Charlie Parker - The Mercury & Clef

Bird's classic five 10-inch albums as originally released on Mercury/Clef!

Legendary sessions, newly remastered, including tracks with Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Munk, Buddy Rich and more!

The Mercury & Clef 10-Inch Collection 5 x 10" Box Set + Book 180-gram

Faithful reproduction of original David Stone Martin artwork

Collector's slipcase includes 10" x 10" book with essays, rare photos and annotations!

This unique box set includes five classic albums in their original, short-lived 10-inch format, remastered by Alex Abrash (AA Mastering) with faithful reproductions of the David Stone Martin artwork and liner notes on heavy stock.

The Mercury & Clef 10-inch LP Collection is some of the greatest bebop of all time. 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.

LP1 Charlie Parker With Strings

Side A

1. April In Paris

2. Summertime

3. If I Should Lose You

Side B

1. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was

2. Everything Happens To Me

3. Just Friends

LP2 Charlie Parker With Strings #2

Side C

1. Laura

2. They Can’t Take That Away From Me

3. Out Of Nowhere

4. East Of The Sun (& West Of The Moon)

Side D

1. Dancing In The Dark

2. Easy To Love

3. I’m In The Mood For Love

4. I’ll Remember April

LP3 Bird and Diz

Side E

1. Bloomdido

2. My Melancholy Baby

3. Relaxing With Lee

4. Passport

Side F

1. Leap Frog

2. An Oscar For Treadwell

3. Mohawk

4. Visa

LP4 Plays South Of The Border

Side G

1. Tico Tico

2. Un Poquito De Tu Amor

3. My Little Suede Shoes

4. Estrellita

Side H

1. Begin The Beguine

2. La Paloma

3. La Cucuracha

4. Mama Inez

LP5 Charlie Parker

Side I

1. Now’s The Time

2. I Remember You

3. Confirmation

4. Chi Chi

Side J

1. I Hear Music (a.k.a. The Song Is You)

2. Laird Baird

3. Kim

4. Cosmic Rays

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