Charlie Parker Discography & Songs
Album
1949 Charlie Parker with Strings
- 1 Just Friends
- 2 Everything Happens to Me
- 3 April in Paris
- 4 Summertime
- 5 I Didn't Know What Time It Was
- 6 If I Should Lose You
1952 Bird and Diz
- 1 Bloomdido
- 2 Melancholy Baby
- 3 Relaxing with Lee
- 4 Passport
- 5 Leap Frog
- 6 An Oscar for Treadwell
- 7 Mohawk
- 8 Visa
1952 South of the Border
1954 Charlie Parker
- 1 Now's the Time
- 2 I Remember You
- 3 Confirmation
- 4 Chi Chi
- 5 I Hear Music
- 6 Laird Baird
- 7 Kim
- 8 Cosmic Rays
1955 Charlie Parker Memorial Vol. 1
- 1 Another Hair Do - Short Take 1
- 2 Another Hair Do - Short Take 2
- 3 Another Hair Do - Original Take 3
- 4 Bluebird - New Take 1
- 5 Bird Gets the Worm - New Take 1
- 6 Barbados - New Take 1
- 7 Constellation - Short Take 2
- 8 Constellation - New Take 1
- 9 Parker’s Mood - New Take 1
- 10 Ah-Leu-Cha - Short Take 1
- 11 Ah-Leu-Cha - Original Take 2
- 12 Perhaps - Short Take 4
- 13 Perhaps - New Take 5
- 14 Perhaps - Original Take 6
- 15 Marmaduke - Short Take 1
- 16 Marmaduke - New Take 2
- 17 Steeplechase - Original Take 1
- 18 Merry Go Round - New Take 1
- 19 Buzzy - Short Take 4
- 20 Buzzy - Original Take 5
1956 The Charlie Parker Story
- 1 Billie's Bounce (take 1)
- 2 Billie's Bounce (take 2)
- 3 Billie's Bounce (take 3)
- 4 Warming Up a Riff (take 1)
- 5 Billie's Bounce (take 4)
- 6 Billie's Bounce (take 5)
- 7 Now's the Time (take 1)
- 8 Now's the Time (take 2)
- 9 Now's the Time (take 3)
- 10 Now's the Time (take 4)
- 11 Thriving on a Riff (take 1)
- 12 Thriving on a Riff (take 2)
- 13 Thriving on a Riff (take 3)
- 14 Meandering
- 15 Ko-Ko (take 1)
- 16 Ko-Ko (take 2)
1957 The Genius of Charlie Parker, Volume 7: Jazz Perennial
1972 Bird With the Herd
- 1 You Go to My Head
- 2 Leo the Lion
- 3 Cuban Holiday
- 4 The Nearness of You
- 5 Lemon Drop
- 6 The Goof and I
- 7 Laura
- 8 Four Brothers
- 9 Leo the Lion
1977 One Night In Birdland
1985 Bird/The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes)
1986 Charlie Parker in Sweden 1950
1988 The Genius of Charlie Parker, Volume 3: Now's the Time
- 1 The Song Is You
- 2 Laird Baird
- 3 Kim
- 4 Kim (alternate take)
- 5 Cosmic Rays
- 6 Cosmic Rays (alternate take)
- 7 Chi-Chi
- 8 Chi-Chi (alternate take)
- 11 I Remember You
- 12 Now's the Time
- 13 Confirmation
1989 Now's the Time
1990 Jam Session
1991 Bird’s Night
1991 The Immortal Charlie Parker
- 1 Little Willie Leaps (short take 1)
- 2 Little Willie Leaps (new take 2)
- 3 Little Willie Leaps (original take 3)
- 4 Donna Lee (new take 2)
- 5 Donna Lee (new take 3)
- 6 Chasing the Bird (new take 1)
- 7 Cheryl (short take 1)
- 8 Cheryl (original take 2)
- 9 Milestones (new take 2)
- 10 Half Nelson (new take 1)
- 11 Sipping at Bells (short take 3)
- 12 Sipping at Bells (new take 4)
- 13 Tiny's Tempo (short take 1)
- 14 Tiny's Tempo (short take 2)
- 15 Tiny's Tempo (original take 3)
- 16 Red Cross (short take)
- 17 Red Cross (original take 2)
- 18 Now's the Time (original)
- 19 Buzzy (short take 2)
- 20 Buzzy (new take 3)
- 21 Marmaduke (short take 3)
- 22 Marmaduke (new take 4)
1993 Bird on the Wing
- 1 Dream of You
- 2 Oh, Oh, My, My, Oh, Oh
- 3 Sorta Kinda
- 4 Seventh Avenue
- 5 What's the Matter Now
- 6 4-F Blues
- 7 That's the Blues
- 8 I Want Every Bit of It
- 9 Mean to Me
- 10 I'd Rather Have a Memory
