His Finest Recordings

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1A Night in Tunisia
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
3:10
2Yardbird Suite
recording of:
Yardbird Suite (instrumental version)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1946)
2:41
3Moose in the Mooche
recording of:
Moose the Mooche
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
5:10
4Ornithology
recording of:
Ornithology
composer:
Benny Harris and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Marada Music Ltd.
3:02
5Loverman
instrumental recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:22
6Bebop
recording of:
Be-Bop
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Inc./ASCAP (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
2:55
7The Gypsy
instrumental recording of:
The Gypsy
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
3:04
8Max Making Wax
recording of:
Max Making Wax
composer:
Oscar Pettiford
2:31
9Relaxin' at Camarillo
recording of:
Relaxin’ at Camarillo
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:03
10Cheers
recording of:
Cheers (on 1947-02-26)
composer:
Howard McGhee
3:02
11Carvin' the Bird
recording of:
Carvin' the Bird (on 1947-02-26)
composer:
Howard McGhee
2:51
12Stupendous
recording of:
Stupendous (on 1947-02-26)
composer:
Howard McGhee
2:55
13Cool Blues
recording of:
Cool Blues
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:12
14Dark Shadows
recording of:
Dark Shadows
composer:
John ‘Shifty’ Henry
3:10
15Hot Blues
2:02
16This is Always
instrumental recording of:
This Is Always
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:14
17Bird's Nest
recording of:
Bird's Nest
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:46
18Don't Blame Me
instrumental recording of:
Don’t Blame Me
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Ireneadele Publishing
2:50
19Dexterity
recording of:
Dexterity
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:03
20Bird of Paradise
recording of:
Bird of Paradise
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:14
21Bongo Bop
recording of:
Bongo Bop
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:50
22Embraceable You
instrumental recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:21
23Dewey Square
recording of:
Dewey Square
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:11
24Quasimodo
recording of:
Quasimodo
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:57
25Scrapple from the Apple
recording of:
Scrapple From the Apple
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
translator:
Harrie Geelen
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:02
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1My Old Flame
instrumental recording of:
My Old Flame
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:17
2Air Conditioning
3:04
3Crazeology
recording of:
Crazeology
composer:
Benny Harris
3:09
4Bird Feathers
recording of:
Bird Feathers
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:09
5Out of Nowhere
instrumental recording of:
Out of Nowhere
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
4:11
6Bongo Beep
recording of:
Bongo Beep
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:58
7Bird Feathers
recording of:
Bird Feathers
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:54
8Klactoveedsedstene
recording of:
Klactoveedsedstene
writer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
3:09
9April in Paris
instrumental recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:24
10Summertime
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
3:03
11If I Should Lose You
instrumental recording of:
If I Should Lose You
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:01
12I Didn't Know What Time it Was
instrumental recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
3:32
13Everything Happens to Me
instrumental recording of:
Everything Happens to Me
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
publisher:
Commander Publications, Dorsey Brothers Music, Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
3:33
14Just Friends
instrumental recording of:
Just Friends
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
composer:
John Klenner
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
3:52
15Dancing in the Dark
instrumental recording of:
Dancing in the Dark
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
3:11
16Laura
instrumental recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
2:58
17East of the Sun
instrumental recording of:
East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)
lyricist and composer:
Brooks Bowman (in 1934)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Chappell & Co.
3:41
18They Can't Take That Away From Me
instrumental recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:21
19Easy to Love
instrumental recording of:
Easy to Love
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
3:31
20I'm in the Mood for Love
instrumental recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2016)
3:35
21I'll Remember April
instrumental recording of:
I’ll Remember April
lyricist:
Patricia Johnston and Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Hub Music Co Inc, Leeds Music Co., MCA Music Ltd., Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:08
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1Now's the Time
recording of:
Now’s the Time
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
3:18
2Donna Lee
recording of:
Donna Lee
composer:
Charles Christopher Parker, Jr (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) and Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
2:34
3Chasin' the Bird
recording of:
Chasing the Bird
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:46
4Rec Cross
recording of:
Red Cross
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:11
5Koko
recording of:
Ko Ko
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1945)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
2:56
6Warmin' up a Riff
recording of:
Warming Up a Riff
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:37
7Half Nelson
recording of:
Half Nelson
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
2:45
8Sippin' at Bell's
recording of:
Sippin' at Bells
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:23
9Billie's Bounce
recording of:
Billie’s Bounce
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:10
10Cheryl
recording of:
Cheryl
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp/BMI (BMI)
3:00
11Milestones
recording of:
Milestones (originally titled “Miles”)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Champs Élysées Nouv Société, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Jazz Horn Music and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:37
12Another Hair-do
recording of:
Another Hair Do
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:43
13Thrivin' from a Riff
recording of:
Thriving on a Riff
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:57
14Buzzy
recording of:
Buzzy
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:32
15Little Willie Leaps
recording of:
Little Willie Leaps
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
2:52
16Klaunstance
recording of:
Klaunstance
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:47
17Bloomdido
recording of:
Bloomdido
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:25
18My Melancholy Baby
instrumental recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (songwriter, composer, and pianist) (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
3:24
19Relaxin' with Lee
recording of:
Relaxin' with Lee
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:47
20Passport
recording of:
Passport
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:59
21Leap Frog
recording of:
Leap Frog
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:30
22An Oscar for Treadwell
recording of:
An Oscar for Treadwell
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:23
23Mohawk
recording of:
Mohawk
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:37
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1Temptation
instrumental recording of:
Temptation
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
3:34
2Autumn in New York
instrumental recording of:
Autumn in New York (1934)
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:31
3Lover
instrumental recording of:
Lover
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:09
4Stella by Starlight
instrumental recording of:
Stella by Starlight
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1946)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1944)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2:59
5Dancing in the Dark
instrumental recording of:
Dancing in the Dark
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
3:16
6Night and Day
instrumental recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
2:53
7I Can't get Started
instrumental recording of:
I Can’t Get Started
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:11
8What is This Thing Called Love?
instrumental recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
2:39
9Almost Like Being in Love
instrumental recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
2:38
10Laura
instrumental recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
2:56
11Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
7:46
12Salt Peanuts
recording of:
Salt Peanuts
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
adaptations:
Salt Peanuts (Pointer Sisters version, with lyrics)
7:41
13All the Things You Are
instrumental recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
7:50
14Wee
recording of:
Wee (Allen's Alley)
composer:
Denzil Best
6:44
15Hot House
recording of:
Hot House
composer:
Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc./ASCAP
9:13
16A Night in Tunisia
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
7:40