Charlie Parker discography
Charlie Parker at Carnegie Hall, New York City in 1947

This is a list of recordings by American jazz alto saxophonist Charlie Parker ("Bird"). Parker primarily recorded for three labels: Savoy, Dial, and Verve. His work with these labels has been chronicled in box sets. Charlie Parker's Savoy and Dial Sessions have been issued on The Complete Savoy Sessions, Charlie Parker on Dial and Complete Charlie Parker on Dial and The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes. His Verve recordings are available on Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve and The Complete Verve Master Takes.

• "Cool Blues" c/w "Bird's Nest"
• "Crazeology" c/w "Crazeology II: 3 Ways of Playing a Chorus"

• Norman Granz Jazz Concert #1 (Norgran, MG JC #1, 1950) – live; 7x7", reissued 1953 on 2xLP; reissued 1956 on Columbia over two volumes
• Norman Granz' Jam Session, #1 (Mercury/Clef, MG C-601, 1950) – live; compiled on The Parker Jam Session (Verve, 1974)
• Norman Granz' Jam Session, #2 (Clef/Mercury, MG C-602, 1950) – live; compiled on The Parker Jam Session (Verve, 1974)
• Jazz at the Philharmonic, Vol. 2
• Jazz at the Philharmonic, Vol. 4

• Jazz at the Philharmonic, Vol. 7
• Jazz at the Philharmonic - The Ella Fitzgerald Set
• Potpourri of Jazz
• Jazz at the Philharmonic – J.A.T.P. at Carnegie Hall 1949 (Pablo, 2002)
• Various artists – Anthropology (Spotlight, 1972) – compilation
• Various artists – The Birth of Bop, Volume 1 (Savoy, MG 9022, 1952, 10") – compilation, one track
• Various artists – Bird - Diz - Bud - Max (Savoy, MG 9034, 1953, 10") – compilation, five tracks
• Various artists – The Jazz Scene (Clef, 1955) – compilation, two tracks
• Various artists – Our Best (Clef, MG C-639, 1955) – compilation, one track
• Various artists – Alto Saxes (Norgran, 1955) – compilation, three tracks
• Various artists – The Many Faces of the Blues (Savoy, MG 12125, 1957) – compilation, one track
• Various artists – The Jazz Hour (Savoy, MG 12126, 1957) – compilation, one track

• Collectors' Items (Prestige PRLP 7044, 1956)

• In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee 1947–1953 (Uptown, 2003) – compilation; Parker appears on three tracks

• Groovin' High (Savoy, 1955) – compilation
• In the Beginning (Prestige, 1973) – 2xLP, compilation
• The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Bluebird, 1995) – compilation

• Afro-Cuban Jazz: The Music of Chico O'Farrill (Clef, MG C-689, 1956)

• Early Bird (Spotlight, 1973) – as Jay McShann Orchestra featuring Charlie Parker; compilation
  • Early Bird (1940–1943) (RCA, ?, France) – as Jay McShann, Charlie Parker; reissue
  • Early Bird (Stash, 1991) – as Charlie Parker with Jay McShann and His Orchestra; reissue

• The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut, 1990) – box set; Parker appears on Jazz at Massey Hall tracks

• Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session (Dial 903, 1951)
  • Once There Was Bird (Charlie Parker, PLP 408, 1962) – under Parker's name

• Summer Broadcasts 1953 (ESP-Disk', ESP 3023, 1977) – live; Parker appears on two tracks

• The Band That Never Was (Spotlight, 1979) – as Gene Roland Band Featuring Charlie Parker

1948

• Charlie Parker on the Air, Vol. 1 (Everest)

1949

• The Metronome All Stars - From Swing to Be-Bop (RCA Camden)
• Bird on the Road (Jazz Showcase)
• Charlie Parker - Bird in Paris (Bird in Paris)
• Charlie Parker in France 1949 (Jazz O.P. (France))
• Charlie Parker - Bird Box, Vol. 2 (Jazz Up (Italy))
• Dance of the Infidels (S.C.A.M.)

