Charlie Parker

• 180 gram colored virgin vinyl

• CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION COLLECTION

PERSONNEL:

• CHARLIE PARKER, alto sax
• On all tracks, plus:

• A1: DIZZY GILLESPIE (tp), LUCKY THOMPSON (ts),
• GEORGE HANDY (p), ARV GARRISON (g), RAY BROWN (b),
• STAN LEVEY (d).
• Glendale, California, February 5, 1946.

• A2-A4: HOWARD McGHEE (tp), WARDELL GRAY (ts),
• BARNEY KESSEL (g), RED CALLENDER (b), DON LAMOND (d).
• Hollywood, February 26, 1947.

• A5-A7: MILES DAVIS (tp), DUKE JORDAN (p),
• TOMMY PORTTER (b), MAX ROACH (d).
• New York, October 28, 1947.

• A8-A9: ERROLL GARNER (p), RED CALLENDER (b),
• HAROLD “Doc” WEST(d), EARL COLEMAN (vcl).
• Hollywood, February 19, 1947.

• A10 & B1-B4: Same personnel as A5-A7 except J.J. Johnson (tb) added.
• New York, December 17, 1947.

• B5-B8: DIZZY GILLESPIE (tp), FLIP PHILLIPS (ts), RED NORVO (vib),
• TEDDY WILSON (p), SLAM STEWART (b), SPECS POWELL (d on B5-B6),
• J.C. HEARD (d on B7-B8).
• New York, June 6, 1945

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• 01 DIGGIN’ DIZ
• 02 CHEERS
• 03 CARVIN’ THE BIRD
• 04 STUPENDOUS
• 05 BONGO BOP
• 06 DEWEY SQUARE
• 07 THE HYMN
• 08 THIS IS ALWAYS
• 09 DARK SHADOWS
• 10 DRIFTING ON A REED

• SIDE B:
• 01 QUASIMODO
• 02 CHARLIE’S WIG
• 03 BONGO BEEP
• 04 CRAZEOLOGY
• 05 HALLELUJAH
• 06 GET HAPPY
• 07 SLAM SLAM BLUES
• 08 CONGO BLUES