Artist: 
Charlie Parker

Now's The Time: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #3 (Verve By Request) LP

$29.99

This 1957 release, the third in a series of albums expanding on Bird’s 10” Clef releases from the early 1950’s, Now’s The Time boasts some of Parker’s purest recordings and strongest playing, featuring two different quartets.  His lyrical and fluid improvisations on cuts like “The Song Is You” and “Laird Baird” are on full display, prime examples of his unmatched genius.  The Verve By Request Series features 180-gram vinyl, pressed at Third Man in Detroit.

Tracklist

A1. The Song Is You 
A2. Laird Baird 
A3. Kim 
A4. Kim (Alternate Take) 
A5. Cosmic Rays 
A6. Osmic Rays (Alternate Take) 
B1. Chi Chi 
B2. Chi Chi (Alternate Take) 
B3. Chi Chi (Alternate Take) 
B4. I Remember You 
B5. Now’s The Time 
B6. Confirmation