Miles Davis, double bassist Curley Russell and drummer Max Roach. Due to t ...

" *"Laird Baird" *"Leap Frog" *"Marmaduke" *"Merry-Go-Round" *"

Moose the Mooche "Moose the Mooche" is a bebop composition written by Charlie Parker in 1946. It was written shortly after his friend and longtime musical companion Dizzy Gillespie left him in Los Angeles to return to New York City. Parker had been a long time hero ...

" *"Mohawk" *"My Little Suede Shoes" *"Now’s the Time" *"

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Parker's Mood "Parker's Mood" is a piece of music originally performed by Charlie Parker as an improvised blues in 1948. Vocalese lyrics were later written and recorded by King Pleasure and Eddie Jefferson. Original recording Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker reco ...

" *"Passport" *"Perhaps" *"Quasimodo" *"Red Cross" *"Relaxin' at Camarillo" *"Relaxing with Lee" *"

Scrapple from the Apple "Scrapple from the Apple" is a bebop composition by Charlie Parker written in 1947, commonly recognized today as a jazz standard, written in F major. The song borrows its chord progression from " Honeysuckle Rose", a common practice for Parker, as ...

" *"Segment" *"Shawnuff" (with

) *"She Rote" *"Si Si" *"Steeplechase" *"The Bird" *"Visa" *"Warming Up a Riff" *"

Yardbird Suite "Yardbird Suite" is a bebop standard composed by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker in 1946. The title combines Parker's nickname "Yardbird" (often shortened to "Bird") and a colloquial use of the classical music term " suite" (in a manner similar to ...

External links

Charlie Parker CD Discography

Charlie Parker - JazzDiscography Project

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