Compiled by experts on Parker, this CD issue contains six sessions by Parker's vintage 1945-48 band, featuring two young musicians who were his best and most efficient collaborators (Miles Davis and Max Roach), plus two pianists who left their mark on the evolution of Bop (Bud Powell and John Lewis). As a result, we get some of the most authentic and meaningful samples of the new style: 'Meandering', and, particularly, 'Now's The Time', 'Billie's Bounce', or the masterful, perfect blues 'Parker's Mood'. True landmarks in music.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Billie s Bounce
2. Now s The Time
3. Meandering
4. Donna Lee
5. Chasin The Bird
6. Cheryl
7. Buzzy
8. Milestones
9. Little Willie Leaps
10. Half Nelson
11. Sippin At Bells
12. Another Hair-Do
13. Blue Bird
14. Klaunstance
15. Bird Gets The Worm
16. Barbados
17. Ah-Leu-Cha
18. Constellation
19. Parker s Mood
20. Perhaps
21. Marmaduke
22. Steeplechase
23. Merry-Go-Round