Charlie Parker
- Instrument:
- Alto Saxophone
- Styles:
- Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Post Bop, Swing, Hard Bop, Big Band, Cool Jazz, Latin Jazz, Fusion, Free Jazz
Best Charlie Parker Albums
"Bird" Is Free
Charlie Parker
1961
Charlie Parker Records
Bop
Charlie Parker In Sweden 1950
Charlie Parker
1959
SONET
Bop
The Happy "Bird"
Charlie Parker
0
Charlie Parker Records
Bop
Bird At St. Nick's
Charlie Parker
1957
Jazz Workshop
Bop
Charlie Parker Memorial
Charlie Parker
1955
Savoy Records
Bop
Charlie Parker Sextet
Charlie Parker
1950
Dial Records
Bop
South Of The Border
Charlie Parker
1952
Mercury
Bop
Bird On 52nd St.
Charlie Parker
1957
Jazz Workshop
Bop
Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session
Red Norvo, Flip Phillips, Teddy Wilson, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Slam Stewart
1951
Dial Records
Alternate Masters Vol. 1
Charlie Parker
1951
Dial Records
Big Band
Charlie Parker Albums by Style
Bop
Charlie Parker Sextet
Charlie Parker
1950
Dial Records
South Of The Border
Charlie Parker
1952
Mercury
Bird On 52nd St.
Charlie Parker
1957
Jazz Workshop
Alternate Masters Vol. 1
Charlie Parker
1951
Dial Records
Alternate Masters Vol. 2
Charlie Parker
1954
Dial Records
Big Band
Diz 'N Bird At Carnegie Hall
Charlie Parker
1997
Roost
Live Sessions
Charlie Parker
1981
Phoenix 10
The Bird
Charlie Parker
2001
TIM The International Music Company AG
Afro-Cuban Jazz
The Long Lost Bird Live Afro CuBop Recordings
Charlie Parker
2015
RockBeat Records
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Top Labels
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| Verve Records | 294 |
| Not On Label | 131 |
| Blue Note | 115 |
| Savoy Records | 112 |
| Columbia | 102 |
| Prestige | 87 |
| SteepleChase | 86 |
| Savoy Jazz | 78 |
| Philology | 64 |
| Fresh Sound Records | 58 |
Charlie Parker Collaborations
As Leader
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Max Roach | Drums | 53 |
| Tommy Potter | Bass | 44 |
| Miles Davis | Trumpet | 39 |
| Al Haig | Piano | 30 |
| Roy Haynes | Drums | 25 |
| Dizzy Gillespie | Trumpet | 24 |
| Curly Russell | Bass | 18 |
| Duke Jordan | Piano | 18 |
| Bud Powell | Piano | 15 |
| Red Rodney | Trumpet | 13 |
As Sideman
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Max Roach | Drums | 66 |
| Miles Davis | Trumpet | 66 |
| Hank Jones | Piano | 50 |
| Dizzy Gillespie | Trumpet | 45 |
| Duke Jordan | Piano | 38 |
| Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen | Bass | 36 |
| Phil Woods | Alto Saxophone | 35 |
| Billy Higgins | Drums | 35 |
| Ray Brown | Bass | 34 |
| Curly Russell | Bass | 32 |
Key Personnel
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Various | Leader | 200 |
| Mark Gardner | Liner Notes | 34 |
| George Horn | Mastered By | 33 |
| Ira Gitler | Liner Notes | 28 |
| Paolo Piangiarelli | Producer | 23 |
| Miles Davis | Leader | 22 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Lacquer Cut By | 21 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Recorded By | 20 |
| Leonard Feather | Liner Notes | 19 |
| Nils Winther | Producer | 19 |
Discography
Total: 3379 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hofbauer, EHX | Tongues / Hope Language | Creative Nation Music | Sideman | Post Bop | 2026 |
| Ull Möck Electrio | Nostalgia In Times Queer | Mochermusic | Sideman | Fusion | 2026 |
| Adrien Moignard | Miroirs | Label Ouest | Sideman | Gypsy Jazz | 2026 |
| Gregory Hutchinson | Kind Of Now - The Pulse Of Miles Davis | Warner Music Arts | Sideman | Post Bop | 2026 |
| Champian Fulton | House Party | - | Sideman | 2026 | |
| Susanne Alt | Dark Horse | Venus Tunes | Sideman | Soul-Jazz | 2026 |
| Joe Henderson | Consonance: Live At The Jazz Showcase | Resonance Records | Sideman | Hard Bop | 2026 |
| Dave Stryker | Blue Fire The Van Gelder Session | Strikezone Records | Sideman | 2026 | |
| Axes Duo | Axes Duo | Da Vinci Jazz | Sideman | 2026 | |
| The Oscar Peterson Trio | At Baker's Keyboard Lounge: The Complete Recordings | Verve Records | Sideman | Bop | 2026 |
| パスクァーレ・グラッソ* = Pasquale Grasso | ソロ ～ビ・バップ！= Solo Be-Bop! | - | Sideman | 2025 | |
| Brian Charette, George Coleman, Paul Bollenback, George Coleman, Jr. | Working Out' With Big G | SteepleChase | Sideman | Bop | 2025 |
| Yosuke Inoue | Walking Alone | Days Of Delight | Sideman | 2025 | |
| Iiro Rantala, Kaisa Mäensivu, Morten Lund | Trinity | ACT | Sideman | 2025 | |
| Carl Allen | Tippin' | Cellar Music | Sideman | Post Bop | 2025 |
| Triology, Scott Hamilton | The Slow Road | Cellar Music | Sideman | 2025 | |
| Various | The Bottle Tapes: Selections From The Empty Bottle Jazz And Improvised Music Series 1996-2005 | Corbett vs. Dempsey | Sideman | Free Jazz | 2025 |
| Ryo Fukui Trio | Ryo Fukui Trio At The Slowboat 2004 | Deep Jazz Reality | Sideman | 2025 | |
| Cristián Cuturrufo | Puro Jazz | - | Sideman | 2025 | |
| Luca Gusella, Andrea Grossi, Alessandro Rossi | Portraits | Caligola | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2025 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Bop | 952 | 13.7% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 371 | 5.3% |
| Post Bop | 327 | 4.7% |
| Swing | 220 | 3.2% |
| Hard Bop | 195 | 2.8% |
| Big Band | 164 | 2.4% |
| Cool Jazz | 163 | 2.3% |
| Latin Jazz | 76 | 1.1% |
| Fusion | 75 | 1.1% |
| Free Jazz | 71 | 1% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 2901 | 41.7% |
| Folk, World, & Country | 84 | 1.2% |
| Blues | 71 | 1% |
| Latin | 68 | 1% |
| Funk / Soul | 62 | 0.9% |
| Classical | 54 | 0.8% |
| Pop | 47 | 0.7% |
| Rock | 45 | 0.6% |
| Stage & Screen | 25 | 0.4% |
| Electronic | 20 | 0.3% |