This anthology brings together a broad and representative selection of Charlie Parker’s most significant pieces, spanning the entire span of his output as a leader and a leading figure of bebop. From reworked blues to contrafacts, from lyrical ballads to pieces of extraordinary rhythmic and harmonic complexity, the volume conveys the variety and coherence of his language.
Each composition demonstrates the melodic invention, structural precision, and improvisational energy that redefined modern jazz. The anthology is intended both as a study tool and as a reference repertoire for musicians, analysts, and enthusiasts. What emerges is a comprehensive portrait of Parker as a writer, improviser, and central figure in the history of jazz.
Ah-Leu-Cha; Another Hair-do; Anthropology; Au Privave (n°1); Au Privave (n°1); Back Home Blues; Barbados; Billie’s Bounce; Bird Gets the Worm; The Bird; Bloomdido; Blue Bird, Blues (Fast); Blues for Alice; Buzzy; Cardboard; Celebrity; Chasin’ the Bird; Cheryl; Chi Chi; Confirmation; Constellation; Cosmic Rays; Dewey Square; Diverse; Donna Lee; K.C. Blues; Kim (n°1); Kim (n°2); Klaunstance; Ko Ko; Laird Baird; Leap Frog; Marmaduke; Merry-Go-Round; Mohawk (n°1); Mohawk (n°2); Moose the Mooche; My Little Suede Shoes; Now’s the Time (n°1); Now’s the Time (n°2); Ornithology; An Oscar for Treadwell; Parker’s Mood; Passport; Perhaps; Red Cross; Relaxin’ With Lee; Scrapple from the Apple; Segment; She Rote (n°1); She Rote (n°2); Si Si; Steeplechase; Thriving on (from) a Riff; Visa; Warming Up a Riff; Yardbird Suite
| NumberOfPages | 152 |
| Publisher | Volontè & Co |
| Contributors | Parker, Charlie (Artist) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9788863889871 |