1950

• Charlie Parker Live Birdland 1950 (EPM Musique (F) FDC 5710)
• Charlie Parker at the Apollo Theater and St. Nick's Arena (Zim ZM 1007)
• Charlie Parker - Fats Navarro - Bud Powell (Ozone 4)
• Charlie Parker - Bud Powell - Fats Navarro (Ozone 9)
• Charlie Parker - Just Friends (S.C.A.M. JPG 4)
• Charlie Parker - Apartment Jam Sessions (Zim ZM 1006)
• The Persuasively Coherent Miles Davis (Alto AL 701)
• Charlie Parker - Ultimate Bird 1949-50 (Grotto 495)
• Charlie Parker - Ballads and Birdland (Klacto (E) MG 101)
• Charlie Parker at the Pershing Ballroom Chicago 1950 (Zim ZM 1003)
• Charlie Parker - More Unissued, Vol. 2 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 506)

1951

• Charlie Parker - Bird Meets Birks (Klacto (E) MG 102)
• Charlie Parker Live Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn 1951 (EPM Musique (F) FDC 5711)
• Charlie Parker - Bird with the Herd 1951 (Alamac QSR 2442)
• Charlie Parker - More Unissued, Vol. 1 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 505)

1952

• Charlie Parker - New Bird, Vol. 2 (Phoenix LP 12)
• Charlie Parker - Cheers (S.C.A.M. JPG 2)

1953

• Charlie Parker/Miles Davis/Dizzy Gillespie - Bird with Miles and Dizzy (Queen Disc (It) Q-002)
• Charlie Parker - Yardbird-DC-53 (VGM 0009)
• Charlie Parker - Star Eyes (Klacto (E) MG 100)
• Charlie Parker - Bird Meets Birks (Mark Gardner (E) MG 102)
• Charlie Parker - New Bird: Hi Hat Broadcasts 1953 (Phoenix LP 10)

1954

• Hi-Hat All Stars, Guest Artists, Charlie Parker (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 303)
• Charlie Parker - Kenton and Bird (Jazz Supreme JS 703)
• Charlie Parker - Miles Davis - Lee Konitz (Ozone 2)
• V.A. - Echoes of an Era: The Birdland All Stars Live at Carnegie Hall (Roulette RE 127)

1969

• Bird 'n' Diz the Beginning (Roulette, SK-106/K-106)

• Live at Townhall w. Dizzy (1945)
• Jazz at the Philharmonic (1946) (Polygram)
• Jazz at the Philharmonic (1949) (Verve)
• Charlie Parker and the Stars of Modern Jazz at Carnegie Hall (1949) (Jass)
• Bird in France (1949)
• Charlie Parker All Stars Live at the Royal Roost (1949)
• Bird at the Apollo Theatre and St. Nicklas Arena (1950)
• Apartment Jam Sessions (1950)
• Charlie Parker at the Pershing Ballroom Chicago 1950 (1950)
• Happy Bird (1951)
• Live at Rockland Palace (1952)
• Boston - 1952 (1952) (Uptown Records)
• Jam Session (1952) (Polygram)
• At Jirayr Zorthian's Ranch, July 14, 1952 (1952) (Rare Live Recordings)
• The Complete Legendary Rockland Palace Concert (1952)
• Charlie Parker: Montreal 1953 (1953)
• One Night in Washington (1953) (VGM)

The following is an incomplete list of compositions written by Charlie Parker:

• "Ah-Leu-Cha"
• "Air Conditioning (Drifting on a Reed)"
• "Another Hairdo"
• "Anthropology" (AKA "Thriving from a Riff")
• "Au Privave"
• "An Oscar for Treadwell"
• Back Home Blues"
• "Ballade"
• "Barbados"
• "Billie's Bounce"
• "Bird Feathers"
• "Bird Gets the Worm"
• "Bird of Paradise"
• "Bloomdido"
• "Blue Bird"
• "Blues (Fast)"
• "Blues for Alice"
• "Buzzy"
• "Card Board"
• "Celebrity"
• "Chasin' the Bird"
• "Cheryl"
• "Chi Chi"
• "Confirmation"
• "Constellation"
• "Cool Blues"
• "Cosmic Rays"
• "Dewey Square"
• "Dexterity"
• "Diverse"
• "Donna Lee" (Miles Davis also claimed authorship)
• "Kim"
• "K.C. Blues"
• "Klaun Stance"
• "Ko-Ko"
• "Laird Baird"
• "Leap Frog"
• "Marmaduke"
• "Merry-Go-Round"
• "Moose the Mooche"
• "Mohawk"
• "My Little Suede Shoes"
• "Now's the Time"
• "Ornithology"
• "Parker's Mood"
• "Passport"
• "Perhaps"
• "Quasimodo"
• "Red Cross"
• "Relaxin' at Camarillo"
• "Relaxing with Lee"
• "Scrapple from the Apple"
• "Segment"
• "Shawnuff" (with Dizzy Gillespie)
• "She Rote"
• "Si Si"
• "Steeplechase"
• "The Bird"
• "Visa"
• "Warming Up a Riff"
• "Yardbird Suite"

• Charlie Parker CD Discography
• Charlie Parker - JazzDiscography Project
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