--- product_id: 9581977 title: "Charlie Parker Now's The Time" brand: "charles minguscharlie parker" price: "£61.14" currency: GBP in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/9581977-charlie-parker-nows-the-time store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Charlie Parker Now's The Time **Brand:** charles minguscharlie parker **Price:** £61.14 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Charlie Parker Now's The Time by charles minguscharlie parker - **How much does it cost?** £61.14 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/9581977-charlie-parker-nows-the-time) ## Best For - charles minguscharlie parker enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted charles minguscharlie parker brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Charlie Parker Now's The Time ## Images ![Charlie Parker Now's The Time - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61FcZ7nMJwL.jpg) ![Charlie Parker Now's The Time - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61-1l0GLsFL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Essential Charlie Parker in Very Good Sound *by B***N on August 28, 2024* This posthumously issued album collects material from two sessions Charlie Parker recorded for the Clef label in December 1952 (side A) and April 1953 (side B), joined on both occasions by Al Haig on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Max Roach on drums. Each side comprises one standard, two original 12-bar blues, and one non-blues original, with one alternate take included for two of the originals (the blues "Cosmic Rays" and the "I Got Rhythm" contrafact "Kim") and two for another (the blues "Chi Chi"). Parker himself is in top form, sounding inspired and fully in command throughout, and the other musicians are also playing at a very high level; though they naturally get less time in the spotlight than the leader, all acquit themselves beautifully, and even Heath and Roach get multiple solos. The material is also quite strong, especially on side B, which culminates in one of Parker's most acclaimed compositions, "Confirmation." (The last two tracks on side A, "Kim" and "Cosmic Rays" are improvised jams without written themes, which may suggest the musicians had less time to prepare for that session. But both pieces are tightly routined, giving them a more polished and cohesive sound than one might expect. And on the two takes of "Cosmic Rays," Parker's improvising is so sublime that the absence of a set melody as a point of departure feels like an advantage rather than a drawback.)The icing on the cake is that these sessions were recorded in much higher fidelity than Parker's earlier dates for the Savoy and Dial labels, and mastering engineer Ryan Smith has done a wonderful job with this reissue. The sound isn't perfect, but it's about as full and immediate as one could expect on recordings of this vintage. In particular, the bass is both louder and better defined than on most of the Blue Note Classic and Tone Poet releases I've heard, and the drums and cymbals sound much more natural, allowing us to fully appreciate Roach's masterful, nuanced use of dynamics during his solos.In sum, this is absolutely essential music that should be in the collection of anyone who has an interest in mid-century jazz, and the Verve by Request series is to be commended for making it available in such great sound at such a reasonable price.(A couple of final notes: As of August 2024, Amazon is crediting this album to Charles Mingus rather than to Charlie Parker, so it's perhaps worth emphasizing that Mingus does not appear on it; as noted above, the bassist on all twelve tracks is Percy Heath. And since another reviewer has opined that "the tracks on this album are among the best examples of not only Bird, but Dizzy [Gillespie]'s achievements and collaborations," I'll mention that Gillespie isn't on it, either. These are all quartet tracks, with Parker's alto saxophone as the only horn.) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ all original 1964 vintage *by G***E on March 27, 2025* i always wanted his recordings on dial, savoy and continental in one package,, now i got it and very very happy ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A booklet with information would have made this a 5 star rated product *by D***R on December 2, 2015* It is a great collection of his work. The box set was cheap. I think mine was 10 or 12 bucks. The price made it apparent there would be no booklet with information describing any of the history surrounding these recordings. Another great musician gone before his time. 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