Parker Moose

Bird lives! This graffiti appeared around New York in the wake of Charlie "Bird" Parker's death on March 12, 1955 at th age of 34- and it still holds true today. The alto-sax-giant, one of the originators of Bebop, invented a method of improvising which Jazz musicians still use today. His fluent style, the ornithological sound of his alto, and the many Bop-standards h wrote from "Moose The Mooche" via "Scrapple From the Apple" or "Relaxin at Camarillo" to "Now's the Time" - made hir an icon of modern Jazz. This 10 CD-box-set documents the musical life of "Bird" through his original albums, including man rarities and contemporaries like Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Young, or Thelonious Monk.

Bird Of Paradise is a 1999 compilation CD by American jazz musician Charlie Parker. This was released by the Prism Leisure Corporation.

Coco Records/Audio Fidelity release this collection of be-bop classic performed by the legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker.

Charlie Parker's classic album West Coast Time showcases the legendary saxophonist at the height of his creative powers.

Charlie Parker Records presents Bird's 1952 live document Live at Rockland Palace September 26, 1952, a 19-track collection of classics.

Charlie Parker Records presents Bird's 1950 classic "Bird" Symbols, a collection of 12 originals and standards.

Charlie Parker Records presents Bird's 1950 classic "Bird" Is Free, a collection of 9 originals and standards.

Charles "Charlie" Parker Jr, nicknamed "Bird" and "Yardbird", was perhaps the best remembered and important American jazz saxophonist of all. A highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, Parker was a blazingly fast virtuoso and introduced revolutionary harmonic ideas into jazz, including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. Primarily a player of the alto saxophone, Bird's tone ranged from clean and penetrating to sweet and sombre. Parker acquired the nickname "Yardbird" early in his career on the road with Jay McShann. This, and the shortened form "Bird", continued to be used for the rest of his life, inspiring the titles of a number of Parker compositions, such as Yardbird Suite , Ornithology , Bird Gets the Worm , and Bird of Paradise . Parker was an icon for the hipster subculture and later the Beat Generation, personifying the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and intellectual rather than just an entertainer. This 4CD Collection features the very best of Charlie Parker s recordings made during his short life, many of which were originally released as 78RPM singles or on 10 albums. During his career Parker recorded largely for the Dial, Savoy and Verve labels, and this collection features selections from each of these tenures. Comprising eight albums largely released during his lifetime as collections from the various, legendary sessions and concerts in which he performed as leader or co-leader, this collection will satisfy any Charlie Parker fan, whether a new convert to the fold or a long-termer who s been flying the flag for decades.