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Contents: The finest songs and performances. Everything about Charlie Parker is here. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Charlie Parker, the father of bebop and revolutionary of modern jazz, on August 29, 2020, a definitive 2-disc best-of collection is now available in the GREATEST series. Disc 1 will feature original compositions by Charlie Parker, while Disc 2 will contain a selection of standards from his prime sessions with labels such as SAVOY, VERVE, and DEBUT. The artwork is once again by NY-based designer Taiji Kuroda. Track Listing CD 1 ? Bird's Originals 01. Now's the Time (1945) 02. Billy's Bounce (1945) 03. Coco (1945) 04. Moose the Mooche (1946) 05. Donna Lee (1947) 06. Bird of Paradise (1947) 07. The Bird (1947) 08. Parker's Mood (1948) 09. Ornithology (1948) 10. Scrapple from the Apple (1949) 11. Visa (1949) 12. Bloomdid (1950) 13. Mohawk (1950) 14. Leap Frog (1950) 15. Ann Oscar for Treadwell (1950) 16. Ballad (1950) 17. Oh, Privever (1951) 18. K. C. Blues (1951) 19. My Little Suede Shoes (1951) 20. Swedish Schnapps (1951) 21. Blues for Alice (1951) 22. Laird Baird (1952) 23. Confirmation (1953) CD2 - Standards & Covers 01. All the Things You Are (1945) 02. A Night in Tunisia (1946) 03. Embraceable You (1947) 04. Mungo Mung (1948) 05. How High the Moon (1949) 06. Summertime (1949) 07. April in Paris (1949) 08. Just Friends (1949) 09. Feeling Like Love (1950) 10. My Melancholy Baby (1950) 11. East of the Sun (1950) 12. Star Eyes (1951) 13. Tico Tico (1951) 14. Lover Man (1951) 15. Begin the Beguine (1952) 16. Almost Like Being in Love (1952) 17. Night and Day (1952) 18. 19. Salt Peanuts (1953) 20. If I Love Again (1953) 21. I Remember You (1953) 22. I've Got You Under My Skin (1954) 33. You Make My Heart Flutter (1954) Media Reviews and More A definitive 2-disc best-of collection of Charlie Parker, the father of bebop and revolutionary of modern jazz, who will celebrate his 100th birthday on August 29, 2020, is now available in the GREATEST series. (C)RS
