Charlie Parker modified the bearing of jazz as much as Louis Armstrong had done two decades previously. He stepped forward as the greatest soloist in the new music for which he invented the rules and vocabulary in the early 1940's. He had a genius for disengaging himself from traditional harmonies and rhythms, renewing melodies through use of unexpected accentuations.

Track Listing:
1. A Night in Tunisia - Charlie Parker Septet
2. Ornithology - Charlie Parker Septet
3. Parker's Mood - Charlie Parker All Stars
4. Relaxin' at Camarillo - Charlie Parker's New Stars
5. Bird of Paradise - Charlie Parker Quintet
6. Scrapple from the Apple - Charlie Parker Quintet
7. Moose the Moochie - Charlie Parker Septet
8. Donna Lee - Charlie Parker Quintet
9. Now's the Time - Charlie Parker's Re Boppers
10. Out of Nowhere - Charlie Parker Quintet
11. Billie's Bounce - Charlie Parker's