This unique box set includes five classic albums in their original, short-lived 10-inch format, newly mastered by Alex Abrash at AA Mastering with faithful reproductions of the David Stone Martin artwork and original liner notes. 'The Mercury and Clef 10-inch LP Collection' is some of the greatest - and best-selling - bebop of all time including tracks with Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Buddy Rich and more. 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. Albums features are 1950's 'Charlie Parker With Strings', 1952's 'Bird and Diz' and 'Charlie Parker Plays South of the Border', 1953's 'Charlie Parker With Strings (Vol. 2)' and 1954's 'Charlie Parker'.
Track Listing:
1. April in Paris - Charlie Parker
2. Summertime - Charlie Parker
3. If I Should Lose You - Charlie Parker
4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Charlie Parker
5. Everything Happens to Me - Charlie Parker
6. Just Friends - Charlie Parker
1. Laura - Charlie Parker
2. They Can't Take That Away from Me - Charlie Parker
3. You Came Along Out of Nowhere - Charlie Parker
4. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) - Charlie Parker
5. Dancing in the Dark - Charlie Parker
6. Easy to Love - Charlie Parker
7. I'm in the Mood for Love - Charlie Parker
8. I'll Remember April - Charlie Parker
1. Bloomdido - Charlie Parker
2. My Melancholy Baby - Charlie Parker
3. Relaxing With Lee - Charlie Parker
4. Passport - Charlie Parker
5. Lead Frog - Charlie Parker
6. An Oscar for Treadwell - Charlie Parker
7. Mohawk - Charlie Parker
8. Visa - Charlie Parker
1. Tico Tico - Charlie Parker
2. Un Poquito De Tu Amor - Charlie Parker
3. My Little Suede Shoes - Charlie Parker
4. Estrellita - Charlie Parker
5. Begin the Beguine - Charlie Parker
6. La Paloma - Charlie Parker
7. La Cucaracha - Charlie Parker
8. Mama Inez - Charlie Parker
1. Now's the Time - Charlie Parker
2. I Remember You - Charlie Parker
3. Confirmation - Charlie Parker
4. Chi Chi - Charlie Parker
5. I Hear Music (A.k.a. The Song Is You) - Charlie Parker
6. Laird Baird - Charlie Parker
7. Kim - Charlie Parker
8. Cosmic Rays - Charlie Parker
Year of Production: 2020
