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Product Details

  • Audio CD (July 15, 2002)
  • Original Release Date: July 30, 2002
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set, Import
  • Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
  • Label: Proper Box UK
  • ASIN: B000069DWX
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #131,240 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. Donna Lee
2. Chasin' the Bird
3. Cheryl
4. Buzzy
5. Dexterity
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Disc: 2
1. Barbados
2. Ah-Leu-Cha
3. Constellation
4. Parker's Mood
5. Perhaps
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Disc: 3
1. Tiny's Tempo
2. I'll Always Love You Just the Same
3. Romance Without Finance
4. Red Cross
5. Billie's Bounce
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Disc: 4
1. Blues (Fast)
2. I'm in the Mood for Love
3. Dancing in the Dark
4. Out of Nowhere
5. Laura
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Product Description
Most of Charlie Parker's studio recordings from 1944-1951 for the Savoy, Dial and Verve labels are featured in this 4 CD box. Just some of the cast includes Erroll Garner, Barney Kessel, Miles Davis, Max Roach, and Hank Jones. 101 tracks. 4 standard jewel cases in a hardcover slipcase. 2002.

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67 of 68 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the one ..., August 21, 2002
By Greg Kesich (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
This has almost all of Bird's studio work on four CDs without any hard-to-hear live recordings or annoying partial takes. With masters from Savoy, Dial and Verve, it covers more ground than either the Rino collection or the Savoy and Dial box, which has 8 discs and costs five times as much. It doesn't have every tune you can imagine, for instance with 101 tracks there wasn't room for one version of Confirmation. And there are times when it would be nice to listen to Bird puzzle his way through all the takes of Parker's Mood. But this box gives you four great CDs that each play over 70 minutes and showcase a stage in the career of the greatest improvisor in modern jazz. Even if you own the other collections, this one is worth buying. This is the Parker set I will listen too again and again, and I'm so happy it has finally been put together in this form. The book is weak -- full of trivia and short in insight -- but at this price I won't complain (any further.)
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best for much less, August 15, 2002
By Dana Stuart Cole (Ellensburg, Washington, USA) - See all my reviews
This is the finest overall collection now available (and at a great price). The best years of this genius' work are here with outstanding selections from Dial, Savoy and Verve. Bird flies in all his glory here. A good text accompanies the 4 discs. No way to top this box set for the quality, range and price.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best for much less, August 15, 2002
By Dana Stuart Cole (Ellensburg, Washington, USA) - See all my reviews
This is the finest overall collection now available (and at a great price). The best years of this genius' work are here with outstanding selections from Dial, Savoy and Verve. Bird flies in all his glory here. A good text accompanies the 4 discs. No way to top this box set for the quality, range and price.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Grey market product with flat sound
I got this for xmas, based on all the positive words I was very excited. Of course Charlie Parker's music itself here is beyond reproach, no problem there; he is amazing! Read more
Published 18 months ago by Salo

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Box!
Proper Records has drawn together an impressive array of tracks from most of Parker's studio recordings from 1944 to 1951, when Bird was working for the Savoy, Dial and Verve... Read more
Published on February 20, 2007 by Swing King

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent overview of Charlie Parker's career
This is the probably the best value available right now for those seeking a single, affordable overview of Bird's entire career. Read more
Published on October 22, 2006 by Steve Frazier

5.0 out of 5 stars A Proper introduction to Bird
One of the nice things about these Proper sets is that they can get you into music you might otherwise pass up. I had always been left a little cold by Bird. Read more
Published on March 15, 2006 by Hank Schwab

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and Interesting
As the above reviewers have pointed out, this is a great addition to your collection: low price, good quality reproduction, good selection. Read more
Published on April 11, 2005 by A Fan

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