Customer Reviews

A must for any bebop fan - By: Michael Morey, 23 Jan 2010
A great bargain! All my Charlie Parker recordings are on old LPs so it is good to have this cd collection. I only have two minor gripes: no sleeve notes (but hey, at this price!) & the playlist appearingin Windows Media Player is not as on the cd/cd cover. Many thanks to Sleepy Pete, the first reviewer, for his sessionography, which I have printed out & keep as sleeve notes.

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Very good package - By: Nik C, 10 Oct 2008
It is a very good package & after looking for it for a while (and finding it) I am very happy with it. Excellent musicin a no frills offer!

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amazing - By: Mrs. S. A. Carter, 04 Dec 2007
Bought this for myself, & my 16 year old son & his mate have borrowed it & play it all the time, they think it's 'really cool'. Just shows good music has appeal for all age ranges.

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Bargain? Understatement of the Year!!! - By: Sleepy Pete, 01 Dec 2007
To call this a bargain is a massive understatement. I'm a recent newcomer to jazz, & decided I'd dip my toein the Charlie Parker ocean with this, having read previous reviews. It was an absolute gem of a discovery. Having gone through a couple of sessionographies, here's what you're actually getting here... (Might not be 100% accurate, but it's close enough!)

Disc 1
1 - Jay McShann & His Orchestra - Swingmatism (30/4/41)
2 - Jay McShann & His Orchestra - The Jumpin' Blues (2/7/42)
3 - Tiny Grimes Quintette - Tiny's Tempo (15/9/44)
4 - Tiny Grimes Quintette - I'll Always Love You Just The Same (15/9/44)
5 - Tiny Grimes Quintette - Romance Without Finance (15/9/44)
6 - Tiny Grimes Quintette - Red Cross (15/9/44)
7 - Clyde Hart's All Stars - Dream of You (4/1/45)
8 - Dizzy Gillespie Sextet - Groovin' High (28/2/45)
9 - Dizzy Gillespie Sextet - Dizzy Atmosphere (28/2/45)
10 - Dizzy Gillespie Sextet - All The Things You Are (28/2/45)
11 - Dizzy Gillespie & His All Stars - Salt Peanuts (11/5/45)
12 - Dizzy Gillespie & His All Stars - Shaw' Nuff (11/5/45)
13 - Dizzy Gillespie & His All Stars - Hot House (11/5/45)
14 - Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet - Hallelujah (6/6/45)
15 - Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet - Get Happy (6/6/45)
16 - Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet - Slam Slam Blues (6/6/45)
17 - Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet - Congo Blues (6/6/45)
18 - Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars - Takin' Off (4/9/45)
19 - Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars - 20th Century Blues (4/9/45)
20 - Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars - The Street Beat (4/9/45)

Disc 2
1 - Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers - Warming Up A Riff (26/11/45)
2 - Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers - Billie's Bounce (26/11/45)
3 - Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers - Now's The Time (26/11/45)
4 - Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers - Thriving On A Riff (26/11/45)
5 - Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers - Meandering (26/11/45)
6 - Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers - Ko-Ko (26/11/45)
7 - Slim Gaillard & His Orchestra - Dizzy's Boogie (29/12/45)
8 - Slim Gaillard & His Orchestra - Flat Foot Floogie (29/12/45)
9 - Slim Gaillard & His Orchestra - Poppity Pop (29/12/45)
10 - Slim Gaillard & His Orchestra - Slim's Jam (29/12/45)
11 - Tempo Jazz Men/Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen - Diggin' Diz (Bongo Beep) (5/2/46)
12 - Charlie Parker Septet - Moose The Mooche (28/3/46)
13 - Charlie Parker Septet - Yardbird Suite (28/3/46)
14 - Charlie Parker Septet - Ornithology (28/3/46)
15 - Charlie Parker Septet - A Night In Tunisia (28/3/46)
16 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Max Making Wax (29/7/46)
17 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Lover Man (29/7/46)
18 - Charlie Parker Quintet - The Gypsy (29/7/46)
19 - Howard McGhee Quintet - Dizzy's Fingers (Be-Bop) (29/7/46)
20 - Charlie Parker Quartet with Earl Coleman - This Is Always (19/2/47)