- 11 What More Can a Woman Do
- 12 Slam Slam Blues
- 13 Congo Blues
1993 Chasin' the Bird
1994 An Evening at Home With the Bird
1994 Bird of Paradise
- 1 Billie's Bounce
- 2 Yardbird Suite ('What Price Love')
- 3 Moose the Moocho ('I Got Rhythm')
- 4 Bebop
- 5 Bird's Nest
- 6 Cheers
- 7 Relaxin' at Camarillo
- 8 Chasin' the Bird ('I Got Rhythm')
- 9 Bird of Paradise ('All the Things You Are')
- 10 My Old Flame
- 11 Lester Leaps In
- 12 Star Eyes
1995 Montreal 1953
1996 Bird Meets Diz
- 1 Sweet Georgia Brown
- 2 Dizzy Atmosphere
- 3 Sweet Georgia Brown
- 4 Lover, Come Back to Me
- 5 Night in Tunisia
- 6 Dizzy Atmosphere
- 7 Groovin' High
- 8 Confirmation
- 9 Ko Ko
- 10 Blue 'n' Boogie
- 11 Anthropology
- 12 'Round About Midnight
- 13 Night in Tunisia
- 14 Hot House
1997 Blue Rondo
- 1 Blue Rondo a la Turk
- 2 Première rhapsodie
- 3 Waltz for Debby
- 4 Clarinet Sonatina, H.42: I. Modere
- 5 Clarinet Sonatina, H.42: II. Lent et soutenu
- 6 Clarinet Sonatina, H.42: III. Vif et rythmique
- 7 Minha Saudade (My Longing)
- 8 3 Pieces for Solo Clarinet: No. 1. Sempre piano e molto tranquillo: quarter note = 52
- 9 3 Pieces for Solo Clarinet: No. 2. quarter note = 168
- 10 3 Pieces for Solo Clarinet: No. 3. quarter note = 160
- 11 Yardbird Suite
- 12 Clarinet Sonata, FP184: I. Allegro tristemente
- 13 Clarinet Sonata, FP184: II. Romanza: Tres calme
- 14 Clarinet Sonata, FP184: III. Allegro con fuoco
- 15 A Child Is Born
1998 April in Paris
2000 Jazz Plus
2000 Midnite Jazz & Blues: The Birds
- 1 Bird's Nest
- 2 How High the Moon
- 3 Ko-Ko
- 4 Moose the Mooch
- 5 Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)
- 6 Klact-Oveeseds-Tene
- 7 Quasimodo
- 8 Cool Blues
- 9 Stupendous
- 10 Red Cross
- 11 Donna Lee
- 12 Move
- 13 Street Beat
- 14 Relaxin' in Carmarillo
- 15 Bird of Paradise
- 16 Carvin' the Bird
- 17 Confirmations
- 18 Congo Blues
2000 The Latin Bird
- 1 No Noise Parts I + II
- 2 Mango Mangue
- 3 Okiedoke
- 4 Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite
- 5 Un Poquito de Tu Amor
- 6 Tico, Tico
- 7 Fiesta
- 8 La Cucaracha
- 9 Estrellita
- 10 Begin the Beguine
- 11 La Paloma
2002 Super Session
- 1 Funky Blues
- 2 What Is This Thing Called Love
- 3 Ballad Medley
- 4 Jam Blues
2015 The Complete Dial Masters
- 1 Diggin Diz
- 2 Moose The Mooche
- 3 Yardbird Suite
- 4 Ornithology
- 5 A Night In Tunisia
- 6 Max Is Making Wax
- 7 Lover Man
- 8 The Gypsy
- 9 Be-Bop
- 10 This Is Always
- 11 Dark Shadows
- 12 Bird's Nest
- 13 Cool Blues
- 14 Relaxin At Camarillo
- 15 Cheers
- 16 Carvin The Bird
- 17 Stupendous
- 18 Dexterity
- 19 Bongo Bop
- 20 Dewey Square
- 21 The Hymn
- 22 All The Things You Are [Issued As Bird Of Paradise]
- 23 Embraceable You
- 24 Bird Feathers
- 25 Klact-Oveeseds-Tene
- 26 Scrapple From The Apple
- 27 My Old Flame
- 28 Out Of Nowhere
- 29 Don't Blame Me
- 30 Drifting On A Reed
- 31 Quasimodo
- 32 Charlie's Wig
- 33 Bongo Beep
- 34 Crazeology
- 35 How Deep Is The Ocean?
- 36 Hallelujah
- 37 Get Happy
- 38 Slam Slam Blues
- 39 Congo Blues
- 40 Blues #1
- 41 Blues #2
- 42 Yardbird Suite
- 43 Lullaby In Rhythm #1
- 44 Lullaby In Rhythm #2
- 45 'S Wonderful [Aka Home Cookin' I]
- 46 Cherokee [Aka Home Cookin II]
- 47 I Got Rhythm [Aka Home Cookin III]
- 48 Takin Off
- 49 20th Century Blues
- 50 The Street Beat
- 51 What More Can A Woman Do?
