His Finest Recordings

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Annotation

Enlightenment

Annotation last modified on 2022-01-08 03:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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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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