The Immortal Charlie Parker

by Charlie Parker

The Immortal Charlie Parker cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1955
  • Label: Savoy
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 56:55
  • Community rating: 4.17/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Gathering a selection of his most stunning and rapid-fire studio takes, this posthumous compilation serves as a premier showcase of his virtuosity. The collected tracks offer an indispensable overview of the saxophonist's revolutionary harmonic concepts and rhythmic agility.

Genres

Descriptors: saxophone, fast, improvisation, virtuosic, technical

Tracklist

  1. Little Willie Leaps - Short Take 1 / New Take 2 (3:46)
  2. Little Willie Leaps - Original Take 3 (2:52)
  3. Milestones - New Take 1 / New Take 2 (2:46)
  4. Half Nelson - New Take 1 (2:52)
  5. Sippin' At Bell's - Short Take 3 / New Take 4 (3:25)
  6. Donna Lee - New Take 2 / New Take 3 (5:35)
  7. Chasin' The Bird - New Take 1 (2:56)
  8. Chasin' The Bird - Alternate Take (3:22)
  9. Cheryl - Short Take 1 / Original Take 2 (3:05)
  10. Buzzy - Short Take 2 / Short Take 3 (3:15)
  11. Tiny's Tempo - Short Take 1 / Short Take 2 (6:04)
  12. Tiny's Tempo - Original Take 3 (2:55)
  13. Red Cross - Short Take 1 (3:18)
  14. Red Cross - Original Take 2 (3:10)
  15. Now's The Time - Original (3:17)
  16. Marmaduke - Short Take 3 / New Take 4 (4:11)

Credits

  • Phil Kirby - drums [uncredited]
  • MC Tunes - primary artist, lyrics by, producer
  • 808 State - music by, producer

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