Now’s The Time: The Genius of Charlie Parker (Verve By Request): Vinyl LP BF30 Leak-free design with insulated lid

Leak-free design with insulated lid

sophisticated harmonies and intricate rhythms with an unerring sense of swing

The album featured 3 compositions by Shorter (“Backstage Sally” “Contemplation” “Reincarnation Blues”) along with 1 each by Fuller (“Bu’s Delight”) and Walton (“Shaky Jake”)

Winding and producer Creed Taylor recorded the album in Nashville

Now’s The Time: The Genius of Charlie Parker (Verve By Request): Vinyl LP BF30 Leak-free design with insulated lidThis 1957 release, the third in a series of albums expanding on Birds 10 Clef releases from the early 1950s, Nows The Time boasts some of Parkers 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. This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180 gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.