The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes is a compilation album by Charlie Parker. This three-disc set includes all of Parker's work for the Dial and Savoy labels (excluding alternate takes) . Read more on Last.fm.
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The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes is a compilation album by Charlie Parker. This three-disc set includes all of Parker's work for the Dial and Savoy labels (excluding alternate takes) . Read more on Last.fm.
Charles Christopher "Bird" Parker, Jr (29th August 1920 – 12th March 1955) was a U.S. bebop saxophonist and composer. Early in his career Parker was dubbed Yardbird; this was later shortened to "Bird" (or sometimes "Yard") and remained Parker's nickname for the rest of his life, and inspiration for the titles of his works such as "Ornithology and Yardbird suite".
Parker is commonly considered the greatest bebop jazz musician. In terms of influence and impact Read more on Last.fm
