Name: Now’s The Time: The Genius of Charlie Parker #3 (Verve By Request)
Brand: Charlie Parker

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

1000124652

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

180 Gram

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-12-08

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Unive­rsal

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

602455957153

Total Cap

Black LP

Artist

Charlie Parker

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

Verve

<p>Charlie Parker, an American alto saxophonist and composer, was a pioneer of bebop music. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time. Known as 'Bird', Parker was a virtuoso on the saxophone and introduced groundbreaking harmonic ideas into jazz. His innovative use of rapid passing chords, altered chords, and chord substitutions revolutionized the genre.</p>
<p>Parker tragically passed away at the age of 34 in New York City. Although his official cause of death was lobar pneumonia and a bleeding ulcer, he also suffered from cirrhosis and had experienced a heart attack. Remarkably, the coroner who performed his autopsy mistakenly estimated Parker's body to be much older than it actually was.</p>

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This 1957 release, the third in a series of albums expanding on Bird’s 10” Clef releases from the early 1950’s, Now’s The Time boasts some of Parker’s purest recordings and strongest playing, featuring two different quartets.  His lyrical and fluid improvisations on cuts like “The Song Is You” and “Laird Baird” are on full display, prime examples of his unmatched genius. 

This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.

Now’s The Time: The Genius of Charlie Parker #3 (Verve By Request)

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Discover Now’s The Time: The Genius of Charlie Parker by Charlie Parker. Available in LP and CD formats. Decca label. Purest recordings from the legendary artist, pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.