Disc 3
1 - Charlie Parker Quartet with Earl Coleman - Dark Shadows (19/2/47)
2 - Charlie Parker Quartet - Bird's Nest (19/2/47)
3 - Charlie Parker Quartet - Cool Blues (19/2/47)
4 - Charlie Parker's New Stars - Relaxin' At Camarillo (26/2/47)
5 - Charlie Parker's New Stars - Cheers (26/2/47)
6 - Charlie Parker's New Stars - Carvin' The Bird (26/2/47)
7 - Charlie Parker's New Stars - Stupendous (26/2/47)
8 - Charlie Parker All Stars - Donna Lee (8/5/47)
9 - Charlie Parker All Stars - Chasin' The Bird (8/5/47)
10 - Charlie Parker All Stars - Cheryl (8/5/47)
11 - Charlie Parker All Stars - Buzzy (8/5/47)
12 - Miles Davis All Stars - Milestones (14/8/47)
13 - Miles Davis All Stars - Little Willie Leaps (14/8/47)
14 - Miles Davis All Stars - Half Nelson (14/8/47)
15 - Miles Davis All Stars - Slippin' At Bells (14/8/47)
16 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet - Dexterity (28/10/47)
17 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet - Bongo Bop (28/10/47)
18 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet - Dewey Square (28/10/47)
19 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet - The Hymn (28/10/47)
20 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet - Bird of Paradise (28/10/47)

Disc 4
1 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet - Embraceable You (28/10/47)
2 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet - Bird Feathers (4/11/47)
3 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet - Klactoveedsedstene (4/11/47)
4 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet - Scrapple from the Apple (4/11/47)
5 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet - My Old Flame (4/11/47)
6 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet - Out of Nowhere (4/11/47)
7 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet - Don't Blame Me (4/11/47)
8 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet with JJ Johnson - Drifting On A Reed (17/12/47)
9 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet with JJ Johnson - Quasimodo (17/12/47)
10 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet with JJ Johnson - Charlie's Wig (17/12/47)
11 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet with JJ Johnson - Bongo Beep (Dexterity) (17/12/47)
12 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet with JJ Johnson - Crazeology (17/12/47)
13 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet with JJ Johnson - How Deep Is The Ocean? (17/12/47)
14 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet - Another Hair Do (21/12/47)
15 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet - Bluebird (21/12/47)
16 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet - Klaunstance (21/12/47)
17 - Original Charlie Parker Quintet - Bird Gets The Worm (21/12/47)
18 - Charlie Parker All Stars - Barbados (18/9/48)
19 - Charlie Parker All Stars - Ah-Leu-Cha (18/9/48)
20 - Charlie Parker All Stars - Constellation (18/9/48)


Disc 5
1 - Charlie Parker All Stars - Parker's Mood (18/9/48)
2 - Charlie Parker All Stars - Perhaps (24/9/48
3 - Charlie Parker All Stars - Marmaduke (24/9/48)
4 - Charlie Parker All Stars - Steeplechase (24/9/48)
5 - Charlie Parker All Stars - Merry-Go-Round (24/9/48)
6 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Segment (5/5/49)
7 - Charlie Parker Septet - Cardboard (Feb/Mar 1949)
8 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Passport (5/5/49)
9 - Charlie Parker Quartet - Star Eyes (March 1950)
10 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Ballade (October 1950)
11 - Dizzy Gillespie & The Charlie Parker Quintet - Bloomdido (6/6/50)
12 - Dizzy Gillespie & The Charlie Parker Quintet - My Melancholy Baby (6/6/50)
13 - Dizzy Gillespie & The Charlie Parker Quintet - Relaxin' With Lee (6/6/50)
14 - Dizzy Gillespie & The Charlie Parker Quintet - Leap Frog (6/6/50)
15 - Dizzy Gillespie & The Charlie Parker Quintet -An Oscar for Treadwell (6/6/50)
16 - Dizzy Gillespie & The Charlie Parker Quintet - Mohawk (6/6/50)
17 - Dizzy Gillespie & The Charlie Parker Quintet - My Melancholy Baby (alt.) (6/6/50)
18 - Dizzy Gillespie & The Charlie Parker Quintet - Relaxin' With Lee (alt.) (6/6/50)
19 - The Metronome All Stars - Overtime (3/1/49)
20 - The Metronome All Stars - Victory Ball (3/1/49)

Disc 6
1 - Jazz At The Philharmonic - Oh Lady Be Good (25/3/46)
2 - Charlie Parker Quintet - A Night In Tunisia (Carnegie Hall) (29/9/47)
3 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Dizzy Atmosphere (Carnegie Hall) (29/9/47)
4 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Groovin' High (Carnegie Hall) (29/9/47)
5 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Confirmation (Carnegie Hall) (29/9/47)
6 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Ko-Ko (Carnegie Hall (29/9/47)
7 - Jazz At The Philharmonic - Embraceable You (16/9/49)
8 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Ornithology (Carnegie Hall) (24/12/49)
9 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Cheryl (Carnegie Hall) (24/12/49)
10 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Ko-Ko (Carnegie Hall) (24/12/49)
11 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Bird of Paradise (Carnegie Hall) (24/12/49)
12 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Now's The Time (Carnegie Hall) (24/12/49)

