Label: Verve

Released 2021

Bird's classic five 10-inch albums as originally released on Mercury/Clef! Legendary sessions, newly remastered, including tracks with Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Munk, Buddy Rich and more! The Mercury & Clef 10-Inch Collection 5 x 10" Box Set + Book 180-gram. Faithful reproduction of original David Stone Martin artwork. The collector's slipcase includes 10" x 10" book with essays, rare photos and annotations! This unique box set includes five classic albums in their original, short-lived 10-inch format, remastered by Alex Abrash (AA Mastering) with faithful reproductions of the David Stone Martin artwork and, liner notes on heavy stock. The Mercury & Clef 10-inch LP Collection is some of the greatest bebop of all time. Also inside the collector's slipcase is a 10" x 10" book featuring exclusive liner notes by Ethan Iverson, an essay by author David Ritz and, full track-by-track session notes.

Track listing:

Charlie Parker With Strings (Vol. 1)

1. April In Paris
2. Summertime
3. If I Should Lose You
4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
5. Everything Happens To Me
6. Just Friends

Charlie Parker With Strings (Vol. 2)

1. Laura
2. They Can't Take That Away From Me
3. Out Of Nowhere
4. East Of The Sun
5. Dancing In The Dark
6. Easy To Love
7. I'm In The Mood For Love
8. I'll Remember April

Bird And Diz

1. Bloomdido
2. Melancholy Baby
3. Relaxing With Lee
4. Passport
5. Leap Frog
6. An Oscar For Treadwell
7. Mohawk
8. Visa

Charlie Parker South Of The Border

1. Tico Tico
2. Un Poquito De Tu Amor
3. My Little Suede Shoes
4. Estrellita
5. Begin The Beguine
6. La Paloma
7. La Cucaracha
8. Mama Inez

Charlie Parker

1. Now's The Time
2. I Remember You
3. Confirmation
4. Chi Chi
5. I Hear Music (a.k.a. The Song Is You)
6. Laird Baird
7. Kim
8. Cosmic Rays