Charlie Parker - Dizzy Atmosphere (2/28/45)

Gotta love Bird with a bouncy rhythm section: Sid Catlett (drums) and Slam Stewart (bass).

Charlie Parker - Moose The Mooche (3/28/46)

Perfection!  Recorded the same day as this one.

Charlie Parker - Embraceable You [Take A] (10/28/47)

Thanks again to guitarist John Klopotowski for recommending this beautiful Charlie Parker solo.

Charlie Parker - Diverse (5/5/49)

A completely amazing alternate take solo from Bird. The long phrase he plays at the end turns me around every time.

Charlie Parker - Yardbird Suite (3/28/46)

In 1956 Lee Konitz had this to say about this solo: 

     "I feel that I have to use every ounce of energy in my body to play this properly...I 
     learned this solo off the record...because it's perfect music to me. And through playing 
     the notes, I was able to absorb some of the essence of the feeling that he used."