Disc 7
1 - Jazz at the Philharmonic - Sweet Georgia Brown Part 1 & 2 (28/1/46)
2 - Jazz at the Philharmonic - Lady Be Good Parts 1 & 2 (28/1/46)
3 - Norman Granz Session - Ballad Medley (5/6/52)
4 - Norman Granz Session - What Is This Thing Called Love? (5/6/52)
5 - Norman Granz Session - Jam Blues (5/6/52)


Disc 8
1 - Machito & His Orchestra - Mango Mangue (20/12/48)
2 - Machito & His Orchestra - No Noise (Parts 1 & 2) (20/12/48)
3 - Charlie Parker's Jazzers - My Little Suede Shoes (12/3/52)
4 - Machito & His Orchestra - Okiedoke (January 1949)
5 - Charlie Parker's Jazzers - Un Poquito De Tu Amor (12/3/52)
6 - Charlie Parker's Jazzers - Why Do I Love You? (12/3/52)
7 - Charlie Parker's Jazzers - Tico-Tico (12/3/52)
8 - Charlie Parker's Jazzers - Fiesta (12/3/52)
9 - Machito & His Orchestra - Afro Cuban Jazz Suite
A. Introduction - Cancion
B. Mambo
C. Transition
D. Introduction to the 6/8
E. 6/8
F. Transition & Jazz
G. Rhumba Abierta
H. Coda
10 - Charlie Parker's South of the Border Band - La Cucaracha (28/1/52)
11 - Charlie Parker's South of the Border Band - Mama Inez (28/1/52)
12 - Charlie Parker's South of the Border Band - Estrelita (28/1/52)
13 - Charlie Parker's South of the Border Band - La Paloma (28/1/52)
14 - Charlie Parker's South of the Border Band - Begin The Beguine (28/1/52)

Disc 9
1 - Jazz At The Philharmonic - The Opener (18/9/49)
2 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Lover Man (8/1/51)
3 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Swedish Schnapps (8/1/51)
4 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Blues for Alice (8/1/51)
5 - Charlie Parker Quintet - K.C. Blues (17/1/51)
6 - Charlie Parker Quintet - She Rote (17/1/51)
7 - Charlie Parker Quintet - Star Eyes (17/1/51)
8 - Norman Granz Session - Funky Blues (5/6/52)
9 - Charlie Parker Big Band - I Can't Get Started (25/3/52)
10 - Charlie Parker Big Band - What Is This Thing Called Love? (25/3/52)


Disc 10
1 - Charlie Parker with Strings - Easy To Love (5/7/50)
2 - Charlie Parker with Strings - Summertime (30/11/49)
3 - Charlie Parker with Strings -I Didn't Know What Time It Was (30/11/49)
4 - Charlie Parker with Strings - If I Should Lose You (30/11/49)
5 - Charlie Parker with Strings - Just Friends (30/11/49)
6 - Charlie Parker with Strings - Everything Happens To Me (30/11/49)
7 - Charlie Parker with Strings - I'm In the Mood for Love (5/7/50)
8 - Charlie Parker with Strings - I'll Remember April (5/7/50)
9 - Charlie Parker with Strings - Dancingin the Dark (5/7/50)
10 - Charlie Parker with Strings - Out of Nowhere (5/7/50)
11 - Charlie Parker with Strings - Laura (5/7/50)
12 - Charlie Parker with Strings - East of the Sun (5/7/50)
13 - Charlie Parker with Strings - They Can't Take That Away From Me (5/7/50)
14 - Charlie Parker & His Orchestra - Temptation (22/1/52)
15 - Charlie Parker & His Orchestra - Lover (22/1/52)
16 - Charlie Parker & His Orchestra - Autumnin New York (22/1/52)
17 - Charlie Parker & His Orchestra - Stella By Starlight (22/1/52)

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Novice learning! - By: Mr. Robert H. T. Chance, 11 Aug 2007
Again thanks for earlier reviews. As a new recruit the the realms of jazz, this has just been an excellent pack at a price that let's you take the risk. Just a pity that there are no sleeve notes apart from the basic track lists. Still...

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