Charlie “Bird” Parker, an architect of modern music nearly universally regarded as the greatest alto saxophonist who ever lived, released five 10-inch LPs via Mercury Records and producer Norman Granz‘s pre-Verve label Clef Records in the early 1950s. For the first time, these building-blocks of bebop — 1950’s Charlie Parker With Strings, 1952’s Bird and… Continue reading Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker New Vinyl Box Set, ‘The Mercury & Clef 10-Inch LP Collection’ Available December 18th
