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Charlie Parker Vinyl Records

Charlie Parker (1920-1955) was an influential jazz saxophonist and composer who helped to revolutionize jazz music. He was a major innovator of bebop, a style of jazz developed in the early 1940s that featured fast tempos, intricate melodies, and improvisation.

Parker's most famous albums include Dial Recordings (1945), The Complete Savoy and Dial Sessions (1945-48), The Bird Blows the Blues (1951), and Jazz at Massey Hall (1953).

Some of his best-known songs include "Now's the Time," "Ornithology," "Ko-Ko," "Confirmation," and "Yardbird Suite."

An interesting fact about Charlie Parker is that he developed his own unique style of playing by listening to records of other jazz musicians and playing along with them. He was also an accomplished composer, writing many of his own songs, as well as arranging for small ensembles and large orchestras.