
Artist
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker is a jazz artist from Kansas City, Kansas, USA. 105 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Jazz · Kansas City, Kansas, USA · Best jazz albums
- 105
- Releases
- 1945–2024
- Active years

Artist
Charlie Parker is a jazz artist from Kansas City, Kansas, USA. 105 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Jazz · Kansas City, Kansas, USA · Best jazz albums

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Bird and Diz
1950

Charlie Parker with Strings
1996

Charlie Parker
1998

Parker's Mood
2009

The Charlie Parker Story
1945

Verve Jazz Masters 28: Charlie Parker Plays Standards
1994
The Essence Of Charlie Parker
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Dancing in the Dark
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The Jazz Biography
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The Complete JATP Performances
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Summit Meeting at Birdland
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Ornithology: The Best Of Bird
2024

Verve Jazz Masters 15: Charlie Parker
2023

Swedish Schnapps: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8 (Expanded Edition)
2022

On Savoy: Charlie Parker & Miles Davis
2022

On Savoy: Charlie Parker
2022

Swedish Schnapps + The Great Quintet Sessions 1949-51 (Vol. 5)
2022

Bird & Pres at JAPT (Jazz At The Philharmonic)
2021

Bird 100
2020

Bird And Diz: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #4
2020

Charlie Parker Plays Cole Porter: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #5
2020

April In Paris: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #2
2020

Work From Home with Charlie Parker
2020

The Savoy 10-inch LP Collection
2020

Bird Up: The Originals
2020

Bird: The Original Recordings Of Charlie Parker
2018

Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve
2018

Big Band
2018

The Complete Live Performances On Savoy
2018

Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2
2018

Charlie Parker: Ken Burns's Jazz
2018

The Complete Verve Master Takes
2018

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - The Best Of Charlie Parker
2018

Best Of The Complete Live Performances On Savoy
2018

The Genius Of Charlie Parker
2018

The Cole Porter Songbook
2018

Bird's Best Bop On Verve
2017

Charlie Parker With Strings: Complete Master Takes
2017

The Washington Concerts
2017

Unheard Bird: The Unissued Takes
2016

Charlie Parker: Verve Ultimate Cool
2013

Compact Jazz: Charlie Parker Plays The Blues
2013

Timeless: Charlie Parker
2010

Now's The Time
2010

Bird After Dark
2010

Compact Jazz
2010

The Immortal Charlie Parker (Reissue)
2009

The Bird Returns (Live)
2009
Bird's Nest
2009

Burnin' Bird
2009

Savoy's Charlie, Vol. 3
2009

Out Of Nowhere: The Rise Of Miles Davis
2009

Savoy's Charlie, Vol. 1
2009

Stupendous
2009

Birdsong
2009

The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes
2009

Best Of The Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recordings
2009

Jazz 'Round Midnight
2009

Newly Discovered Sides By The Immortal Charlie Parker (Live)
2009

Jazz Immortal Series, Vol. 1: An Evening At Home With The Bird
2009

Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 1
2009

Savoy's Charlie, Vol. 2
2008

Charlie Parker Jam Session
2008

One Night In Washington
2008
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Charlie Parker [2-fer]
2007

Charlie Parker For Lovers
2006

Bird On 52nd Street
2006

Night And Day: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #1
2005
Jazz Ballads 16
2004
A Studio Chronicle, 1940 - 1948
2003

Jazz Masters
2003
Bird & Miles
2001
Midnite Jazz & Blues: The Birds
2000
Blue Bird: Legendary Savoy Sessions
2000
Jazz Plus
2000

Talkin' Bird
1999

Ultimate Charlie Parker
1999
Jazz Greats, Volume 11: Charlie Parker: Out of Nowhere
1996
Montreal 1953
1995

South Of The Border
1995
Charlie Parker With Strings: The Master Takes
1995
An Evening at Home With the Bird
1994
Bird of Paradise
1994
Chasin' The Bird
1993

Bird At The Hi-Hat
1993
Charlie Parker on Dial: The Complete Sessions
1993

Jazz At The Philharmonic 1949
1993
Bird Lives!
1992
The Immortal Charlie Parker
1991

Bird - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1988
The Genius of Charlie Parker, Volume 3: Now's the Time
1988
The Original Bird - The Best of Charlie Parker 1944-1949
1988

Charlie Parker At Storyville
1988

Bird With Strings: Live At The Apollo, Carnegie Hall & Birdland
1977

One Night In Birdland (Live)
1977

Summit Meeting at Birdland (Live)
1977
Charlie Parker Story on Dial, Vol.1, Westcoast Days
1970

Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7
1959

Bird At St. Nicks
1958
The Genius of Charlie Parker, Volume 7: Jazz Perennial
1957
Charles "Charlie" Parker, Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), also known as "Yardbird" and "Bird", was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Miles Davis once said, "You can tell the history of jazz in four words: Louis Armstrong. Charlie Parker." Parker acquired the nickname "Yardbird" early in his career and the shortened form, "Bird", which continued to be used for the rest of his life, inspired the titles of a number of Parker compositions, such as "Yardbird Suite", "Ornithology", "Bird Gets the Worm", and "Bird of Paradise." Parker was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and improvisation. Parker introduced revolutionary harmonic ideas, including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. His tone ranged from clean and penetrating to sweet and somber. Many Parker recordings demonstrate his virtuoso playing style and complex melodic lines, sometimes combining jazz with other musical genres, including blues, Latin, and classical. As a teenager, Parker developed a morphine addiction while in the hospital, after an automobile…