When Charlie Parker became popular with his be-bop tunes, everybody had to change his style - the drummer, the piano player, the singer, whoever" Anita O'Day (High Times, Hard Times)The aim of 'The Complete Charlie Parker', compiled for FrEmeaux & AssociEs by Alain Tercinet, is to present (as far as possible) every studio-recording by Parker, together with titles featured in radio-broadcasts. Private recordings have been deliberately omitted from this selection to preserve a consistency of sound and aesthetic quality equal to the genius of this artist.