finetune artist: Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker's combination of sheer genius and pure emotion on the saxophone has few rivals, and after him, nothing would be the same. As one of the creators of bebop in the 1940s and 1950s (alongside Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, and others), Parker, aka Bird, introduced a new level of expression to jazz, one that combined stunning technique, profound musical knowledge, and, above all, the ability to make complex ideas sound simple, soulful, and inevitable. Dead at just 34, Parker left behind a legacy that many have tried to equal, but none has surpassed.

Listen to Charlie Parker at Finetune.

(2008) One Night In Washington
(2008) Savoy's Charlie Volume 1
(2008) Savoy's Charlie Volume 2
(2008) Savoy's Charlie Volume 3
(2008) Savoy Jazz Super EP Volume 1
(2008) Savoy Jazz Super EP Volume 2
(2007) Charlie Parker [2-fer]
(2006) To Go
(2006) Bird On 52nd Street
(2006) Bird At St. Nicks
(2006) The Quintet: Jazz At Massey Hall
(2006) Now's the Time - The Revolutionary Charlie Parker
(2006) The Quintet: Jazz At Massey Hall
(2006) Charlie Parker For Lovers
(2005) Night and Day
(2005) Newly Discovered Sides By The Immortal Charlie Parker
(2005) Best of The Complete Live Performances On Savoy
(2005) The Genius of Charlie Parker
(2005) Best of The Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recordings
(2005) Bird After Dark
(2005) Timeless: Charlie Parker
(2004) The Best Of Charlie Parker 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
(2004) Charlie Parker at Storyville
(2004) Bird At The Hi-Hat
(2003) The Complete Verve Master Takes
(2003) The Immortal Charlie Parker
(2001) The Washington Concerts
(2000) Charlie Parker: Ken Burns's Jazz
(1999) Big Band
(1999) Talkin' Bird
(1999) Ultimate Charlie Parker
(1998) Charlie Parker
(1995) Bird's Best Bop On Verve
(1995) South Of The Border
(1995) Charlie Parker With Strings: Complete Master Takes
(1995) Confirmation: The Best Of The Verve Years
(1994) Verve Jazz Masters 15: Charlie Parker
(1994) Jazz Masters 28: Charlie Parker Plays Standards
(1993) Jazz At The Philharmonic 1949
(1992) The Essential Charlie Parker
(1991) The Cole Porter Songbook
(1991) Jazz Round Midnight
(1990) Charlie Parker Jam Session
(1988) Bird: The Original Recordings Of Charlie Parker
(1988) Bird - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1988) Bird
(1956) Yardbird Suite: The Ultimate Charlie Parker Collection (Disc 1)
(1956) Yardbird Suite: The Ultimate Charlie Parker Collection (Disc 2)

Summertime
Embraceable You
A Night In Tunisia
Ornithology
Now's the Time