- 52 I'd Rather Have A Memory Than A Dream
- 53 Mean to Me
-- 1947-1949
-- Bird at the Roost, Vol. 3
-- Bird's the Word
- 1 Red Cross
- 2 Groovin’ High (’Whispering’)
- 3 Hot House (’What Is This Thing Called Love’)
- 4 Congo Blues
- 5 Street Beat (’Lady Be Good’)
- 6 Ko-Ko (’Cherokee’)
- 7 Billie’s Bounce
- 8 Ornithology (’How High the Moon’)
- 9 Yardbird Suite (’What Price Love’)
- 10 Moose the Mooche (’I Got Rhythm’)
- 11 Lover Man
- 12 Bebop
- 13 Bird’s Nest
- 14 Stupendous (’Wonderful’)
- 15 Cheers
- 16 Relaxin’ at Camarillo
- 17 Chasin’ the Bird (’I Got Rhythm’)
- 18 Cheryl
- 19 Bird of Paradise (’All the Things You Are’)
- 20 My Old Flame
- 1 Klact-Oveeseds-Tene (’Chase the’)
- 2 Don’t Blame Me
- 3 Quasimodo (’Embraceable You’)
- 4 Crazeology
- 5 Bluebird
- 6 Parker’s Mood
- 7 Constellation (’I Got Rhythm’ & ’Honeysuckle Rose’ Bridge)
- 8 Marmaduke (’Honeysuckle Rose’)
- 9 Slow Boat to China
- 10 Scrapple From the Apple (’Honeysuckle Rose’ & ’I Got Rhythm)
- 11 Move
- 12 52nd Street Theme 1
- 13 52nd Street Theme 2
- 14 Cool Blues
- 15 Ornithology (’How High the Moon’)
- 16 Rocker
- 17 Sly Mongoose
- 18 Star Eyes
- 19 Lester Leaps In
- 20 How High the Moon
-- Bird Takes Off
- 1 CHEROKEE
- 2 I'M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES
- 3 SWEET GEORGIA BROWN
- 4 GROOVIN' HIGH
- 5 SHAW'NUFF
- 6 DIZZY ATMOSPHERE
- 7 SALT PEANUTS
- 8 ANTROPOLOGY
- 9 BILLIE'S BOUNCE
- 10 BLUE 'N' BOOGIE
- 11 ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
- 12 ORNITHOLOGY
- 13 A NIGHT IN TUNISIA
- 14 DIZZY ATMOSPHERE
- 15 GROOVIN' HIGH
- 16 CONFIRMATION
- 17 KO KO
-- Dancing in the Dark
-- Plays Cole Porter - The Genius of Charlie Parker #5
-- The Complete JATP Performances
-- The Complete JATP Performances, Volume 2
-- The Jazz Biography
Single
1945 Lover Man / Shaw 'Nuff
1945 Red Cross / Tiny's Tempo
1946 Moose the Mooch / Yardbird Suite
1946 Romance Without Finance / I'll Always Love You Just the Same
1946 Thriving on a Riff
1947 Buzzy / Donna Lee
1947 Goin to Mintons / Half-Nelson
1947 Lover Man / Be Bop
1947 Stupendous / Bikini
1948 Bongo Bop / Embraceable You
1949 Summertime / I Didn't Know What Time It Was
1949 Drifting on a Reed / The Gypsy
1949 Mango Mangue / Okiedoke
1949 No Noise
1951 If I Had You / Takin' Off
1951 The Street Beat / 20th Century Blues
1952 La Cucuracha / My Little Suede Shoes
1952 Lover / Stella by Starlight
1952 Night and Day / I Can't Get Started
1952 Temptation / Autumn in New York
1953 I've Got the Bluest Blues
1956 Koko / Now's the Time
-- After You Have Gone
-- Back Home Blues / Lover Man
-- Estrellita / Begin the Beguine
-- Fat Girl / Ko-Ko
-- Jazz Perennial
-- Just Friends / Repetition
-- Now's the Time / Delaunay's Dilemma
-- Repitition / The Bird
-- Tico Tico / La Paloma
EP
1950 New Sounds In Modern Music, Vol. 1
1954 Charlie Parker
1954 Kansas City Memories
1954 South of the Border
1955 Charlie Parker Plays
1955 The Magnificent Charlie Parker
1957 Bird at St. Nick's, Volume 1
1957 Jazz Perennial
1958 Bird on 52nd St., Volume 2
1960 Charlie Parker All Star Quintet - Sextet
1960 L'Inoubliable Charlie Parker
1965 Yardbird
2003 Bird Up - The Charlie Parker Remix Project Special Edition EP
-- Bird At St. Nick's, Volume 2
-- Charlie Parker Big Band
-- Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie Avec Slim Gaillard Et Son Orchestre
-- Charlie Parker With Strings
-- Early Bird
-- Jazz Masters
-- Koko
-- N°1
-- New Sounds in Modern Music, Vol. 2
-- New Sounds In Modern Music, Vol. 3
-- New Sounds in Modern Music, Vol. 4
-- New Sounds in Modern Music, Vol. 5
-- New Sounds in Modern Music, Vol. 6
-- New Sounds in Modern Music, Vol. 7
-- One More Time
-- Summertime
-- The Immortal Session, Vol. 1
-- The Immortal Session, Vol. 2
-- The Magnificent Charlie Parker (NO. 3)
-- Vol. 5