This useful Charlie Parker primer features a dozen late-1940s sides, including Parker's legendary alto saxophone break on an early take of "Nights in Tunisia," all of which attest to the musician's singular genius. Spurred on by a crew of jazz legends, including the trumpeters Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, the trombonist J.J. Johnson, and the drummer Max Roach, Parker achieves new heights of inspiration on a variety of improvisational vehicles, including the delicate "Dewey Square," the dexterous "Scrapple From the Apple," and the subtly nimble "Groovin' High."
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