Charlie Parker discography
This is a list of recordings by American jazz alto saxophonist Charlie Parker. Parker primarily recorded for three labels: Savoy, Dial, and Verve. His work with these labels has been chronicled in box sets. [Charlie Parker's Savoy Records|Savoy and Dial Records (1946)|Dial Sessions] have been issued on The Complete Savoy Sessions, Charlie Parker on Dial and Complete Charlie Parker on Dial and The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes. His Verve recordings are available on Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve and The Complete Verve Master Takes.
Discography
10" shellac singles
Dial
- "Cool Blues" c/w "Bird's Nest"
- "Crazeology" c/w "Crazeology II: 3 Ways of Playing a Chorus"
Appears on
Norman Granz Jazz Concert #1 – live; 7x7", reissued 1953 on 2xLP; reissued 1956 on Columbia over two volumes- Norman Granz' Jam Session, #1 – live; compiled on The Parker Jam Session
- Norman Granz' Jam Session, #2 – live; compiled on The Parker Jam Session Jazz at the Philharmonic, Vol. 2
- Jazz at the Philharmonic, Vol. 4
- Jazz at the Philharmonic, Vol. 7
- Jazz at the Philharmonic - The Ella Fitzgerald Set
- Potpourri of Jazz
- Jazz at the Philharmonic – J.A.T.P. at Carnegie Hall 1949
- Various artists – Anthropology – compilation
- Various artists – The Birth ''of Bop, Volume 1 – compilation, one track
- Various artists – Bird - Diz - Bud - Max – compilation, five tracks
- Various artists – The Jazz Scene – compilation, two tracks
- Various artists – Our Best – compilation, one track
- Various artists – Alto Saxes – compilation, three tracks
- Various artists – The Many Faces of the Blues – compilation, one track
- Various artists – The Jazz Hour'' – compilation, one track
As sideman
With [Miles Davis]
With [Allen Eager]
In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee 1947–1953 – compilation; Parker appears on three tracksWith [Dizzy Gillespie]
- Groovin' High – compilationIn the Beginning – 2xLP, compilation
- The Complete RCA Victor Recordings – compilation
With [Machito]
- ''Afro-Cuban Jazz: The Music of Chico O'Farrill''
With [Jay McShann]
Early Bird – as Jay McShann Orchestra featuring Charlie Parker; compilation- * Early Bird – as Jay McShann, Charlie Parker; reissue
- * Early Bird – as Charlie Parker with Jay McShann and His Orchestra; reissue
With [Charles Mingus]
The Complete Debut Recordings – box set; Parker appears on Jazz at Massey Hall tracksWith [Red Norvo]
Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session- * Once There Was Bird – under Parker's name
With [Bud Powell]
Summer Broadcasts 1953 – live; Parker appears on two tracksWith [Gene Roland]
The Band That Never Was – as Gene Roland Band Featuring Charlie ParkerCompilations and live albums
1948- Charlie Parker on the Air, Vol. 1
- The Metronome All Stars - From Swing to Be-Bop
- Bird on the Road
- Charlie Parker - Bird in Paris
- Charlie Parker in France 1949
- Charlie Parker - Bird Box, Vol. 2
- Dance of the Infidels
- Charlie Parker Live Birdland 1950
- Charlie Parker at the Apollo Theater and St. Nick's Arena
- Charlie Parker - Fats Navarro - Bud Powell
- Charlie Parker - Bud Powell - Fats Navarro
- Charlie Parker - Just Friends
- Charlie Parker - Apartment Jam Sessions
- The Persuasively Coherent Miles Davis
- Charlie Parker - Ultimate Bird 1949-50
- Charlie Parker - Ballads and Birdland
- Charlie Parker at the Pershing Ballroom Chicago 1950
- Charlie Parker - More Unissued, Vol. 2
- Charlie Parker - Bird Meets Birks
- Charlie Parker Live Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn 1951
- Charlie Parker - Bird with the Herd 1951
- Charlie Parker - More Unissued, Vol. 1
- Charlie Parker - New Bird, Vol. 2
- Charlie Parker - Cheers
- Charlie Parker/Miles Davis/Dizzy Gillespie - Bird with Miles and Dizzy
- Charlie Parker - Yardbird-DC-53
- Charlie Parker - Star Eyes
- Charlie Parker - Bird Meets Birks
- Charlie Parker - New Bird: Hi Hat Broadcasts 1953
- Hi-Hat All Stars, Guest Artists, Charlie Parker
- Charlie Parker - Kenton and Bird
- Charlie Parker - Miles Davis - Lee Konitz
- V.A. - Echoes of an Era: The Birdland All Stars Live at Carnegie Hall
- ''Bird 'n' Diz the Beginning''
Live albums
- Live at Townhall w. Dizzy
- Jazz at the Philharmonic
- Jazz at the Philharmonic
- Charlie Parker and the Stars of Modern Jazz at Carnegie Hall
- Bird in France
- Charlie Parker All Stars Live at the Royal Roost
- Bird at the Apollo Theatre and St. Nicklas Arena
- Apartment Jam Sessions
- Charlie Parker at the Pershing Ballroom Chicago 1950
- Happy Bird
- Live at Rockland Palace
- Boston - 1952
- Jam Session
- At Jirayr Zorthian's Ranch, July 14, 1952
- The Complete Legendary Rockland Palace Concert
- Charlie Parker: Montreal 1953
- ''One Night in Washington''
Incomplete list of compositions
The following is an incomplete list of compositions written by Charlie Parker:- "Ah-Leu-Cha"
- "Air Conditioning "
- "Another Hairdo"
- "Anthropology"
- "Au Privave"
- "An Oscar for Treadwell"
- Back Home Blues"
- "Ballade"
- "Barbados"
- "Billie's Bounce"
- "Bird Feathers"
- "Bird Gets the Worm"
- "Bird of Paradise"
- "Bloomdido"
- "Blue Bird"
- "Blues "
- "Blues for Alice"
- "Buzzy"
- "Card Board"
- "Celebrity"
- "Chasin' the Bird"
- "Cheryl"
- "Chi Chi"
- "Confirmation"
- "Constellation"
- "Cool Blues"
- "Cosmic Rays"
- "Dewey Square"
- "Dexterity"
- "Diverse"
- "Donna Lee"
- "Kim"
- "K.C. Blues"
- "Klaun Stance"
- "Ko-Ko"
- "Laird Baird"
- "Leap Frog"
- "Marmaduke"
- "Merry-Go-Round"
- "Moose the Mooche"
- "Mohawk"
- "My Little Suede Shoes"
- "Now's the Time"
- "Ornithology"
- "Parker's Mood"
- "Passport"
- "Perhaps"
- "Quasimodo"
- "Red Cross"
- "Relaxin' at Camarillo"
- "Relaxing with Lee"
- "Scrapple from the Apple"
- "Segment"
- "Shawnuff"
- "She Rote"
- "Si Si"
- "Steeplechase"
- "The Bird"
- "Visa"
- "Warming Up a Riff"
- "Yardbird Suite"